let my car sit in the shade for a week and found a problem.

Sojuuk · 08-20-2004, 01:03 AM

well long story short car sat in my grandparent's car dock which is well ventilated and cooled for about a week. i come back and the car has trouble starting as in i had to give it some gas to get the engine to fully start. let it idle a bit thinking it just needed a good warm up. pop the hood just for a look over inspection and i find that about 4 hoses had leaked. they weren't currently leaking but they had been. Most likely they had leaked when i started the car because it was very fresh.

so i tightened the hoses back down and figured i was good to go. guess i was cause it got me home (134miles).

the 4 hoses were on the right side of the engine next to the washer fluid tank.

just wondering what anyone else can make of this because all i can think is the screws loosened themselves from being in a cool place for so long.....

which doesnt make much sense.

just gimmie any ideas.?

runnyD · 08-20-2004, 01:45 AM

They might be the fuel hoses, but that is weird for them to come off from the filter area.

bhall · 08-20-2004, 11:46 AM

I second the fuel lines from your discription of location. Did they lead to a black can looking thing in the driver corner front (fuel filter)? Seems odd that they leaked but if they where a bit loose I can see it. Since the car was sitting for a while the system was not pressureized anymore. I guess when you cranked it up the pressure came back up and it could have squited some fuel out of the lines if they where loose, and this could explain the slow cranking time.

How did it run for the 130miles home? Any fluid once you got home?

KD7000 · 08-20-2004, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhall

Did they lead to a black can looking thing in the driver corner front (fuel filter)?

My fuel filter is silver. And it's not in the corner- it's tucked right between the washer fluid tank and the brake fluid reservoir.

But the fuel filter only has two lines- one in and one out. Sojuuk said he found 4 leaking lines.

I've only ever heard of fuel lines loosening up or leaking during extremely cold weather... Did someone recently replace your filter? Possibly just didn't tighten the hose clamps enough?

-Brian

edit: Another possible, albeit unlikely explanation, is that your fuel filter is so filled up with crap, that after the junk settled for a week, and the system was re-pressurized upon startup, the fuel just couldn't flow through at all...

bhall · 08-20-2004, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KD7000

My fuel filter is silver. And it's not in the corner- it's tucked right between the washer fluid tank and the brake fluid reservoir.

But the fuel filter only has two lines- one in and one out. Sojuuk said he found 4 leaking lines.

See thats what I get for assumeing that the BE is like older models. Sorry

How does the fluid smell, feel?

Sojuuk · 08-20-2004, 02:10 PM

yeahp it was the black can thing. i figured it was fuel from the smell but it was the thickness of oil but i guess that was from it drying.

and it ran great for the 130 and i did check when i got home if there was anymore leaks and it was all dry so i guess its fixed itself now.

perhaps fuel filter change?

KD7000 · 08-20-2004, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhall

Sorry

Don't know why you're "rolling eyes" at me; I only meant to try to clarify what parts we were talking about, nothing more.

Sojuuk- can you get a picture of your engine bay so we can see exactly which lines/ fittings were leaking?

--I'd feel somewhat hesitant that the problem has just fixed itself. Even though you've tightened the clamps up, keep any eye on 'em. There's no good reason for it to just start leaking like that...

-Brian

fibuz · 08-20-2004, 03:03 PM

hrm, maybe its the blinker fluid

[/stupid comment for the day]

fibuz

gtwagon941 · 08-20-2004, 03:17 PM

fuel filter can be black. Mine is. I replaced it with a Napa one instead of OEM, so just the color difference doesn't mean that it wasn't the fuel filter....

Sojuuk · 08-20-2004, 04:26 PM

lemme go snap a picture.

you can see where the hoses have been stained if you look closely at the huge images.

thank god i found that edit button.

okay yeah on the engine end of the boxed hoses there is actually 3 hoses all of which had leaked and were loose. the bottom one was not the screw tightening veriaty so i had to leave it be. but the rest i did tighten and they did seem rather loose.

bhall · 08-20-2004, 04:31 PM

if you are talking about the hoses to the right, behind the washer fluid that is the fuel filter. It looks kinda old and rusted with the exception of that brand new hose clamp. What is the deal with that? Was it missing and you replaced it? Before or after the "incident". Was it tight?

Anyways I would replace that fuel filter and deep clean the engine bay. The finding leaks and there orgin is much easier.

Sojuuk · 08-20-2004, 07:52 PM

well for all i know it could be the original

, but i seriously doubt that.but the thing im talking about is black and not rusted. so either way the point is irrelivent.

anymore thoughts?

Chi_San · 08-22-2004, 04:17 PM

Sure bad for the liver, anyway.

