ellis Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Never the best fluid smell to have in your car! The car smells of it round the back and inside. Moreso outside when the car is stopped. Off to have a local garage take a quick look later this morning. If you hear a loud bang and see a mushroom cloud on the horizon, thats me looking for the leak with a lighted match!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovervi Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 good luck mate, would be interested to know what this is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Never the best fluid smell to have in your car! The car smells of it round the back and inside. Moreso outside when the car is stopped. Off to have a local garage take a quick look later this morning. If you hear a loud bang and see a mushroom cloud on the horizon, thats me looking for the leak with a lighted match!! Hi m8 I've had the same thing of late, crawled under the car but no sign of leaks from the tank so wondering if its the fuel line worn split/perished etc. Be interested to hear what they say, let me know Hope its nowt bad! Linda x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Hi m8 I've had the same thing of late, crawled under the car but no sign of leaks from the tank so wondering if its the fuel line worn split/perished etc. Be interested to hear what they say, let me know Hope its nowt bad! Linda x I hope so too - I can't cope if much more goes wrong!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Looks like the fuel tank has a leak! Aaaaaarrrrrggggggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 good thing you found that out before the petrol hit your nice hot silencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Looks like the leak is near to the cap side so thankfully not near very hot metal!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Are you sure? The fuel tank is plastic with a metal sheild and are not known for splitting unless you hit something v. hard. The metal fuel lines run over between the top of the tank and the underside of the body and I know of at least 1 uk spec thats had a corroded fuel line start leaking there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 I know I've not hit anything hard - the cover is unmarked! There's a pool coming through one of the small cover vents on the right hand side - anybody any thoughts? I guess the best thing would be to get the cover off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Do you have a new fuel pump in? Maybe a case of the fuel pump hanger securing ring not being tightened down enough. Open the inspection cover and have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Do you have a new fuel pump in? Maybe a case of the fuel pump hanger securing ring not being tightened down enough. Open the inspection cover and have a look. The fuel pump was uprated about a year ago now. The only time its been exposed was when Weston were checking bits out but that was just wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Fair enough What sort of age and mileage on the car? Keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I suppose this is a bad time to mention I can often smell petrol in my car too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 oh cr@p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 I suppose this is a bad time to mention I can often smell petrol in my car too! Had the car on a ramp and there's a little puddle collecting in the cover and dripping out of one of the vents! Fook! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Fair enough What sort of age and mileage on the car? Keep us posted 86,000 on the body itself, about 4,000 on a lovely new engine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 I suppose this is a bad time to mention I can often smell petrol in my car too! You're a bloody jinx you are!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 86,000 on the body itself, about 4,000 on a lovely new engine!! And its a 1993 isnt it? Possibly fuel pipes, but iv not heard much about them before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Yes mate - 1993 model, UK jobbie (lovely, salty winter roads!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I just searched and came up with this thread, has some useful pointers: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=100414&highlight=fuel+leak L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I suppose this is a bad time to mention I can often smell petrol in my car too! for you Mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Cheers me dear - I'm not it's sure its the tank at the moment. With the amount of poking around my poor girl has had lately I'm hoping its just something loose!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 It sounds like the fuel is running out of a split pipe and down the tank, then dripping out of the vent. Heres a screenshot of the uk spec fuel system from the epc. The bit in the red circle is hidden above the fuel tank and rear suspension. I would bet one of those lines has corroded and split. You can either get a new fuel line ready made from toyota that runs the full length of the car, or most garages should be able to just get a repair section made up to replace the damaged bit. Its impossible to say which one has gone, without dropping the fuel tank a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Lol nice. Good luck Ellis mate. Mine's not that bad at all, can only smell it after a hard run tbh and just thought it was 'normal'! Hopefully a new strawberry air refreshener will cover up the smell What you can't smell can't affect you right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 It sounds like the fuel is running out of a split pipe and down the tank, then dripping out of the vent. Heres a screenshot of the uk spec fuel system from the epc. The bit in the red circle is hidden above the fuel tank and rear suspension. I would bet one of those lines has corroded and split. You can either get a new fuel line ready made from toyota that runs the full length of the car, or most garages should be able to just get a repair section made up to replace the damaged bit. Its impossible to say which one has gone, without dropping the fuel tank a bit. Cheers for that mate - will print this out and take it with me on Monday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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