Hey everyone,
I got home last night and smelled gasoline, so it occurred to me to check under my car. I had smelled gas last week too, but I thought that it was coming from the snow blower. (smacks forehead).
I found that there's a persistent drip-leak from where the hose connects to the fuel filter (where the yellow arrow is pointing in the picture). I was afraid to tackle this myself, because I was concerned that I would crack the hose. But the leak is almost as if the clamp isn't tightened enough. If that's all it is, I'm going to be so embarrassed about having brought in the car.
The lesson here is to check things out carefully. There's a plastic shield under the fuel filter/pump, so if there's a slow drip of gas, it won't necessarily drip onto your garage floor/driveway. Same with things under the hood because of the plastic sheet under the engine bay.
Anyway, here's the question....
I'm waiting to hear back from my service-rep. Should I just have the dealer replace all the rubber hoses for the fuel system? They're all approaching 13 years old. So I'm thinking it could be good preventative maintenance.
I got home last night and smelled gasoline, so it occurred to me to check under my car. I had smelled gas last week too, but I thought that it was coming from the snow blower. (smacks forehead).
I found that there's a persistent drip-leak from where the hose connects to the fuel filter (where the yellow arrow is pointing in the picture). I was afraid to tackle this myself, because I was concerned that I would crack the hose. But the leak is almost as if the clamp isn't tightened enough. If that's all it is, I'm going to be so embarrassed about having brought in the car.
The lesson here is to check things out carefully. There's a plastic shield under the fuel filter/pump, so if there's a slow drip of gas, it won't necessarily drip onto your garage floor/driveway. Same with things under the hood because of the plastic sheet under the engine bay.
Anyway, here's the question....
I'm waiting to hear back from my service-rep. Should I just have the dealer replace all the rubber hoses for the fuel system? They're all approaching 13 years old. So I'm thinking it could be good preventative maintenance.