The second row seats have to be removed and the carpet removed. This doesn't
give access to all pipes going in the tank as there are several. Your best
option is to take it back to whoever replaced the tank and have them fix it.
It could also be a crack in the plastic tank.


"Mensa" <realpeoplel@localnet.com> wrote in message
news:ALzrf.56386$ME5.23496@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> 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
>
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> "Woody" <TheDuck@pond.net> wrote in message
> news:QVgrf.37882$7h7.25922@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>> There is an access panel to the fuel pump under the carpet and second
>> row seats. Perhaps you can see something from there. There are a ton of
>> pipes and hoses in the top of the tank and it will have to be lowered to
>> get to most of them. They should be able to find the leak with the tank
>> empty with a smoke test or pressure test.
>>
>>
>>
>> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
>> news:Xns97367E4AB25Dtegger@207.14.113.17...
>>> "Mensa" <realpeoplel@localnet.com> wrote in
>>> news:kHdrf.53965$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.
>>>
>>> --
>>> TeGGeR®
>>>
>>> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
>>> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
>>
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