Gas Leak

Ugh...so this past couple of months has been draining with the little things going wrong. First the brakes after a brand new install and now this.

Starting hard the last few days, although it runs perfectly fine (knock on wood). Definitely leaking some gas, so I'm guessing it's losing pressure in the line to start. It's coming from just about where the back on the rear DC door is underneath, and dripping down the frame rail. It's, of course, right at the spot where the fuel line runs up on the top side of the rail.

Anyone ever replaced the fuel line? How big of a job is it? Is it worth upgrading to something better like stainless? Is there anything else I should suspect aside from the line itself? Fuel pump? Fuel filter? I can't see anything up there and it's freaking cold outside lol

 

Fuel filter and pump are in the tank, so you can strike those from your list. Never heard of a fuel line leak, maybe due to rust?? Or did someone punctured your tank to extract fuel. Like some peeps is Cali.

 

So the last couple of months have been...less than fun, to put it lightly. Although, knocking on every wooden or fake wood thing I can find within reach right now that they're behind me and I can move on with life!

Turned out to be that the fuel pressure regulator assembly was rusted out and leaking. $1,000 later and I have a new strap on the fuel tank, a new regulator and I'm on my way.

In the meantime, I purchased a brand new 2023 Nissan Rogue to fill the gap as I need something more "reliable" (i.e. under warranty and yes, I know the Tundra is going to be the more reliable vehicle in the long run, just the nickel and diming is killing me right now, and I can't be without transport for these periods of time!) to get me around. And with more driving coming up, the better mileage is certainly nice, although the payment basically eats it up and then some. But, I digress!

So this past Monday, I had to close out my old storage unit and move into a new one, and had plans to get everything moved Mon/Tues. Weather wasn't very co-operative on Monday, changing from rain to sleet to snow as I was prepping to start moving stuff. The truck had been sitting for a while and needed air in the tires, so I went to the closest gas station to take care of that (it's been at my parents while they're in FL, so I didn't have my air compressor with me there). When I get there, there's someone else putting air in, no biggie, so I decided I might as well fill it up while I'm there...

...started pumping gas and quickly realized that the gas was NOT going into the tank, but onto the ground instead. So yeah, they forgot to re-attach the fuel filler neck.

So here I am, with a half tank of gas and several runs to make between units and no way to add more gas to the truck. I called them and dropped it off first thing in the morning. No charge, of course, and they gave me s gas card which was nice. Put me behind a bit obviously, but we managed to move just about everything with two smaller SUVs and I finished it off with the truck Tues night. But man...what an ordeal.

I'm hoping that this is the end of it. WI winters are hell on these things. I replaced the battery while it was sitting as well, as the old (honestly, too small for the truck) Optima was on its last leg. $110 for a new Interstate from Costco (hell of a deal) and I'm not expecting to have any issues for a long while...

 

Man I feel you there... Haven't had extreme issues like that but moving stuff with a small sense of urgency and stuff comes out of the wood works. Hopefully you have many more trouble free miles... although rust may get the best of any vehicle.