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1990 civic gas tank leak
Filled up the tank yesterday right to the top around 6pm and then
parked the car later that evening indoors about 11pm. Today at 2pm I had a puddle of gas about 1m in diameter under the gas tank by the driver's side rear wheel. (I was parked on a level surface). I've never experienced a gas leak before, but have a feeling its from the tank. Could it be that I just overfilled the tank right up into the neck and that a seal there is starting to go? Should I replace the whole tank? Any other ideas what could be causing the leak? Thanks in advance, Theo |
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'Curly Q. Links' wrote:
> > The reason the fire department tells Honda to tell it's owner's to stop > overfilling the tank has just appeared on your driveway. YOu can get > owner's manuals from the wrecking yards, and Honda still has many of the > old ones available. > thats news to me, and i think ive read my owners manual front to back a few times. isnt that just a general warning? or something especially specific to hondas? hondas of that era? > If that fuel had gone down a sewer cap, the outcome could be very bad. not just that. if they had parked in an enclosed garage with a natural gas water heater or gas clothes dryer, that would have been a big problem. |
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On 2005-11-24, SoCalMike > wrote:
> 'Curly Q. Links' wrote: >> >> The reason the fire department tells Honda to tell it's owner's to stop >> overfilling the tank has just appeared on your driveway. YOu can get >> owner's manuals from the wrecking yards, and Honda still has many of the >> old ones available. >> > > thats news to me, and i think ive read my owners manual front to back a > few times. isnt that just a general warning? or something especially > specific to hondas? hondas of that era? I noticed that mine leaks when full only when the front end is on jackstands. I assume a leaky filler tube. I had no idea it's common to all Civics. > >> If that fuel had gone down a sewer cap, the outcome could be very bad. > > not just that. if they had parked in an enclosed garage with a natural > gas water heater or gas clothes dryer, that would have been a big problem. This is why building code mandate that burners of gas fired appliances located in garages need to have their burner at least 18" above floor level. |
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The funny thing is that this is the first time I have noticed the leak.
The only other contributing factor would be that my garage is heated (underground in an apartment building), and the temperature just dropped here significantly as well (around -15°c). |
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theo.chan wrote:
> Filled up the tank yesterday right to the top around 6pm and then > parked the car later that evening indoors about 11pm. Today at 2pm I > had a puddle of gas about 1m in diameter under the gas tank by the > driver's side rear wheel. (I was parked on a level surface). > > I've never experienced a gas leak before, but have a feeling its from > the tank. Could it be that I just overfilled the tank right up into the > neck and that a seal there is starting to go? Should I replace the > whole tank? Any other ideas what could be causing the leak? > > Thanks in advance, > Theo If the car has been driven in winter conditions often, the tank and or parts of the fuel lines may be corroded and leaking. It happened with my '93 Accord a few years ago. So take it to a mechanic who specializes in this type of maintenance. |
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Chuck wrote:
> This is why building code mandate that burners of gas fired appliances > located in garages need to have their burner at least 18" above floor > level. current building codes. i dont think it was ALWAYS that way, but it may have been. |
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E Meyer wrote:
> > The reason the fire department tells Honda to tell it's owner's to stop > > overfilling the tank has just appeared on your driveway. YOu can get > > owner's manuals from the wrecking yards, and Honda still has many of the > > old ones available. > > > > If that fuel had gone down a sewer cap, the outcome could be very bad. > > > > Fuel is very cold when it comes out of the ground at the gas station, > > but it expands a lot as it warms. That's why it's illegal to overfill > > your tank. You're not a smoker, are you? :-( > > > > 'Curly' > > Illegal? where? Certainly not here in Texas. ------------------------------------ Call your fire department and ask them. In Alberta it's illegal to put gasoline in a glass jar, an antifreeze bottle, a bucket, etc. The gas stations can get in BIG trouble if they let you do it. Same thing if you jam you pager in the pump nozzle to allow you to go wipe your windows while the tank is filling. (some stations don't have the 'latch') I'm sure it is in texas too. 'Curly' |
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