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Even though i've had my car for a couple months, today was the first time i filled right up. But once i did, and the lever clicked to tell me i was full, i notice petrol dripping from underneath the tank...i was like wtf. No fuel came overflowing from the filler cap. Do the tanks have an overflow thing or something?? : So i then turned the car on and after a about 5 minutes the dripping eased up. What could be wrong with the tank? split? The car is R32 GTS-t.

Any help appreciated,

Scott

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It could also, and most probably be, a f@rked seal on the tank. It is not normal for the petrol to drip out for 5 min. on the floor, not to mention dangerous. Hate to make you feel bad but better be safe than sorry.

When i got my company van (already 3yrs old, from new) i noticed that after filling the tank, to full, petrol would drip out the bottom. I decided to have a look one day and got on the floor, while at the station. The petrol wasn't coming out of a 'over flow pipe' and the leak appeared to start up high (out of sight). Told my boss to book it in for a check. The MERC. dealership was surprised to find the seal stuffed, especially on a 3yr old van.

Sorry about the story but just speaking from experience.

PS: if your seals are stuffed (due to the car's age) vapours can be escaping out of the tank, thus you are loosing petrol. NOT TO MENTION THAT VAPOURS ARE THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF A PETROL EXPLOSSION. For your safety i would get it checked out properly, by asking your mechanic to remove the tank and inspect it.

My 2c

Alan

actually the first time i filled my car up, it kept clicking like every litre, so what happend as i was filling it up and i let it click one to many times and the petrol splashed up my hand and down my leg.

i have found that if you don't put the nozzle right it it doesn't click as often :(

not related but hey :)

Originally posted by a5h

actually the first time i filled my car up, it kept clicking like every litre, so what happend as i was filling it up and i let it click one to many times and the petrol splashed up my hand and down my leg.

try another servo....I've had the same thing happen at certain servo's, takes bloody ages to fill up the car :mad: but at other servo's it's fine. So I just avoid the ones that keep clicking off now :)

I fill up at the same station, same bowser every week. I fill it until it clicks and then just slowly fill it until i reach even dolars (usually another 0.5-1.0 Litres).

In the end its around 60ish Litres.

Find a good pump and stick to it is my theory.

I've found out that there is a problem with my tank, cuz i got someone to tail me on the road and whenever i turned sharply, fuel would piss out from somewhere. The only thing i've got done to the car around the tank area was installed a high flow pump. Could it just be the seal around near the filler cap?

Regards,

Scott.

Now it looks like i've spoted the problem...and an easy one to fix. I took off the plastic inner guard on the rear left wheel and discover that the breather pipe had come off the connection to the inside of the filler cap. It's got me ****ed on how it came off...

Scott.

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