meshgrid
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hi,
i have a seicento track car, and an issue with the fuel tank that i've unsuccessfully tried to fix for a while now.
the problem is, anytime there's more than ~5L of fuel in the tank, after a drive on a track (with some hard cornering) i can see petrol coming out of the tank (actually dripping underneath the car).
i checked that the two valves and their gaskets are seated correctly, i think that the fuel pump gasket is also OK, and i don't see it coming from the filler neck. i replaced the fuel tank when this first happened, but so far no improvement.
my main suspicion is the vent hose that goes back to the filler neck - there is no seal there, and all other parts of the tank don't seem to have fuel leak traces on them. it's marked with an arrow on the picture below.
has anyone run into this sort of issue? i'm thinking of either trying to find something that could serve as a seal there (right now it's just the hose and a hose clamp on it), or maybe using gasket maker to seal it (not sure how it would hold up against petrol tho). (EDIT: i think there's definitely something missing on the end of this hose, judging by the photos online.)
thanks!
i have a seicento track car, and an issue with the fuel tank that i've unsuccessfully tried to fix for a while now.
the problem is, anytime there's more than ~5L of fuel in the tank, after a drive on a track (with some hard cornering) i can see petrol coming out of the tank (actually dripping underneath the car).
i checked that the two valves and their gaskets are seated correctly, i think that the fuel pump gasket is also OK, and i don't see it coming from the filler neck. i replaced the fuel tank when this first happened, but so far no improvement.
my main suspicion is the vent hose that goes back to the filler neck - there is no seal there, and all other parts of the tank don't seem to have fuel leak traces on them. it's marked with an arrow on the picture below.
has anyone run into this sort of issue? i'm thinking of either trying to find something that could serve as a seal there (right now it's just the hose and a hose clamp on it), or maybe using gasket maker to seal it (not sure how it would hold up against petrol tho). (EDIT: i think there's definitely something missing on the end of this hose, judging by the photos online.)
thanks!
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