Gas Leaking from underneath car, why?
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E320 (w124)
Gas Leaking from underneath car, why?
So, today I filled up my 1995 e320 with gas, it was near empty so I gave it a full tank. When I got it home and had it parked for a while, I noticed there was a puddle of gas under it. It smelled awful as you would expect. I looked underneath the car (near the rear right tire, closest to the gas cap) and saw that the gas was leaking from a small black pipe. It has never done this before in the whole time I have owned the car. Is there a problem? Should I get it looked at? I took a picture that I can show just in case. Thanks! (had to create a new profile as I forgot which email I used for my first mbworld account and couldn't recover password)
I attached a picture in the attachments. Notice the small black pipe directly above the puddle.
I attached a picture in the attachments. Notice the small black pipe directly above the puddle.
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86 W124
See that black tube? That's the overfill drain.
A-You overfilled the tank and the drain tube was clogged, and now it isn't.
B-You turned left before stopping and your tank cap is leaky.
A-You overfilled the tank and the drain tube was clogged, and now it isn't.
B-You turned left before stopping and your tank cap is leaky.
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ok well i had to buy a new gas cap because the people at emissions testing said the one I was using was bad. I bought a cheap $10 Stant brand gas cap....maybe thats why, I put the old one back on for now. This is the first time i have had to fill up sense I put the new gas cap on.
