Ionstorm66 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 So I parked my car today, and when I shut it off I heard a gurgling from the rear. I popped open the gas cap, I gurgled twice, and then it shot about 1/2 cup of fuel at me! I had about 3/4 of a tank in the car. What in the world could of caused that? Like I could see a plugged evap causing pressure, but the gurgling noise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 I never heard of a tank puking gas. Check to make sure the tank is not leaking. Gurgling may be from a worn out gas cap and it would be cheap to replace it with a new one to see if that solves your problem. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionstorm66 Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Dee2 said: I never heard of a tank puking gas. Check to make sure the tank is not leaking. Gurgling may be from a worn out gas cap and it would be cheap to replace it with a new one to see if that solves your problem. good luck. It gurgled after i took the cap off though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 what car model/year? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, Ionstorm66 said: It gurgled after i took the cap off though. You may have something clogging the fill tube.... I'm not sure how to safely inspect that. Perhaps a thin, long, wooden dowel ? Or, remove the fill tube from the tank then inspect it. Edited June 1, 2020 by Dee2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) My L can make noises sometimes. But I never open the cap when it does this and it never shoots fuel at me. No running issues for me, any running issues for you? If not, don’t worry about it - and keep the cap on! Cheers Bennie Edited June 1, 2020 by el_freddo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhelme Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 It sounds like the pressure vent on the gas tank is clogged. I had the same thing on my Brat and was so bad it built enough pressure to rub the tank against the rear half shaft, rubbing a hole in it. When I put in the new tank the problem went away. Try finding a vented cap and see if that solves your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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