Gas tank is leaking
06-27-2011, 09:51 PM
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Gas tank is leaking
My 2004 RX gas tank is leaking from the bottom. It is ok when the gas level is low. Today, I refill the gas and it starts to leak everywhere. The merchandise have to call the fire agency. Does anyone have this situation before?
06-27-2011, 09:55 PM
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Well this is a new one. Go ahead and lift the left rear seat bottom up. It just clips in. So give it a good jerk upward from the front edge.
Now you'll see a silver panel held on with Phillips head screws. Remove that panel. Now you will be looking at the top of the fuel pump housing and fuel lines.
Make sure it's not leaking in this area first.
Report back.
Now you'll see a silver panel held on with Phillips head screws. Remove that panel. Now you will be looking at the top of the fuel pump housing and fuel lines.
Make sure it's not leaking in this area first.
Report back.
06-28-2011, 12:28 AM
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I HATE SPEEDBUMPS!
Call the Mazda dealership and they might give you an estimate on how much it cost. If you want second hand, try the automobile salvage yards and you might find one that is still in good condition. Good luck.
I was just giving my opinion. You don't have to tell me on what to do. It's the op's decision to ask me an explanation about my quote. I'm not asking the op to do it, my deleted post was a question, not something direct
It was a question if you recalled, not a direct one. I was just saying if you could weld the hole. Probably, someone did it before and it works...that's all
06-28-2011, 07:04 AM
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I was just giving my opinion. You don't have to tell me on what to do. It's the op's decision to ask me an explanation about my quote. I'm not asking the op to do it, my deleted post was a question, not something direct
It was a question if you recalled, not a direct one. I was just saying if you could weld the hole. Probably, someone did it before and it works...that's all
It was a question if you recalled, not a direct one. I was just saying if you could weld the hole. Probably, someone did it before and it works...that's all
06-28-2011, 07:55 AM
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Yea, I think Easy got it,
some one probably replaced the fuel pump but they failed to "secured" it. or they re-use old seals.
or the seal just go bad.
Anyway, it's not so hard to find the source of leak. any shop should be able to do it within minutes.
monchie ... yea I want to know how do you weld plastic ...
some one probably replaced the fuel pump but they failed to "secured" it. or they re-use old seals.
or the seal just go bad.
Anyway, it's not so hard to find the source of leak. any shop should be able to do it within minutes.
monchie ... yea I want to know how do you weld plastic ...
06-28-2011, 08:06 AM
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Even if the tank was metal, welding a fuel tank is not something that's undertaken lightly.
I've had a couple of leaky gas tanks over the years. Unless you're comfortable working on this kind of thing, take it to a dealer. If you have a garage at home, don't park inside the garage until it's fixed.
Did the fire department really let you just drive off after they cleaned up the spilled gas?
Ken
I've had a couple of leaky gas tanks over the years. Unless you're comfortable working on this kind of thing, take it to a dealer. If you have a garage at home, don't park inside the garage until it's fixed.
Did the fire department really let you just drive off after they cleaned up the spilled gas?
Ken
06-28-2011, 12:08 PM
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I let a car service to help me check this problem. And they told me it is cause by some cap connecting the fuel pump and gas tank. They charged 363 USD including labor. Well, it's pretty expensive but is much cheaper to replace a new gas tank.
06-28-2011, 05:20 PM
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06-28-2011, 07:42 PM
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Back in the late 60s the tank in my '53 Chevy developed a small leak. I plugged it with a sheet metal screw and some of that putty stuff that's meant to stick posters to walls. Worked pretty well, got me through the winter. When spring came and it was warm enough to crawl around a junkyard I got another tank.
Ken
Ken
06-28-2011, 09:47 PM
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I HATE SPEEDBUMPS!
Back in the late 60s the tank in my '53 Chevy developed a small leak. I plugged it with a sheet metal screw and some of that putty stuff that's meant to stick posters to walls. Worked pretty well, got me through the winter. When spring came and it was warm enough to crawl around a junkyard I got another tank.
Ken
Ken
Well, i was just sayin'...
06-29-2011, 12:12 AM
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the type of plastic it is made from is easily welded using ...
wait for it ...
a plastic welding kit, congratulations
use Google and all will be revealed, but yeah most of us know to just check the fuel pump and siphon bungs first ......
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wait for it ...
a plastic welding kit, congratulations
use Google and all will be revealed, but yeah most of us know to just check the fuel pump and siphon bungs first ......
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06-29-2011, 12:21 AM
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I HATE SPEEDBUMPS!
I knew i was right. You could actually weld a plastic. But, i was wrong about the metal gas tank...
