1997 Nissan Maxima Leaking Gas (Any Solutions)
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1997 Nissan Maxima Leaking Gas (Any Solutions)
Hello everyone, just the other day while driving my car had the check engine light randomly come on so I swung by Autozone. Upon arrival I had the service guy at Autozone scan my car for codes and it sprung the Evap Code. So I bought a new gas cap and the check engine light disappeared but came on again. Now the problem I'm having is while filling up my tank I can see droplets of gas leaking from hose leading to the filler neck. Is it best replace the fuel filler neck or could this be something else?
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I gave it a check by looking underneath the car, and it appears to have rust from all this New England salty weather. Now my question is how should I go about replacing it? Is it a dealer only part?
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I patched mine with a section of fuel safe hose. The assembly come out fairly easily, then just cut out the rotten section and replace it with fuel safe hose. If I remember correctly, I went to a diesel truck repair center to get the correct size fuel hose.
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My filler tube is rusted away so I searched a local JY here in Western MA last Saturday. The first four A32s I checked had heavily rusted tubes just like mine. The last maxima I checked had this fairly new filler tube
I paid only $20 for that tube and $25 for a trunk lid.
When my fuel tank gets down to 1/4 I'll install that filler tube. It's almost new but I'll coat it anyways to last the life of my 1998 maxima.
When installing that tube the upper grommet has to be seated so it lines on the outer edge of the quarter panel. The rain getting behind the gas lid will drip into the left quarter panel if the grommet isn't seated on the outer edge. I'm speaking from experience .
I paid only $20 for that tube and $25 for a trunk lid.
When my fuel tank gets down to 1/4 I'll install that filler tube. It's almost new but I'll coat it anyways to last the life of my 1998 maxima.
When installing that tube the upper grommet has to be seated so it lines on the outer edge of the quarter panel. The rain getting behind the gas lid will drip into the left quarter panel if the grommet isn't seated on the outer edge. I'm speaking from experience .
Last edited by jholley; 10-26-2015 at 08:15 PM.
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Looks like it's in good shape! I hope I get lucky like you and find one. Auto zone wants $115 for an aftermarket fuel filler neck. Lol Damn I would have never guessed that this type of thing would get rusted on a car. Salt and moisture are like cancer to cars.
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