Audi R-fuelling Issue

GUI

Hey,

i just bought this car(Audi A4 1998 1.8T Quattro) second hand about 2 weeks ago and have to say been driving it day and night not a bother.

However i was re-fuelling the car today (petrol car btw) and when i was about to pull away i noticed, drops of fuel coming from under neat the car hitting the surface. The drops were coming from the dead centre of the car, I watched it for about two minutes, i would say it was about 30 little droplets a minute, i just said then f*** it and drove off. When i drove off it stopped and hasnt happened since (now i haven't re-fulled the car since)

can someone please shed some light on what this might be?
I am worried it could be something dangerous but hoping it is something small.

Cheers!

mcwhirter

GUI wrote: »

Hey,

i just bought this car(Audi A4 1998 1.8T Quattro) second hand about 2 weeks ago and have to say been driving it day and night not a bother.

However i was re-fuelling the car today (petrol car btw) and when i was about to pull away i noticed, drops of fuel coming from under neat the car hitting the surface. The drops were coming from the dead centre of the car, I watched it for about two minutes, i would say it was about 30 little droplets a minute, i just said then f*** it and drove off. When i drove off it stopped and hasnt happened since (now i haven't re-fulled the car since)

can someone please shed some light on what this might be?
I am worried it could be something dangerous but hoping it is something small.

Cheers!

Was it fuel or water, smell it, its probably the air con water, fairly normal.

GUI

Ya we smelt it, its petrol!

Just an update, we parked the car and its parked on a slainted hill, and it is still leaking, but not as fast drops alot slower, what u reckon?

Anan1

GUI wrote: »

Ya we smelt it, its petrol!

Just an update, we parked the car and its parked on a slainted hill, and it is still leaking, but not as fast drops alot slower, what u reckon?

As I see it, you have two options here:

i.) Have it repaired by a mechanic

or

ii.) Wait until someone drops a cigarette into the puddle of spilt fuel.

Heroditas

It could be two things:

1. If you refuel an Audi A4 too much, there is a "run off" pipe that lets the excess fuel, quite literally, drip off underneath the car. This should be midway between the front and rear wheels.

2. Much more serious - you could have a fuel line that has a hole in it. My 2003 A4 1.8T stared p1ssing petrol out by the rear wheel a month ago and when I brought it in, the line just by the fuel pump had a tiny hole in it where the line had been rubbing against the car's body - i.e. a design flaw.


Put the key in the ignition and just turn it to turn on the elctrics - that will start the fuel pump and then check if the drops start coming. That will indicate a possible hole in the fuel line. However, DO bring it in to a mechanic ASAP to get the fuel line checked out. If it is the fuel line, the problem will get worse. Mine deteriorated very quickly and driving the car to my mechanic was a very risky business! Stopping at traffic lights was a bad thing, as you can imagine! :eek:

Delta Kilo

Anan1 wrote: »

ii.) Wait until someone drops a cigarette into the puddle of spilt fuel.

Not to be pedantic or cynical as this could be a very dangerous issue but a cigarette will not ignite a puddle of petrol. Its not at a high enough temperature to ignite it.

Anan1

Delta Kilo wrote: »

Not to be pedantic or cynical as this could be a very dangerous issue but a cigarette will not ignite a puddle of petrol. Its not at a high enough temperature to ignite it.

Fair enough, but i'm sure you get my point - the car's still leaking fuel with the ignition off after having been driven (ie it's not coming from the run-off pipe). It's not an issue i'd be messing around discussing on the internet.