I smell gasoline...
June 7th, 2019, 1:14 PM
#11
Just a quick update...owner of the shop said it was a rusty mess. Said the leak was coming from a pinhole on the badly rusted top of the fuel pump...so fuel pump and fuel level sensor, and one of the hard plastic lines will be replaced. Total cost is about $1700. I'm going through with the repair, but that may be the last repair i'll do...I've been obsessing over the new expeditions...lol
June 7th, 2019, 2:25 PM
#12
Ouch. I hate that you had to spend so much on this repair.
I believe there's a tsb on this. The gasket pops out or goes bad...Can't remember for sure.
I had the fuel smell on my 2007 suburban so I waited until it was near empty, backed it up onto some rhino ramps and dropped the tank. Even on my back, it was a very easy job. Took about 15 minutes. It's always been driven in the Carolinas to there was no rust. Turns out nothing was wrong. No leaks so I reinstalled it.
Then the p0449 code came and I replaced the evap canister vent solenoid above the spare tire along with the gas cap and the smell permanently went away. I suspect the gas cap as I've had to replace the evap canister vent solenoid 4 times now and never smelled gas for the last 3.
I believe there's a tsb on this. The gasket pops out or goes bad...Can't remember for sure.
I had the fuel smell on my 2007 suburban so I waited until it was near empty, backed it up onto some rhino ramps and dropped the tank. Even on my back, it was a very easy job. Took about 15 minutes. It's always been driven in the Carolinas to there was no rust. Turns out nothing was wrong. No leaks so I reinstalled it.
Then the p0449 code came and I replaced the evap canister vent solenoid above the spare tire along with the gas cap and the smell permanently went away. I suspect the gas cap as I've had to replace the evap canister vent solenoid 4 times now and never smelled gas for the last 3.
June 8th, 2019, 9:41 PM
#13
Ouch. I hate that you had to spend so much on this repair.
I believe there's a tsb on this. The gasket pops out or goes bad...Can't remember for sure.
I had the fuel smell on my 2007 suburban so I waited until it was near empty, backed it up onto some rhino ramps and dropped the tank. Even on my back, it was a very easy job. Took about 15 minutes. It's always been driven in the Carolinas to there was no rust. Turns out nothing was wrong. No leaks so I reinstalled it.
Then the p0449 code came and I replaced the evap canister vent solenoid above the spare tire along with the gas cap and the smell permanently went away. I suspect the gas cap as I've had to replace the evap canister vent solenoid 4 times now and never smelled gas for the last 3.
I believe there's a tsb on this. The gasket pops out or goes bad...Can't remember for sure.
I had the fuel smell on my 2007 suburban so I waited until it was near empty, backed it up onto some rhino ramps and dropped the tank. Even on my back, it was a very easy job. Took about 15 minutes. It's always been driven in the Carolinas to there was no rust. Turns out nothing was wrong. No leaks so I reinstalled it.
Then the p0449 code came and I replaced the evap canister vent solenoid above the spare tire along with the gas cap and the smell permanently went away. I suspect the gas cap as I've had to replace the evap canister vent solenoid 4 times now and never smelled gas for the last 3.
Terrible design IMO...so until next time boys and girls....can't wait to see what else fails this year on my Tahoe. lol!
I live in Northern VA...the shop owner mentioned that in Maryland, the state was sued for using Brine fluid to deice the roads during the winter, supposedly the stuff is notorious for corrosion of metal on vehicles, so Maryland has since stopped using Brine. I wish that would happen in the state of Virginia, lol.
Last edited by Typerod; June 8th, 2019 at 9:44 PM.
June 9th, 2019, 8:08 AM
#15
I wonder if the latest model Tahoes and Suburbans still have this exposed fuel pump design...I was considering getting another Tahoe. But I did test drive a 2019 Ford Expedition Max, and I really liked it. I just wish it had a V8 instead of twin turbo V6.