Any known issues? Mine started losing fuel somewhere in the engine bay driver's side front yesterday, not visible but very smellable! Subaru Assistance mechanic couldn't find it so it's a recovery job to my dealer. Terrific... and out of warranty. Glad I was on a very short trip when it happened and got it home without fireballing! After 10 years of Subaru ownership this is the first ever problem so I can't really bitch.
Fuel leaks '02 WRX UK
Jan 01, 2006
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Was the outside temperature on the cold side? This is a well-known issue with our 02's in the US (although your 02 is our 03), I haven't seen it reported as an issue over there but never know. You can read about it here-
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We've had temperature variations from -12C to +12C over the last few days so I had a feeling that may have something to do with it but that really should not happen. I've had hydraulics fail in cold weather before but only on Alfas. We'll see!
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Ok, well follow the info in the link I posted and see if that's where it's coming from. In severe cases there will actually be a visible puddle of fuel on the block under the lines, but in milder cases there will be only vapor. It only takes a small amount of fuel vapor to produce a very noticeable smell.
I took a look and thanks for the heads up. Mine seems to be in a different area but difficult to tell.
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Alright then. Don't forget that our driver side is your passenger side.
You're right. Doh!!
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