Thank you, i have been trying to find this problem for a long time, glad its finally found. One last question, can this cause the car to start hard? If so is this because of the leaking fuel or the disconnected hoses?

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1996 E320
2000 C230 Kompressor
1988 190e 2.3 - 225K miles, owned for 7 years. I cannot say enough good things about this car. Very well built, even at 225 it ran like new.