Gas Leak

[iwannaslyde]

ok i've been leaking gas for about 2 months now...i dont get super horrible gas mileage but im tired of my car smelling like fuel all the time. so i got up under the rear end today at work with sum "liquid welder" thinkin i could patch the seam of the tank(which is where i thought it was leaking) til i could buy a new tank.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b125/pelukaz/DSC06452.jpg


i look up and i see all this rubber shit glued to the top of my tank.


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b125/pelukaz/DSC06449.jpg


its in sheets and goes over my tank to the front. so i took a chisel and lifted one corner and i can't figure out wtf this shit is.


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b125/pelukaz/DSC06451.jpg

Can anybody tell me wtf this is and if its normal or not? i personally haven't seen it anywhere else before. im still new to workin on my own cars so be gentle with me lol :bowdown:

[DEAN]

It is supposed to be there, And is the tank actually leaking or is the pump seal bad. ie Do you see a puddle of fuel after it has been sitting for a while? Or do you just smell it in the cabin?

[iwannaslyde]

i smell it in the cabin when the engine is running. also, it puddles after driving for a little bit but stops leaking when i pull away from a light. i believe its the tank because i already checked the pump seal for integrity. and you can smell it inside as well as outside the car...and from FAR off lol

[Marc240]

Check your fuel lines coming from the fuel pump fittings all the way to your bodys hard lines, also check your gas spout to see if anythings leaking there.

[iwannaslyde]

im gonna have to drop it this weekend...retarded. its leaking in 2 places now.