Last year I found a large puddle of gas around the passenger rear tire when I came out from work one day. I had the car towed in to a dealership. They replaced the in tank fuel pump assembly. Now I'm reading about a recent recall of 850's regarding the bushings for the heat sheild on the fuel tank which causes gas seepage(I'm not a mechanic so if I got the verbiage wrong please correct) and I am wondering if all that was needed was bushings. The NTSB did an investigation #EA03-008. The car was running just fine the day of this incident so I'm wondering if anyone thinks the "in tank fuel pump assembly" replacement at a total cost of $576 was unnecessary as I do? Also, is the "heat shield" part of this assembly because I cannot find a diagram anywhere on line for this product or the gas tank either. Thank you!
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19 years ago