Can you tell me more specifically where this access panel to the fuel pump
is? Under the driver-side 2nd row seat? Does the carpeting have to be cut
to get at it (or does it pill away). Thanks


"Woody" <TheDuck@pond.net> wrote in message
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> There is an access panel to the fuel pump under the carpet and second row
> seats. Perhaps you can see something from there. There are a ton of pipes
> and hoses in the top of the tank and it will have to be lowered to get to
> most of them. They should be able to find the leak with the tank empty
> with a smoke test or pressure test.
>
>
>
> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns97367E4AB25Dtegger@207.14.113.17...
>> "Mensa" <realpeoplel@localnet.com> wrote in
>> news:kHdrf.53965$XC4.53314@twister.nyroc.rr.com:
>>
>>> I might also add - it seems to me that to to see what part is leaking
>>> - you would have to take the tank down. But with the tank off (and
>>> emptied) - it may be difficult to see where the leak was coming from
>>> if nothing is obvious.
>>
>>
>>
>> A leak like this is often the overflow tube that runs alongside the
>> filler
>> neck. A clamp might be loose or missing, or the tube may be cracked where
>> it comes out of the tank.
>>
>> To investigate thoroughly, you'd need to have the car up on a hoist, and
>> have a strong light. If this is a collision repaired car, ANYthing could
>> be
>> damaged. Anything from broken tank seam to a split hose to a broken pipe
>> to
>> missing clamps.
>>
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