petrol leak

[louise_gt]

first of all, sorry if this has been asked b4 or if im posting in the wrong place.
i seem to be having petrol dripping from the fuel injection system and havent had chance to get a look at it yet so i was wondering if theres any usual problems to check first which could cause this,, its dripping quite bad and the fumes stink ,,thanks for any help,

[hardhitter]

hey there, where about is it leaking petrol ? Near the fuel tank or pumps, or the fuel rail ?

[louise_gt]

it seems to be dripping from the fuel pump. and this seems to be sitting a bit lower than it should aswell.

[hardhitter]

ah, maybe its come off the mounting and loosened one of the fuel pipes. Get underneath and have a look at it.

[louise_gt]

ok will do,, thanks.

[DelG40]

I had fuel dribbling out of fuel pump a little while ago now. Turns out after inspection there was a pinhole leak in the pump body - caused by a coroding metal clamp around it. Bought a new pump, secured it. Job done.

You can see how mine was (and see how relative it is to your problem) by watching this video I made to show my dad offshore what was happening. http://www.auhi97.dsl.pipex.com/TEMP/fuelleak_nov04.wmv [file removed now] - right click, save as.

Don't know how handy it will be, but I thought I'd try help you out too.

[louise_gt]

thanks for that video, its dripping just as bad as that. i'll get a better look soon when i get it into the garage.

[louise_gt]

problem sorted, the wee rubber thing thats on the mount was knackered therefore the whole thing was hanging right down,i fixed it up with a cable tie for the time being, but the leak was coming from where the fuel line goes onto the fuel pump due to the jubilee clip being totally rusted , thanks for your help guys.

[DelG40]

Good to hear!