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rdudejr · Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 63 Location: Atlanta, GA

Hey everyone.

Ive been noticing for the past few months now that occasionally when I fill the car completely with fuel, it leaks slightly from the rear left side of the car. Another thing I noticed was that when I parked on an uneven surface which had the left side of the car propped up, the tank leaked for at least 20 minutes before i moved the car (it was ALOT of gas, at least a gallon im sure!). Any particular reason why? Is their some sort of hole in the top left edge of the tank or something? For now I have not been filling the car completely and that has solved the problem.
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Stu2j · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 2:11 am Post subject:

It sounds like your gas cap is leaking and gas is draining into the overflow. Do you get a pressure release when you remove the gas cap?
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rdudejr · Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 63 Location: Atlanta, GA

Ah, not really.....
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Stu2j · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 4:57 am Post subject:

I'd fill the car with gas and jack it up to re-create the leak and then track it down. My first suspicion would be a faulty gas cap but while it is leaking, it should be pretty easy to track down.
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