08-20-2004, 01:03 AM	#1
Sojuuk Scooby Newbie Member#: 61423 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Smithfield, Va Vehicle: 1991 Legacy L @ 200K Pure Silver	let my car sit in the shade for a week and found a problem. 2.7mb worth of pictures. well long story short car sat in my grandparent's car dock which is well ventilated and cooled for about a week. i come back and the car has trouble starting as in i had to give it some gas to get the engine to fully start. let it idle a bit thinking it just needed a good warm up. pop the hood just for a look over inspection and i find that about 4 hoses had leaked. they weren't currently leaking but they had been. Most likely they had leaked when i started the car because it was very fresh. so i tightened the hoses back down and figured i was good to go. guess i was cause it got me home (134miles). the 4 hoses were on the right side of the engine next to the washer fluid tank. just wondering what anyone else can make of this because all i can think is the screws loosened themselves from being in a cool place for so long..... which doesnt make much sense. just gimmie any ideas.? Last edited by Sojuuk; 08-20-2004 at 04:54 PM.

08-20-2004, 04:26 PM	#10
Sojuuk Scooby Newbie Member#: 61423 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Smithfield, Va Vehicle: 1991 Legacy L @ 200K Pure Silver	56k beware. lemme go snap a picture. you can see where the hoses have been stained if you look closely at the huge images. thank god i found that edit button. okay yeah on the engine end of the boxed hoses there is actually 3 hoses all of which had leaked and were loose. the bottom one was not the screw tightening veriaty so i had to leave it be. but the rest i did tighten and they did seem rather loose. Last edited by Sojuuk; 08-20-2004 at 04:46 PM.

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08-20-2004, 01:45 AM	#2
runnyD Scooby Specialist Member#: 50786 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Your girlfriends house (MI) Vehicle: 00 E46 Touring	They might be the fuel hoses, but that is weird for them to come off from the filter area.

08-20-2004, 11:46 AM	#3
bhall Scooby Newbie Member#: 56015 Join Date: Feb 2004 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Denver, CO Vehicle: No you're a towel!	I second the fuel lines from your discription of location. Did they lead to a black can looking thing in the driver corner front (fuel filter)? Seems odd that they leaked but if they where a bit loose I can see it. Since the car was sitting for a while the system was not pressureized anymore. I guess when you cranked it up the pressure came back up and it could have squited some fuel out of the lines if they where loose, and this could explain the slow cranking time. How did it run for the 130miles home? Any fluid once you got home?

08-20-2004, 02:10 PM	#6
Sojuuk Scooby Newbie Member#: 61423 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Smithfield, Va Vehicle: 1991 Legacy L @ 200K Pure Silver	yeahp it was the black can thing. i figured it was fuel from the smell but it was the thickness of oil but i guess that was from it drying. and it ran great for the 130 and i did check when i got home if there was anymore leaks and it was all dry so i guess its fixed itself now. perhaps fuel filter change?

08-20-2004, 03:03 PM	#8
fibuz Scooby Specialist Member#: 53410 Join Date: Jan 2004 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Tucson, AZ / Port Angeles, WA Vehicle: BE-> GD->GR->SG->BL WAawd.org	hrm, maybe its the blinker fluid [/stupid comment for the day] fibuz

08-20-2004, 03:17 PM	#9
gtwagon941 Scooby Specialist Member#: 16874 Join Date: Mar 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Portland, OR Vehicle: 2008 Audi RS 4 01 Subaru LGT Sedan	fuel filter can be black. Mine is. I replaced it with a Napa one instead of OEM, so just the color difference doesn't mean that it wasn't the fuel filter....

08-20-2004, 04:31 PM	#11
bhall Scooby Newbie Member#: 56015 Join Date: Feb 2004 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Denver, CO Vehicle: No you're a towel!	if you are talking about the hoses to the right, behind the washer fluid that is the fuel filter. It looks kinda old and rusted with the exception of that brand new hose clamp. What is the deal with that? Was it missing and you replaced it? Before or after the "incident". Was it tight? Anyways I would replace that fuel filter and deep clean the engine bay. The finding leaks and there orgin is much easier.

08-20-2004, 07:52 PM	#12
Sojuuk Scooby Newbie Member#: 61423 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Smithfield, Va Vehicle: 1991 Legacy L @ 200K Pure Silver	well for all i know it could be the original , but i seriously doubt that.but the thing im talking about is black and not rusted. so either way the point is irrelivent. anymore thoughts?

08-22-2004, 04:17 PM	#13
Chi_San Scooby Guru Member#: 53558 Join Date: Jan 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Deadford, OR Vehicle: 2002 WRX Wagon Silver	Sure bad for the liver, anyway.