Leaking fuel.

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 11th March 2005, 07:20 PM

Just thought I would ask after this came up in the "3.9 Fuel Economy" thread.

If I fill BUB91 past the first pump cut off click, it leaks fuel from under the car,,
the more clicks, the more fuel.

Is this an overflo thing
or,
split fuel lines:?: .

never leaks any other time,
( no- not even oil!!)

**one_iota** · 11th March 2005, 07:24 PM

Is this a recent phenomenon?

It could be a seasonal thang: warm weather and the fuel expands and Clancy is tested :wink:

**shaunp** · 11th March 2005, 07:40 PM

I reckon the line to the charcoal canister is stuffed.

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 11th March 2005, 07:45 PM

Originally posted by shaunp
I reckon the line to the charcoal canister is stuffed.

hmm,
and the easy ten minute fix is :?:

**shaunp** · 11th March 2005, 07:50 PM

I think the 10 min fix is probably after the tank is out maybe!

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 11th March 2005, 07:53 PM

hmm OK,,

I suppose the real worry is ingress of crap into the tank,

I could live with it at the moment.

**DEFENDERZOOK** · 11th March 2005, 08:00 PM

Originally posted by Pedro_The_Swift+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pedro_The_Swift)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-shaunp
I reckon the line to the charcoal canister is stuffed.

hmm,
and the easy ten minute fix is :?:[/b][/quote]

dont fill it till it leaks.
stop at the first click of the fuel nozzle.

**Larns** · 12th March 2005, 12:05 AM

Is it a defender?
The defenders we have at work all do the exact same thing, it's an overflow thing. The tank breather is vented via a pipe that runs higher than the tank then does a U-turn down to a sock filter on the end.
That only applies to diesels though.

Hope this helps

Cheers Larns

**discowhite** · 12th March 2005, 03:38 PM

my disco's been doin that for years. every time im sittin around
doin nothing i dont seem to think of fixing it?? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
might start with pulling the tank line off the charcoal canister
to see if its blocked??

or i could just pull the tank out :?

**PhilipA** · 12th March 2005, 04:33 PM

You don't say which model but there is a recall on 93 onward Discos in the USA. There are four breathers on the plastic tank one in each corner. The recall is for cracking in the vicinity of the breathers. Or one of your breathers may have come off, OR the gasket on the screwtop of you petrol pump may be leaking . OR the epoxy on the wires into your fuel pump may have disintegrated.
My 92 Rangie (with 82 L plastic tank) also drops a little when chockers, but I cannot be stuffed to look, especially as I have a 138 l tank on order.
Regards Philip A

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