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Originally Posted by Tommyskrattar
Yes, i checked the numbers in the hidden menu; 34,5/5,4L. So you seems to be right. I´ll take care of it this week. Thanks alot.
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surely a leaky connection at the siphon jet.
If you have a digital caliper (heck of you don't get one) measure the size of the opening vs the o-ring then the o-ring in the groove.
Here was my inside diameter, fixed outside with Teflon above.
I disassembled in place so I didn't have to remove the actual siphon jets from the car.
There is a second seam that does not have a real seal, test for leaks by reassembling and put the sender unit mostly in and turn the key to on where it primes the fuel system
If that seam also leaks, take apart wrap with Teflon until the fit is tight radially and put a hose clamp around it
And the fix for the design defect.
Install a nylon zip tie as shown. It will force the fitting up tight as opposed to the factory design which does not. Think about it: where have you ever seen any o-ring connection that we held only from the side where soft plastic was involved and it's holding high pressure? Moron Engineer came up with that. If they had just included a bump to push out on that left post so the right one acted like a fulcrum it would have literally saved owners MILLIONS of dollars!
Think about how many 14/20 year old cars were towed, had expensive stealer estimate more expensive replacement of a perfectly fine part with a leaky 30¢ o-ring!
I bet the average total cost per owner of this failure is about $500-700. For you thanks to xoutpost, 1-2 hours of your time and pennies of tape (and perhaps $20 for a digital caliper)