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04-30-2019, 05:18 PM
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W123 Diesel is coming out of my gas tank
1981 240D, Diesel is spilling down the side of the car out of the tank (I know, it’s not a gas tank). I did the obvious and replaced the fuel cap, but that didn’t help. I’ve seen a number of W123’s on the road with the right rear quarter panel covered with diesel.
Any thoughts? Thanks
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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior. Last edited by koooop; 04-30-2019 at 05:39 PM. 
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04-30-2019, 06:08 PM
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You're filling it too full? Does it do it in summer and winter? there is a little drain inside the filler door that drains to the ground, via a rubber hose inside the trunk. Yours must be plugged.
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.  [SIGPIC]..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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04-30-2019, 06:18 PM
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It just started doing this at the last fill up, where we live in Southern California there is no big swing in temperature between winter and summer so it doesn’t really make a difference. I will clear the line, but this is a lot of fuel coming out particularly if I take a hard left.
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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior.
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04-30-2019, 06:46 PM
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One pic is diesel from making a slow u turn to park in front of my house, the other is what was there the next morning. Diesel was all over the right rear fender.
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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior.
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04-30-2019, 07:27 PM
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It has to be coming from around the filler lid.
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual. [SIGPIC]..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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04-30-2019, 07:41 PM
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I just wasn’t sure if there’s some sort of check valve in there or if there might be baffles that just went bad. Since I’ve seen these with diesel all over that fender before, I thought maybe there was a common issue that was known on the forum.
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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior.
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04-30-2019, 07:48 PM
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Are you sure that both lugs on the filler cap were engaged?
The one time that happened to me, it was because I failed to completely engage the cap after filling up.
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04-30-2019, 08:38 PM
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Maybe I got a bad replacement cap?
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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior.
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04-30-2019, 10:25 PM
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could be.
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual. [SIGPIC]..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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04-30-2019, 10:44 PM
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Right now the car has less than a half tank of fuel, the fuel cap is dripping diesel when I remove it.
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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior.
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04-30-2019, 11:56 PM
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Could your vent plug be clogged and the tank is getting smaller due to the tank being sucked in?
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05-01-2019, 09:39 AM
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05-01-2019, 11:42 AM
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Vacuum sucks the tank to a smaller size. Then the cap is installed incorrectly/damaged/gasket deteriorates and creates a leak.
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05-01-2019, 02:04 PM
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Remove the cover in the trunk that blocks the view of the fuel tank and see if your tank has collapsed. If you tank was collapsing that would put the squeeze on the fuel inside of the Tank and it has to come out some where.
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