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| robby750 |
 Aug 28 2008, 11:43 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 646 Joined: 6-April 03 From: Lexington, Ky Member No.: 521 Region Association: South East States  |
I kept smelling gasoline in the cabin so I did some checking and found the filter was moist and has a gas odor. It is under the tank and I can get to it from the front pump access cover. The lines and filter were replaced 2 years ago and the lines look good. My question is, is this very common? It is a genuine Porsche replacement filter.
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| TravisNeff |
Aug 28 2008, 11:47 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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It could be the fittings on the tank that are weeping.
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| robby750 |
Aug 28 2008, 11:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 646 Joined: 6-April 03 From: Lexington, Ky Member No.: 521 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(Travis Neff @ Aug 28 2008, 01:47 PM)  It could be the fittings on the tank that are weeping. I pulled the tank up and checked. Everything was dry but the filter. |
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| rjames |
Aug 28 2008, 01:55 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,928 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(robby750 @ Aug 28 2008, 10:49 AM) QUOTE(Travis Neff @ Aug 28 2008, 01:47 PM) It could be the fittings on the tank that are weeping. I pulled the tank up and checked. Everything was dry but the filter. Sounds like you answered your own question. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) They are cheap, replace it and see if it fixes your issue. |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Aug 28 2008, 02:54 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Not a particularly uncommon problem. We use metal filters on the earlier cars, but they don't fit yours. The Cap'n
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| r_towle |
Aug 28 2008, 03:44 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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I had a friend William Harris who blew out a brand new one..
Apparently the latest batch is junk and they do leak. I was also told go with a BMW filter, same fittings on each end... Rich |
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