Sitting at a stop light about a mile from my house, and all the sudden BOOM, engine shuts off. I try and restart, nothing. turn flashers on. guy behind me gets out of his car, tells me im POURING fuel on the road. Sure enough, while the tank pump was running, id pumped a couple gallons out on on the road. leak is coming from right under the tank on the drivers side of the vehicle.
Get the car towed home, pop off the rear most drivers side plastic panel, and take a look up there.
here's what i found:
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BOTH rubber hoses pictured below, the "tank side" of the hose clamps had completely rusted off. the pipe coming from the tank had popped out! moisture had gotten trapped under that plastic panel rusted those hose clamps to dust. super easy fix, just put new hose clamps on.
long story short, you guys might want to check your hose clamps in that area, its a weak spot in the fuel delivery because of the moisture that can get trapped under there. ALSO, there's a brake line under there that was starting to get rusty. i coated it in rust preventor before i buttoned everything back up.
Get the car towed home, pop off the rear most drivers side plastic panel, and take a look up there.
here's what i found:
BOTH rubber hoses pictured below, the "tank side" of the hose clamps had completely rusted off. the pipe coming from the tank had popped out! moisture had gotten trapped under that plastic panel rusted those hose clamps to dust. super easy fix, just put new hose clamps on.
long story short, you guys might want to check your hose clamps in that area, its a weak spot in the fuel delivery because of the moisture that can get trapped under there. ALSO, there's a brake line under there that was starting to get rusty. i coated it in rust preventor before i buttoned everything back up.
