Fuel Filler Leak

[calstang99]

I have a 99 V6 mustang with 76K miles.

Recently the fuel tank has begun to leak at a steady pace from the filler hose/tank connection. I was wondering what could have caused this to happen and if it can be fixed without dropping the fuel tank.

Please help!!

 

[Lsredy2kstang]

Take your inside truck liner out on the passengerside. There is a rubber hose in there that could be leaking. It is the overfill hose that runs to the bottom of the car in case of an overfill.

I would check that first.

 

[GTA_V6_Mustang]

What part of the filler is it leaking from the part where it goes into the tank or towards the top where u put gas in?

 

[timeless2]

Take your inside truck liner out on the passengerside. There is a rubber hose in there that could be leaking. It is the overfill hose that runs to the bottom of the car in case of an overfill.

I would check that first.

My '95 Cobra had this issue, with the hose rotten, and was allowing freshly filled gas to come into the trunk. For about three fill-ups, I had to put up with gas smell in the interior. It's a weird thing to go wrong, but an easy fix, if that is the problem.

Hope you find the problem and solution!

 

[calstang99]

The fuel is leaking out from the connection (rubber gasket) where the filler tube and the gas tank connect. It is not running down from the fuel door. I could see teh fuel leaking out of that point and the fuel was nowhere near anything other than this connection.

Some others on the net have had a similiar problem and they said it was a simple rubber gasket, but still had to drop the gas tank. And, of course, the tank is full. If there are any other possiblities, please let me know.

Thank you.

 

[timeless2]

Do you know if all the clamps connecting the filling tube to the tank are tight or if they are still there even?

 

[Lsredy2kstang]

Actually the screws that hold the filler neck on is inside teh gas door. Try to tighten them down first.

To drop the tank it is not that hard of a problem at all.

 

[GTA_V6_Mustang]

Yea dropping the tank is no biggy, me and my buddy got it down to 30-50 minutes to drop it and get it back up.