Subject	why is it other cars (in this league) don't leak as much?
Posted by	TTkeeper on October 07, 2010 at 11:35 AM
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In Reply To	100% Every year I get the whiff of gasoline... posted by Fly-Surf on October 07, 2010 at 09:40 AM
Message	Maybe the Z just has more connections and small hoses....or maybe the engine bay in our cars gets so hot that the hoses have to try to adapt to a very wide temperature range...and over time, the rubber hoses just get loose from the expansion and contraction.
Follow Ups	Cooler weather = great boost, but also Great Fuel leaks. - Halo TTZ 09:11:45 10/07/10 100% Every year I get the whiff of gasoline... - Fly-Surf 09:40:59 10/07/10 why is it other cars (in this league) don't leak as much? - TTkeeper 11:35:35 10/07/10 i'm getting it too. - KasbeKZ(VA) 09:53:30 10/07/10 Have you changed your fuel cap? - Machtavian 11:40:08 10/07/10 i haven't. i'll give it a try. (n/m) - KasbeKZ(VA) 12:04:54 10/07/10 Make sure you get the right one, if not it will - Machtavian 14:05:09 10/07/10 thnx for the reminder. keep fogetting to order that. (n/m) - Zeorymer 13:51:16 10/07/10 This is the only vehicle that I have ever owned where - RICH1 11:39:11 10/07/10 I just tightened mine down again last weekend. Has anyone - jmt-z 12:31:25 10/07/10 In ~97 or so Nissan started using them on the J30 VG - Bernie (NoVA) 12:41:46 10/07/10 Thanks Bernie, I thought I remember reading that somewhere. - jmt-z 12:44:29 10/07/10 2nd..Clamps work well.. (n/m) - ttz'in (NorCal) 13:00:23 10/07/10 But then again, the J30 also doesn't see as much fuel psi (n/m) - Ashman2k2 17:30:20 10/07/10 FWIW it's been a non issue on Ashley's car. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 20:43:15 10/07/10 Well that make sense. - Roundabout136 18:17:15 10/07/10 Also in Japan all the 01/1997 and newer Z32s came with the - Bernie (NoVA) 20:55:39 10/07/10 Good to see some boosted applications on that list - BigTDogg (MA) 06:22:23 10/08/10 Good to know, I noticed when I replaced my lines last week - CoHPhasor 02:27:34 10/08/10 Also, the oem hose when new is a very snug fit compared to - Wright (Ca) 13:31:26 10/07/10 Agree, oem size is best.. (n/m) - ttz'in (NorCal) 14:50:05 10/07/10 Yea I better check mine now that we are finally in the 90s (n/m) - Piranha 15:50:35 10/07/10 lol, yep...going to cool down this weekend, 90+ (n/m) - ZonaZ 19:13:00 10/07/10
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