gas leak...it smells

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Since its colder here, my toy (corolla 92 1.6FI) started to smells like fuel. mostly when the car is idling, when im stop at a light. I looked under, a gas line was rotten, repaired it, but still smells. i think its coming from above the gas tank, not from the motor side or exhaust line. its getting worst since a couple of days and mileage is bad since the smells. i would think its the fuel return line, or maybe a seal. Any advices? is it regular problem?
thanks for any input
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[Flashmn]

Well.. get your car on a lift and look whats wrong.

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Originally Posted by Flashmn

Well.. get your car on a lift and look whats wrong.

Thats on the plan...but i wanted to know before i find a space to do it, if its a classic weakness, if i definetly have to remove the gas tank, cos its all rusty up there. if its obvious its a seal, im gonna get it before i start the job, cos its my daily driver and i just cant waste time. thanks for any advice.

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[Flashmn]

Impossible for us to tell without seeing the problem, because theres so many things that can leak.

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ok, thanks anyway for the quick reply
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[REN69]

If the gas line was rotten, chances are you've never done rustproof before or for a long time.. I'd look at the actual gas tank or the pipe where you put your gas from (what's that called again).

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Originally Posted by REN69

....... or the pipe where you put your gas from (what's that called again).

fuel filler pipe

thanks Ren, im gonna work on this soon

[kaitaiya]

hey dude,
had the same problem with my AE102 93 corolla. this past weekend, i decided to pull the tank. everything was coming out ok, exhaust, shield, then i started undoing hte lines, the filer line, return line, then the vent lines. when i hit that, i got hit in the eye with gas ,then the mouth. found my leak, a crack in the tank. it was on the bottom side. when you get yur car up on hte lift or jack stands like me, look for a trail. when the gas leaks it leaves a varnish trail. should point you back to where the leak is. to fix mine, i used some permatex 2 part epoxy gas proof sealer. clean well and follow directions. i had to put the vent lines back on to stop the gas from dripping(stopping gravity and causing a vaccume again in the tank), but i 2 hours(takes that long to harden) the leak was gone. i asked a freind of mine and he said it is very common for 93-97 corollas. they changed several ath the delaership he works at. and i peaked under my coworkers corolla yesterday and saw he had a leak too...

god luck... hopefully you won't have to buy a new tank.