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    Gas leak

    Okay I'm back again with another question. After I finished my exhaust install I looked under the car and noticed that there was a gas leak. I have smelled gas since I purchased the car, but there was never a leak. Apparently this is common for the Accords. The leak is located in the back on the drivers side at the fitting coming from the fuel pump. I need to know the best repair solution for this problem. This car is killing me this week. My brakes sprung a leak and I repaired that Friday as well as dropped my old exhaust. Today I hung the new exhaust, and now the leak. Please help I want to enjoy the rest of my weekend. Thanks, dc
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    I cannot really help you but I was wondering if you could show a picture of the leak area?
    Thanks.

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      #3
      Here are the pictures. You can see the rusted through fuel line is off the main feeder line.


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        #4
        Replace the line!

        I had my high pressure line rust through on a road trip... That was a really expensive trip to a shop...
        Originally posted by deevergote
        These cars will never be the best at anything, but they're pretty damn good at everything.

        92ex CB7<-SOLD 93ex CB9shiftingshift73C10

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          Originally posted by dcsally97 View Post
          Here are the pictures. You can see the rusted through fuel line is off the main feeder line.


          Thanks. This is the area by the rear driver's side right? I cannot really tell, but did you have to remove any thing to expose it for those pictures?

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            #6
            Replace the line do not drive it anywhere it's a hazard. It should come off with two 10mm bolts and a banjo flange.

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              #7
              Yes, driver's side. There is a plastic cover over the exposed area. It is held in place by 2 bolts and 2 Phillips head clips. The local parts stores were out of the proper fuel line so I improvised and used a hose with fuel line clamps. I cut the banjo connectin off in order to make it work. No leaks and everything is working great.

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                Originally posted by dcsally97 View Post
                Yes, driver's side. There is a plastic cover over the exposed area. It is held in place by 2 bolts and 2 Phillips head clips. The local parts stores were out of the proper fuel line so I improvised and used a hose with fuel line clamps. I cut the banjo connectin off in order to make it work. No leaks and everything is working great.

                Have you checked your gas mileage before and after the fix? Also would be interesting to see the numbers before and after exhaust!
                '91 EX 280,000 || '90 LX 330,000
                _____(me)__________(wife)___

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                  #9
                  i'd keep an eye on that, a lot of times a custom fuel line can give you issues. i'd check it every other day and especially before any extended driving. after a few months i'd probably relax

                  i ended up having to replace a custom fuel line like that on a car in HS, in a storm on the side of the road on a saturday. ruined my weekend.
                  ....and on the 7th day, deevergote rested and called his mom.

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                    I was getting about 30mpg with the stock exhaust an I guess a minor gas leak. It will be a little while before I report back with a new mpg rating. My job is 46 mile one way from me and this car has helped a lot with gas savings.

                    I will keep an eye on it. I was smelling gas before, so that will be a good indicator.

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                      #11
                      Well I filled the tank on Sunday and I have driven it 241 miles and it is still over half tank. I hope to get 500 on a tank of gas, which would be fantastic!!! Looks like everything is working great. I will report next week with the mpg breakdown.

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