Pulled the SL out of the garage today and saw it leaking big time around the fuel pump cover in front of the right rear wheel. Pulled the cover off and ran the car and now , nothing. Can't even tell where it was leaking. Anyone have any experience with this? Car has 36K on it.

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95 SL500 Smoke Silver, Parchment 64K
07 E350 4matic Station Wagon White 34K
02 E320 4Matic Silver/grey 80K
05 F150 Silver 44K

Could it have spit out of the fuel filler tube? Perhaps the last time you parked it was just after a fillup. Changes in temperature and barometric pressure may have then expanded the fuel out the filler tube.

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95 E320 Cabriolet, 159K

Mine smelled terrible a few years ago, and the "big" leak turned out to be a loose hose clamp near the fuel pump.

Had one on hand so it was a 15-minute job at no expense!

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

Guys, I have the same problem with my 96 SL280.
Ive noticed that when the car is cold, having not driven it for a while, I get the Fuel leak in exactly the same place. After I drive the car, it goes away. PLEASE can anyone help? The Local Mercedes garage want £100 ($150ish) just to look at it! Somebody has to know what it is.

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Shan