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Old 06-13-2014, 07:28 AM
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I have a 98 neon that has developed a fair size leak near the rear passenger-side tire only when pumping gas. Can some give some information the cause for this and possibly the name of the part I would need to fix/replace in order to stop this? Thank you in advance!
 
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Old 06-15-2014, 04:34 PM
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It's gotta be the filler neck, but it is odd that you havent gotten a code that reads you have a massive evap leak (A hole would cause the pressure test to fail, thus reading a leak). Crawl under the car and look to where the gas cap is (but on the car side). Search everything, look for heavy corrosion and holes. There will be a pipe that directs fuel to the tank and a smaller one that is for the canister. On my 2000 its corroded but not busted, yet. And you say leak I'm assuming its gas right? Lol.
 
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While you are under there, may I suggest that you look at the fuel lines. As part way down the length of the car (roughly under the rear passenger seat) there is a metal plate across the fuel and brake lines this plate tends to trap dirt and water so they like to rust there also.
 



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