Missing part and leaking fuel

Alright from what i see you dont have a 1999 saturn SL2 because you have two lines going to the fuel rail and a fuel pressure regulator.The 1999 saturn SL2 has only one fuel line going to the fuel rail and the fuel pressure regulator is in the fuel filter.So the fuel pressure regulator is what is missing?I see it on the rail in the first pic but in the second pic its not there.

Your return fuel line is missing it must have came unplugged.

This is a side view from the back

Where do I get a fuel return line and where does it plug into after I plug it into the fuel rail? The vin number comes back as a 1999 s-series. What else could my car be then? I need to be specific with the gm parts guy. My fuel filter is part of my fuel pressure regulator. It's under the car close to the gas tank. Where that filter thing is on the top of the rail is supposed to be where the electric connector goes. The little vale that comes off the cover of that filter goes into the throttle body. See why I'm so confused.

So do you really have a 1999 saturn SL2 if so someone put a earlier fuel rail on the intake with a return which would be the incorrect one.Since the 1999 SL2 only has one fuel line.

I do apologize. It is a sw2

If your fuel filter is by the gas tank you have a earlier fuel rail on the intake.Or what could have happened is someone put a complete earlier engine in the car.Over by the coil pack for your ignition where the transmission meets the engine you will find a vin number on the engine block.Look at the last eight of that vin number.Does that last eight of the vin match the vin number of your car?

SW2 or SL2 has the same exact engine.

Yes. They match. From what I have found, this isn't the right fuel rail for this year model. Where would the fuel return line be?

Alright so what happened is someone put a early fuel rail on it that use a pressure and a return line.Your car only uses a pressure line.So what you have to do is get the correct year fuel rail put it in problem solved.Well mystery solved i hate when people do stuff like that put the incorrect part on the car.Makes it tough for me to help you since iam flying blind and can only from pics what you see.But atleast we have it figured i told you your were at the right place for figuring out your problem.

Ok. I figured I would have to change the fuel rail after all the problems I've been having trying to figure this out. About how much should this cost?

I just found a used fuel rail with the injectors for 25 with free shipping on ebay.

If you could, please, send me the link. I only have my phone for internet right now. But if I can get it for that cheap, it would be a real life saver.

Thank you so much for your help.

Learn something again, you're full of surprises of different configuration of Sat engines-Thank you

Your welcome,sluvzsuperman that's what we're here for helping people in need-Good Luck

Your welcome thats what were here for to help people in need with car troubles.Glad to to assit raztamaz anytime.

Also your still missing the intake support that goes from the intake to the engine block that your fuel line mounts to.

Is it just a bracket? Or is it a fuel line?

Just the bracket.

Ok. I can't afford for more to go wrong.

The bracket helps support the weight of the manifold also there should be one on the other side of the manifold underneath the manifold.

Ok then. What should I do?

Install the missing intake brace by the throttle body and see if the one on the passenger side under the intake manifold is missing.If it is then you will have to replace that one also.

I checked with my husband's mechanic. I'm not missing any braces or brackets on my manifold.

I hate to break the news to you but the one on the drivers side is missing the one the fuel line bolts too.I just checked one of the pics you posted and i can see the threads where one of the bolts holding the bracket in goes.Not sure if the passenger side one under the intake manifold is missing becasue i cant see that part in any of the pics.I will post a pic of my bracket on my 1999 saturn sl2 to show you the bracket your missing.

Also where was your husbands mechanic when you couldnt figure out the fuel leak?

He was out of town until yesterday. The bracket for my fuel line isn't missing. I have it. Even if it was, I couldn't afford to replace it right now.

So you just removed the line?Also the one under the intake on the passenger side is there?

I had this SAMEEE problem, I caught it at Idle one day. I had to cut off the hose to the regulator, and remove the hard part. That little plastic clamp on the end of the inlet was not creating a seal ( i believe). I got some hose, and 2 clamps and ran it from both ends. It's rand for about a month in the texas heat now and just started leaking again; after tightening the clamps it seems to have fixed the problem but I still see some shitty gas mileage. I no longer smell gas, so believe the problem may be more complex. I'll post my results here