sc s15 New Member 16 Member For: 19y 3m 27d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 18/03/11 06:32 AM Share Posted 18/03/11 06:32 AM For the last couple of weeks I've been getting a fuel smell when the tank has been over about 3/4 full, yesterday I filled up and literally saw a stream of fuel leaking out from under the car. I assumed it was probably coming from the filler tube or something, but when I got home and checked it out it was coming from somewhere else right up the top of the tank. I assume from a breather or something?It's a BFII sedan.Just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem? How much was it to fix? Did you need a new tank, ect.Also I had a look in the service manual and it looks like you need to pull out the IRS cradle to pull the tank out. Is it possible to pull out without doing that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm13f6 Member 34 Member For: 9y 1m 3d Posted 26/10/15 09:10 PM Share Posted 26/10/15 09:10 PM you ever find out what this was mate ? mine is doing the exact same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 15y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 26/10/15 11:47 PM Share Posted 26/10/15 11:47 PM Remove the rear seat base The cradel/fuel module is housed there Its screwed down on b series and ring locked on fg If the car has had an aftermarket fuel pump installed the rubber o ring can and has been not seated correctly it will leak once the fuel tank is over that 3/4 mark full Also lots of small rocks and debris gets up there and can sit under the o ring causing a less than perfect seal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 4m 25d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 27/10/15 12:24 AM Share Posted 27/10/15 12:24 AM (edited) I had the same problem as OP. Only pissed fuel out once at a servo, but I'd been smelling fuel for years if it was over half full and I threw it around. Lifted seat at the servo incident and all dry on top of the pump cover. Took it in to a mechanic and they found another plastic seam on top, where Ford install the fuel sender or whatever, was cracked. New fuel tank fixed it. I might have pics somewhere, I'll try to find them tonight.PS big job, rear came out. Edited 27/10/15 12:26 AM by -Stever- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm13f6 Member 34 Member For: 9y 1m 3d Posted 27/10/15 08:32 PM Share Posted 27/10/15 08:32 PM iv checked both the fuel pump cradle o-ring and where the fuel filler neck goes in and there both dry , 100% its coming from above the diff somewhere right at the top as it only leaks when its full to the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 4m 25d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 28/10/15 06:38 AM Share Posted 28/10/15 06:38 AM Yep, same as mine. Was dry in those spots, but pissed out from further along where you can't see. Ran down all over the rear from up on the very top.Forgot to look for pics last night But yeah, get a new fuel tank put in. Mine was from a wreckers. Fuel smell is gone 100% now, certainly no big spills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm13f6 Member 34 Member For: 9y 1m 3d Posted 29/10/15 07:29 PM Share Posted 29/10/15 07:29 PM yep , all fixed now , got another second hand tank as ford wanted $1400 for a new one , ill take pics of where mine was leaking from , it was a grommet/plug right at the top where the breather goes back into had split the adhesive around it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 4m 25d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 30/10/15 12:21 AM Share Posted 30/10/15 12:21 AM Found my pics, let's compare!You can see the hole where the fuel pump drops in, down on the lower level (note don't try opening this with a full tank hahaha). Filler neck is the white pipe out the right side there.The spot mine was leaking from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHLAXN Donating Members 932 Member For: 15y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: north QLD Posted 30/10/15 12:46 AM Share Posted 30/10/15 12:46 AM Remove the rear seat base The cradel/fuel module is housed there Its screwed down on b series and ring locked on fg If the car has had an aftermarket fuel pump installed the rubber o ring can and has been not seated correctly it will leak once the fuel tank is over that 3/4 mark full Also lots of small rocks and debris gets up there and can sit under the o ring causing a less than perfect sealNot all b series are screwed down some BF2's have a FG tank from factory you should no that bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 15y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 30/10/15 02:02 AM Share Posted 30/10/15 02:02 AM I generalised as not all BF2's had it only late BF2's do You should know that bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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