Finally chasing down the source of my smelly car. Theres a fuel leak from the top, right of the tank. Pulled the seat out & the access cover over the fuel filter and it's a wet, smelly mess. I'm thinking either the o-ring on the cap, or the fuel line connector. I cleaned it all out and started the car for a few seconds and sure enough, fuel is dripping from the connector at the top of the filter. Not a gusher, but a steady drip & enough to explain the smell, recent drop in mileage and probably some of the drivability issues / stumbling I've had as well.

Any idea how to fix this? Is there an o-ring kit for this connector? Or am I gonna need to buy a filter housing or something?

thx

 

Answering my own question here, but, inside there from furthest inward to out:
7.9mm x 1.9mm o-ring
phenolic like spacer ring
8mm x 2mm o-ring
large rubber retainer ring that snaps in to hold it all in

Pieces weren't too hard to remove in-place. Popped the retainer out with a dental pick, then inserted the fuel line fitting once or twice and the o-rings came out with it. I was able to match the 2 from a metric o-ring kit. Putting things back in was a bit of a pain. I did have to remove the filter basket & lift/angle it up to where I could see into the fitting to make sure they all seated correctly. The final retainer needs a driver to pop it back in easily. Just something about the same diameter so you can push it in square. Kinda like a bearing race. Large end of a 1/4" socket extension worked great.

The fuel fitting was *much* tighter going in, but clicked into place & no leaks.

 

@houlster, You have saved me from taking a ton of acetaminophen!
I noticed my fuel line was also leaking at the fuel line connector while doing a filter change. Barely - but enough.
Replaced the 'O'-rings; but for the life of me, ' couldn't figure out how to get the retainer pressed back in.

Thanks!!!

 

did you happen to take any photos of the orings you eventually used?. im having the same issue.