[SpeedTracer86]

I went in my car today and when I opened the door the inside smelled like gas. Not just a faint odor. It was heavy , smelled like someone just dumped a few gallons of gas on the seat. The car didnt even run today its just been sitting in my driveway since last night. Im gonna check the lines tomorrow but wonder if anyone else had this happen. BTW 98 Tracer 2.0 SOHC. Anyone know anything about this?

 

[James92Scort]

Escorts (at least 2nd Gens) have a history of leaking gas tanks.

 

[neals96escort]

gas smell = NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

where excatly does the gas tank leak at on a 2nd gen escort 91-96 ?

 

[James92Scort]

its underneath the back seat i believe to the driver side of the car.

 

[ericg240]

i had the same problem.
i took off the bottom rear seat to gain access the the fuel pump, and i noticed that the fuel return line had seperated from the metal plate it comes out from. ad a little JB Weld, and there you go. well, it worked for me.

 

[Onegimp]

its underneath the back seat i believe to the driver side of the car.

No, it is either the gasket where the pump goes in or one of the eilded lines break comming out of the top of the assembly.

 

[neals96escort]

i guess i better check that then