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[steve s]

wafts of gasoline when the car is running/idling.. when i shut off, the smell is particularly strong on the right rear door/wheel. tried to peak underneath and didnt' see any particularly leaks. no stain/drip marks on the ground. what i did find one rainy day was what appeared to be oily residue in a puddle of water that i happened to park on top of, underneath the exhaust tip. not quite sure if it was from my car. i haven't changed the vacuum lines that appear to be giving me an occassional cylinder 3 misfire despite decent vacuum numbers (18 on idle) and new spark plugs. any thoughts b4 i send it to the dealer? thanx

[Serge]

My car used to smell like gas before the tank started to leave gas stains on my garage floor. Got it replaced and all the smells went away.

PS: If you take it to Royal Motors, make sure you take everything out. The stole all my change (including bills that were in the front ashtray) and scratched my carpc's LCD.

[steve s]

thanx serge.. my tank was replaced with that recall. guess will have to check it again. and yes, i always remove everything. afterall, i did lose my previous audio system there the one time i forget to remove the faceplate..

[Serge]

steve s, on 21 March 2010 - 05:48 AM, said:

thanx serge.. my tank was replaced with that recall. guess will have to check it again. and yes, i always remove everything. afterall, i did lose my previous audio system there the one time i forget to remove the faceplate..

Ohh, didn't know you had it changed already. Fuel pump lines okay?

[Ihatespeedbumps]

You mentioned no fuel stains on the ground, what about on the fuel tank? Has the recall 139 been done?

[steve s]

the fuel tank was replaced under recall a few years ago. got a new gas tank cap that won't fit the the slot on the flap anymore.

the fuel pump and relay was replaced a year ago. (getting stuck on a bridge is pita)

not sure about the hoses..

[z31jaime]

my 850 had they same issue and it was a breather line on the top of the tank. it would only leak fuel with the tank was totally full. but would smell like gas super strong.

[Mesoam]

can you detail this, i'm having the same issue

z31jaime, on 27 March 2010 - 06:27 AM, said:

my 850 had they same issue and it was a breather line on the top of the tank. it would only leak fuel with the tank was totally full. but would smell like gas super strong.

[steve s]

took cj all but 2 sec to find the problem. cracked hose, pn 3531437

[dougy]

Mesoam, on 27 March 2010 - 01:15 PM, said:

can you detail this, i'm having the same issue

you dont have to drop the hole talk but make sure it is empty when you do replace this hose.

http://www.matthewsv...php?f=1&t=23851

[steve s]

that was the wrong part number.

this is
9454714 - "hose"

it's part of the fuel evap system. it comes as "3 pieces." two rubber tubes on each and of a flexible plastic tube. the forward rubber tube is more exposed to the road/elements and is tapered on the front end. that was the tube that was cracked.

[prasamin]

STEV-O!

http://volvospeed.co...__1#entry397476


therein lies the problem....i had another thread outlining what was happening...but yeah...easy fix....took my mech an hour....hose was about $10

[steve s]

yeah, i didn't replace the whole 3-piece. only the front tapered piece. the middle and rear tubes were fine. this way, u don't have to drop the tank. took cj only about 10 min that required only a jack stand on the right rear and a pair of long nose pliers.

oh, the part number doesn't come with the clamps, so i just reused the old clamps.