RX8 Leaking gas from the gas tank
03-02-2010, 01:22 PM
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RX8 Leaking gas from the gas tank
My friend's Rx8 is leaking fuel from the gas tank on the passenger side. Its constantly streaming fuel out onto the floor.
I cant tell if its from the actual gas tank or from a line.There is alot of metal shields around so Icant see.
His car is super low, and he probably hit asomething on the road.
It looks like there is two gas tanks?
ANybody with info on this?
I cant tell if its from the actual gas tank or from a line.There is alot of metal shields around so Icant see.
His car is super low, and he probably hit asomething on the road.
It looks like there is two gas tanks?
ANybody with info on this?
03-02-2010, 06:55 PM
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But fuel is constantly running onto the floor.
I thought he meant the floor(footwell area) of the back seat?
Maybe I need a clarification from him.
Onto the ground or into the footwell area?
I thought he meant the floor(footwell area) of the back seat?
Maybe I need a clarification from him.
Onto the ground or into the footwell area?
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03-02-2010, 07:03 PM
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There is no pressurized fuel in the passenger side...and there are no external fuel lines over there....there are some rollover and vent valves on the top of the tank..but if they were leaking the PCM would freak out anyway.....
Best guess is it's the floor/ground..and he has a hole
Best guess is it's the floor/ground..and he has a hole
03-03-2010, 11:26 PM
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You can also have tanks repaired. Call around to local shops. I had a tank patched in a different car that rusted through. The patch lasted for 2 years and I sold the car after that.
Guess I'm kinda obtuse....................
I wasn't upset.......just think it's funny the way things get interpreted
03-04-2010, 09:15 PM
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I understand and I'm thicker than that. If the OP would've used the term "garage floor" or "ground" instead of "floor", we wouldn't have had any discussion at all. 
Guess I take things to literally sometimes. I also figured that a hole in the tank or in a line would've been fairly obvious and not worth really posting about???????
Guess I take things to literally sometimes. I also figured that a hole in the tank or in a line would've been fairly obvious and not worth really posting about???????
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