leedube Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Help, truely stumped here. Woke up this morning and could smell gas around the car. Bent down and right near my rear drivers side tire there was oil on the ground. Wiped it up and it smelt like gas but had the color and texture of oil. Any ideas? I haven't a clue. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Legacy777 Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 there's some fuel lines that run near there, but nothing with oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 A leaking gas line dripping over some grease/oil may have dissolved it, giving the spot the texture of oil but is actually fuel. Help, truely stumped here. Woke up this morning and could smell gas around the car. Bent down and right near my rear drivers side tire there was oil on the ground. Wiped it up and it smelt like gas but had the color and texture of oil. Any ideas? I haven't a clue. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Chef's idea sounds pretty plausible. A lot of old cars have a layer of grease on the underside and there are fuel lines to rust, rubber lines to crack, and the tank to rust. Now that you have a vent system that's more lines to cause trouble and a cannister to break or leak. Fuel filler hoses can be a problem too. If it truly smells like fuel it should not be brake fluid or rear axle oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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