summerspa
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- Chesapeake, Virginia
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2002 Ford Explorer
2002 Ford Explorer 4.0L auto.
It's my daughter's car (She loves it).
We bought it used a little over a week ago...had an emissions code but was otherwise good.
She was driving it to work last Friday and suddenly smelled gas.
Drove to a friends house who's dad is a Ford guy.
She was leaving a trail of gas behind her and after she stopped a large puddle of gas poured out under the engine.
Her friend's dad popped the hood and had her start it up.
He said he saw a little puff of smoke when the engine started up and gas started pouring out underneath again.
He didn't see anything spraying up in the engine compartment but did mention the gas was flowing out from the front of the engine and the back.
I'm mechanical (since '70) but not too familiar with the Ford setup.
I know it's a returnless fuel supply so i'm guessing something at the fuel rail has failed.
Got a Haines manual....they sure aren't what they used to be...and can't find any good diagrams of the fuel system on the internet.
Oh yeah, she dumped almost a tank of gas in 15 minutes....now that's a leak!!!
Appreciate any suggestions.
It's my daughter's car (She loves it).
We bought it used a little over a week ago...had an emissions code but was otherwise good.
She was driving it to work last Friday and suddenly smelled gas.
Drove to a friends house who's dad is a Ford guy.
She was leaving a trail of gas behind her and after she stopped a large puddle of gas poured out under the engine.
Her friend's dad popped the hood and had her start it up.
He said he saw a little puff of smoke when the engine started up and gas started pouring out underneath again.
He didn't see anything spraying up in the engine compartment but did mention the gas was flowing out from the front of the engine and the back.
I'm mechanical (since '70) but not too familiar with the Ford setup.
I know it's a returnless fuel supply so i'm guessing something at the fuel rail has failed.
Got a Haines manual....they sure aren't what they used to be...and can't find any good diagrams of the fuel system on the internet.
Oh yeah, she dumped almost a tank of gas in 15 minutes....now that's a leak!!!
Appreciate any suggestions.