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Leaking fuel after tire change

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97_EclipseGS

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Sep 3, 2012
Lenoir City, Tennessee
Ok so yesterday we got new rims for my husband Talon TSI AWD when we jacked it up to put the back driver tire on everything was fine but then when we dropped the jack gas started pouring out but here is the weird part... we pushed it out of the garage and tried to start it and it started right up no hesitation and we drove it back around to the driveway it hasn't leaked anymore and it only leaked out less then a quarter(( it was at the 3/4 mark now its between 3/4 and half)) where could the gas have came from it and would it still be safe to drive???
 
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Since the description you left is very vague it's hard to guess where the fuel's coming from. A location from where on the car it was leaking would help. :coy:

My guess is that you jacked the car up ON the hardlines that run under the passenger side frame rail from the way it sounds, crawl under there and make sure they are smashed or sheared in half because your brake lines are under there too.

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Since the description you left is very vague it's hard to guess where the fuel's coming from. A location from where on the car it was leaking would help. :coy:

My guess is that you jacked the car up ON the hardlines that run under the passenger side frame rail from the way it sounds, crawl under there and make sure they are smashed or sheared in half because your brake lines are under there too.

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The gas tank was soaked were not sure what the gas came out of but were hoping it wasn't anything major
 

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