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post Apr 20, 2003 - 8:08 PM
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I bought my '94 Celica used in 2000, today I noticed gasoline leaking from under the car! Glad no one smokes, though I did see it dripping from the exhaust. I was just saying to myself the other day that Toyta sure builds a solid car, never had anything unexpected happen... until today. Hopefully its just a minor hold, though I could smell gas vapours when I opened the windows. Its sitting at a local repair shop, since the dealership I take it to isn't open until Tuesday. If its minor I'll let them fix it, otherwise I'll take it to the dealer.
 
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post Apr 21, 2003 - 11:53 PM
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**Update**

So the guy says he can't find it, and I have to admit later that evening I went to the garage and the leak had stopped. Now he assumes that I overfilled the tank at the pump and that he said there is some internal overflow valve which likely was leaking the excess gas.

However, he did state it was a visual inspection only since he didn't want to remove any compoents of the fuel system since he said many of the lines looked rusty and he thought they might break if an attempt to remove the tank was made. Unfotunately when I drive witht the windows open I smell gas, so I'll take it to Toyota (dealer I'm with is pretty good, they don't seem to have ever looked for work to do) and get the fuel system lines checked, maybe check the PCV valve. Teh car was in the rust-belt of upstate ny before I moved out west, so doesn't suprise me to hear the lines are rusty.

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- exxtractor   Gasoline leak!   Apr 20, 2003 - 8:08 PM
- - Matthew   hzahahsaha dude whatever you do don't take i...   Apr 20, 2003 - 8:25 PM
- - Supersprynt   You may have run over a rock or something - it hap...   Apr 20, 2003 - 9:33 PM
- - exxtractor   **Update** So the guy says he can't find it, ...   Apr 21, 2003 - 11:53 PM
- - Matthew   i would get multiple opinions   Apr 22, 2003 - 12:31 AM
- - exxtractor   Went to the dealer today, I know many of you don...   Apr 22, 2003 - 1:13 PM
- - exxtractor   *Final update* The total for the repair a sweet ...   Apr 23, 2003 - 3:43 PM


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