kirsten350

That's great, very helpful. I'm going to give it a try! The leakage seems to be over the passenger's side wheel well, and is visible with the wheel off, through a 1/4" gap between the body and fuel tank. Next step is finding a fuel line schematic for this car so I know what's going where, and getting the hose and connectors.

Thank you! I've heard about the rusted filler neck. That might also be an issue, though we couldn't see any signs at the top by the gas cap where it's easily accessible. We could see rust and some gas drips above the tank behind the right rear tire. I've been reading about using the old lines to pull new through. presumably I'd need to use flexible fuel line as a replacement, and it seems like getting the old rusty metal lines out would pose real problems. I've searched this forum but haven't found much on the subject. Has anyone done this and lived to tell about it?

A few months ago I bought my first Subaru in 20 years. It's a 1997 Impreza Outback Sport, manual, royal blue. I love this little car! But it has serious issues, and I'm starting to think I'd be better off walking away from it. I replaced the front brake calipers, some fuel return lines, got new front tires, charged the AC, did a full detail and some serious body work, put on a hitch and wired it for my little trailer. After digging into the car it's now apparent it was flooded at one point. There is dirt everywhere, and rust also. I think it was in freshwater. So, having just learned this after weeks of work, I also found out that the fuel lines are rusted, causing it to drip gas. The drip seems to be inaccessible without pulling the fuel tank, which might be impossible with the undercarriage rust. It doesn't seem to affect mpg much, if at all, but the fumes are intolerable with the windows open. Do I have any options here? It only has 134,000, and runs like a top. The motor and transmission are great. The timing belt was done recently. I've gone through it and everything else looks good. Are there ways to repair rusted fuel lines without dropping the tank? I looked in the fuel line access hatch (which is how we discovered the flood factor), and you can't see the leak through that. Thank you for your help, wise Subie gurus!