Gasoline Leak - Odd

Blayq Owns You · Oct 30, 2009, 09:39 PM

Gasoline is leaking from where my downpipe and testpipe meet. It's just a drip, but it's enough to worry me.

It must be something with the fuel lines, but I have no idea where.

The car starts and idles fine. Any help is appreciated.

Btw, I just switched to E85 from 93. Maybe that has something to do with this?

Master Evo8 · Oct 30, 2009, 09:48 PM

Check the left side of the fuel rail, there is a small hose that looks like a vacuum line. See if its leaking.

Blayq Owns You · Oct 30, 2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Master Evo8

Check the left side of the fuel rail, there is a small hose that looks like a vacuum line. See if its leaking.

But if it was leaking from there, would it somehow find a way to drip all the way to where the downpipe and testpipe meet?

buchnerj · Oct 30, 2009, 10:11 PM

It has to be the fuel rail or the injectors somewhere, you just have to peek around back there and look for leaks at idle. Most likely is that fuel rail connection, get under the car and see what is directly above the downpipe/test pipe connection. Chances are it is just running down the back of the engine and creeping its way down to that junction...

Blayq Owns You · Oct 30, 2009, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by buchnerj

It has to be the fuel rail or the injectors somewhere, you just have to peek around back there and look for leaks at idle. Most likely is that fuel rail connection, get under the car and see what is directly above the downpipe/test pipe connection. Chances are it is just running down the back of the engine and creeping its way down to that junction...

But it's safe to let the car start and idle with gasoline dripping all around there?

I don't want/need to die

**chaotichoax** · Oct 30, 2009, 10:42 PM

idling should be fine

what type of injectors...there have been quite a few threads about injectors not holding up to e85

Blayq Owns You · Oct 30, 2009, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by chaotichoax

idling should be fine

what type of injectors...there have been quite a few threads about injectors not holding up to e85

PTE 1000CC

When I opened the packaging they were in, one of them was capped rather than having the correct opening at the top...it looks like it was just never cut open to allow fuel to be, well, injected.

So we cut the cap open in order to allow it to release fuel. I'm wondering if that had anything to do with it. We made sure it was the correct size and cut properly, but it wasn't done with "precision" (lol) so it could be the issue.

It would be odd if that was the issue because it just today started leaking and I was tuned almost a week ago.

Blayq Owns You · Oct 31, 2009, 10:42 AM

Bumping this...help please!

sho669 · Oct 31, 2009, 12:26 PM

I'm guessing you didn't find a leak at the rail or injectors? it has to be coming from that area and running down the block as other members mentioned.

jjm4life · Oct 31, 2009, 12:54 PM

how about the o-ring around the injector. i had a leak there. gas was all over the place.

are you having a very strong unburnt gasoline smell?