Frank B Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Good call on the fuel leak. And definitely worth the time to check for it. But in my experience, even the smallest of leak anywhere on the vehicle, and you will smell it right away. Expecially after the car has sat since the vapors fill the passenger compartment. I had a defective fuel filter on my gl-10 that leaked at the crimped end, and it wasn't enough to drip off the filter before it evaporated, and it was all you could smell in the car. Fuel filter and tune up first. Start small, then go up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burtonsnowman Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 Okay...I'll check for fuel leaks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Okay...maybe my statement was an exaggeration. It burns one quart per 500 miles. That's not that bad. It used to be considered somewhat normal on engines from the 50's, 60's once they got broken in.... mine is about a quart every 1000 miles now, at 214k miles. My friend had a VW rabbit diesel that burned a quart every 100 miles from leaking valve seals. It would go 500 miles on a 10 gallon tank of fuel, but you'd better put oil in every 150 miles or so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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