fuel odor inside cabin of car
#21
11-11-2013, 07:04 PM
Thanks, may be worth trying to fix it rather than replace.
Another things I am curious -- is everything okay with one way valve? Are those two holes above the hole where the fuel comes when fueling normal?
Another things I am curious -- is everything okay with one way valve? Are those two holes above the hole where the fuel comes when fueling normal?
i suspect the best way to get a replacement filler pipe is a pick-n-pull junkyard, or a craigslist car being parted out.
yeow, parts diagram indicates the WHOLE filler pipe, from where the cap threads on down to the clamp fitting into the tank is all one piece. its a discontinued part from the dealer, but the same pipe fits ALL 240 sedans and wagons from 1984 forward.
my son had a 1991 940SE who's filler pipe was deformed where the gas nozzle rubs against it when filling... I managed to tap it back into roundness with a rubber mallet and short piece of hardwood dowel, then used emery cloth to smooth it out til it sealed reasonably well. I also put a new thicker/softer gasket in the filler cap, this helped (make sure you use a gasoline safe rubber! many rubbers will swell and deform in the presence of gas fumes).
In California, the filler cap seal HAS to be air tight or it won't pass smog tests.
yeow, parts diagram indicates the WHOLE filler pipe, from where the cap threads on down to the clamp fitting into the tank is all one piece. its a discontinued part from the dealer, but the same pipe fits ALL 240 sedans and wagons from 1984 forward.
my son had a 1991 940SE who's filler pipe was deformed where the gas nozzle rubs against it when filling... I managed to tap it back into roundness with a rubber mallet and short piece of hardwood dowel, then used emery cloth to smooth it out til it sealed reasonably well. I also put a new thicker/softer gasket in the filler cap, this helped (make sure you use a gasoline safe rubber! many rubbers will swell and deform in the presence of gas fumes).
In California, the filler cap seal HAS to be air tight or it won't pass smog tests.
#22
05-11-2015, 03:44 PM
This thread just saved me! I was just having this same issue with a full tank taking hard lefts I was sure it was the filler neck but it turned out to be a bad gas cap and the overflow hose had gotten pulled back into the spare tire well so what came out the filler neck wasn't draining outside the car.. once again this site saved me considerable time and money!!
Thanx again guys!!
Thanx again guys!!
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