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95 Plymouth Voyager Gas Tank/Filler Gasket leak?
I just replaced the fuel tank on my 95 Plymouth Voyager. I filled the new tank up 1/2 way and drove it home. No leaks. After another 2 miles it started dripping from the gasket around the fuel filler tube and gas tank. Any ideas to stop the leak would be appreciated!
After searching online it seems the part is called a 'gas filler grommet' - that is causing the leak.
The fuel filler tube on this vehicle is steel. This is a separate part from the tank. The tube slides into the tank through the 'gas filler grommet' which makes a seal.
3 Answers
- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
More than likely the grommet has gotten hard from age, it is 16-17 years old, the best way to stop the leak would be change out the grommet and use a silicone spray to assist in sliding the filler tube into the new grommet. Be sure to clean the filler tube well where it contacts the grommet.
I've had the same problem on older vehicles when changing out tanks or replacing sending units, when the filler tube is removed it breaks the seal that has formed over the years and leaves small bits of the grommet stuck to the metal of the tube.
Source(s): Forty five years of shadetree engineering, racing, and home auto repair, all Mopars, mostly Dodges. - helpful bobLv 710 years ago
What can happen is the hose isn't on quite right or not tight enough but also the area where the old hose sat may have something on it causing the hose not to sit flush.I recommend that you always clean the surface's where any hose's slide on to and make sure that the inside of the hose is clean.
Hope that helps and best of luck.By the way I also recommend changing any old hose clamps that you end up loosening or removing.
- 10 years ago
Are you referring to the rubber hose that connects the filler neck to the tank? If thats the case, make sure that your two hose clamps are sufficiently tight, otherwise, since they are prone to cracking / dry rotting with age, you may have to replace the runner section.
