fuel leak

[Finnon]

Hi guys, been a few weeks since ive been on the net due to my pc dying.

I went to put some fuel in my car the other day. Bear in mind its had no fuel put into it for a good 4 or 5 months. i put agallon in and went away then came back. fuel was dripping out it looked as if it was infront of the tank centrally but a bit away from the diff. the car was probably slightly out of level as the tyres were in various stages of flatness..

i didnt turn the ignition on so the pump wont have powered up or anything. (unless it powers up when the ignition is turned to the acc position) id have thought possition 2.

does anyone have any pics of the underside of a supra in about that area?

cheers all

Paul

 

[Fuzz420]

Does your car have any rust. Its possible that your tank could have a rust hole dripping gas out, i had this problem, but my leak was coming from the back and was easy to spot

 

[Finnon]

yup car has rust. im gonna check it out now. but id have thought it would have gone porous for a fair while before becomeing a hole.

ill post back with what i find

cheers mate

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

Check your Fill tube as well. Mine sported a leak and i recently swapped tanks and its all good now

 

[Finnon]

yeah im off to where the car is now to go have a look at the filler neck. im gonna start it up so i can blow up the tyres with my lil pump (works off the fag lighter) ill check for fuel leaks then aswell as they should show up more

cheers fella

 

[Finnon]

bah lol i started it up and the fuel tank looks like niagra falls lol... guess its the fuel lines then. i take it its a tank out job to sort this out? is the pump vissible from the underneath without droping the tank? what about the straps are they a total biatch to undo?

 

[Fuzz420]

bah lol i started it up and the fuel tank looks like niagra falls lol... guess its the fuel lines then. i take it its a tank out job to sort this out? is the pump vissible from the underneath without droping the tank? what about the straps are they a total biatch to undo?

The straps arent hard, you will need something to support the tank while you undo them so it doesnt fall on you.

 

[Finnon]

well ive sprayed em up with wd40 as best i can, ill pop over later and do it again. they look quite rusty but hopefully they will be ok

 

[fandffan]

I can't fill mine up over half a gallon or it has a dripping leak. I was told by a mechanic that the top of my tank has some rust probably and that i can fix that with a patch more than likely. I still need to do that.

 

[Stretch]

Could it be leaking from the union bolts on either side of the fue lfilter perhaps? It should be in that general vicinity...
eric

 

[Finnon]

perhaps, ill find out over the next couple of days. it is a very fast drip.