My dad filled up my 87 325is today, it is leaving giant puddles of gas everywhere. We pulled out the rear seat and found out one of the rubber lines from the fuel pump was leaking, we replaced it but the car is still leaking gas. There is a puddle on the driver's side only, and it leaks pretty quickly but I've never noticed actual puddles before, just a faint smell of gas. Is there any common leaking components that I should check out first? I would prefer not having to drop the gas tank but it seems like it is going to happen, because the inaccessibility of some of the rubber hoses above the tank.
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Try to pinpoint the leak location first, then we can help. It can't be that hard, track it down by smell and then by wetness. On the driver's side it's either a leaking line or it could also be the dampener - the earlier cars come with a little silver barrel thingy after the fuel filter, right before the hardline starts, which is supposed to buffer fuel pressure. These rust and leak. BMW themselves recommends to remove and bypass these once they let go.
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Originally posted by BigD View PostTry to pinpoint the leak location first, then we can help. It can't be that hard, track it down by smell and then by wetness. On the driver's side it's either a leaking line or it could also be the dampener - the earlier cars come with a little silver barrel thingy after the fuel filter, right before the hardline starts, which is supposed to buffer fuel pressure. These rust and leak. BMW themselves recommends to remove and bypass these once they let go.
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I've just started having a fuel leak, as well. Fuel is coming out quite a bit on the driver's side in front of the rear tire. I took out the rear seat and it was even a little damp with fuel. Took off the inspection plate and the little foam gasket was covered in fuel and the top of the fuel tank has fuel all over it near the fuel level sender. I still can't quite pinpoint the exact location of the leak, has anyone had this situation or a similar one and could tell me where the leak is coming from? Thanks in advance.Your signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.
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any updates on fuel leak. i have about the same leak in between the frame and the tank between the fuel pump and the lines that go to the fuel filter on the driver side.
theres one rubber hose that i pulled out and checked to see if it was leaking adn was not. due to not being able to see between the frame i think its a hard line. does that mean i have to drop the tank to further diagnose the problem?
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Originally posted by Fcknslo View Postany updates on fuel leak. i have about the same leak in between the frame and the tank between the fuel pump and the lines that go to the fuel filter on the driver side.
theres one rubber hose that i pulled out and checked to see if it was leaking adn was not. due to not being able to see between the frame i think its a hard line. does that mean i have to drop the tank to further diagnose the problem?The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL
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One time I had a gas leak and it was a high pressure line before the fuel filter.
It was scary as it was spewing vapors and not liquid. I feared every driver with a cigarette.Me: "I can't wait to redline my car!"
Mark: "Didn't you just break a rocker arm?"
Me: "Yeah, I don't think I've learned my lesson."
Mark: "You never will."
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Originally posted by FreedS4 View PostI've just started having a fuel leak, as well. Fuel is coming out quite a bit on the driver's side in front of the rear tire. I took out the rear seat and it was even a little damp with fuel. Took off the inspection plate and the little foam gasket was covered in fuel and the top of the fuel tank has fuel all over it near the fuel level sender. I still can't quite pinpoint the exact location of the leak, has anyone had this situation or a similar one and could tell me where the leak is coming from? Thanks in advance.
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