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I was just outside having a smoke when I saw fuel pissing out from the bottom of the car after a quick inspection looks like I have a leaky seal from somwhere near the fuel filler area to where it joins the tank,

I turned the car around so it wasnt leaning towards the fuel cap or downhill and the leak stopped !!

Do youse think I just could have over filled it ???

I cant afford to be throwing away fuel , not at these prices!!!

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Could be a cap,

But maybe also a poor filler neck seal. They change these in compliance and don't normally seal everything properly.

Pull the filler neck assembly out and have a look and reseal everything!

I had the same prob. in my 180.

Cheers

Josh

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  • 2 weeks later...

When I got back from Heathcote last week 26Degree heat I filled the tank with petrol and parked it in my garage.

After I came out around 30 minutes later a puddle of petrol was coming from the rear right corner.

This I was told was the expantion of petrol in the tank and excess is realeased.

The car was hot ,I filled it too much .

This is also the first time this has ever happened to me.

Hope this makes you breath a bit better, knowing your not flammable as your driving along :(:(

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