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Fuel spills/leaks on top of Fuel Sender Unit
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<blockquote data-quote="2h00pm" data-source="post: 592794" data-attributes="member: 26105"><p>Hi, thanks to your prompt replies.</p><p></p><p>I am still alive even its terrifying driving that car.</p><p></p><p>I left the car on Saturday afternoon. I cleaned all the mess since. And on Monday morning on top of the fuel level sender unit, there was still gas. I had not even start the car those two days. So I guess that the gas is finding its way out since the system is pressurized.</p><p></p><p>What I have been doing this Monday morning :</p><p>I have ordered the gasket - rubber seal ring part # 5. Since it messed up with gas so long, its better to have a new one.</p><p>I cleaned the unit again. To the the best of what my eyes could see, I did not find any cracks on the plastic nor under the electrical plug. The clamps are tight.</p><p>I moved clockwise the lock (black color) part #4, by hands and it moved!!! Using a flat screwdriver and a hammer, that lock moved one inch! So I guessed that it was not that tight, but it did not solve my problem as after work tonight I still see gas leakage but to a lesser amount this time.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/192/38684992.png/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5480/38684992.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>What I will do:</p><p>I will keep the tank half or three quarter fill up to avoid overflow (as ICEMAN 13 pointed out). As I has always remarked for a year now, that the car always heavily smells gas outside for one whole week after having refuelling to the max level ()62 litres. So after a week of driving the level drop to 45 litres and no more smelling as such. The mechanics never willing to find out unti January I did some inspection and found that it smells on rear left wheel..</p><p></p><p>In the short term, I replaced the rubber seal ring by next week, asap I received that part I ordered.</p><p>Along with a pair of new screwed clamp, and have the fuel hoses cut a bit. If I managed to have new hoses, I changed that too.</p><p></p><p>In the medium term within the next few months, I ordered a new brand new unit ...</p><p></p><p>Months later, the fuel pump too. I had this car one year and a half, and no history about her <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2h00pm, post: 592794, member: 26105"] Hi, thanks to your prompt replies. I am still alive even its terrifying driving that car. I left the car on Saturday afternoon. I cleaned all the mess since. And on Monday morning on top of the fuel level sender unit, there was still gas. I had not even start the car those two days. So I guess that the gas is finding its way out since the system is pressurized. What I have been doing this Monday morning : I have ordered the gasket - rubber seal ring part # 5. Since it messed up with gas so long, its better to have a new one. I cleaned the unit again. To the the best of what my eyes could see, I did not find any cracks on the plastic nor under the electrical plug. The clamps are tight. I moved clockwise the lock (black color) part #4, by hands and it moved!!! Using a flat screwdriver and a hammer, that lock moved one inch! So I guessed that it was not that tight, but it did not solve my problem as after work tonight I still see gas leakage but to a lesser amount this time. [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/192/38684992.png/][IMG]http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5480/38684992.png[/IMG][/URL] What I will do: I will keep the tank half or three quarter fill up to avoid overflow (as ICEMAN 13 pointed out). As I has always remarked for a year now, that the car always heavily smells gas outside for one whole week after having refuelling to the max level ()62 litres. So after a week of driving the level drop to 45 litres and no more smelling as such. The mechanics never willing to find out unti January I did some inspection and found that it smells on rear left wheel.. In the short term, I replaced the rubber seal ring by next week, asap I received that part I ordered. Along with a pair of new screwed clamp, and have the fuel hoses cut a bit. If I managed to have new hoses, I changed that too. In the medium term within the next few months, I ordered a new brand new unit ... Months later, the fuel pump too. I had this car one year and a half, and no history about her :( [/QUOTE]
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