Diesel dripping from behind the glovebox?
Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 18:14
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Pedirka
G'Day All,
For about a month now we have been experiencing diesel fuel dripping from behind the glovebox onto the floor.
The vehicle is a Toyota 100 series, Auto, Turbo diesel.
At first I pulled the glovebox out and found a rather large wiring loom wet with fuel pretty much all the way up to where it goes thru the firewall.
Inside the engine bay, its as clean and dry as the day I purchased it. Checking the same wiring loom, but inside the engine bay, found to be also bone dry.
Had my mechanic take a look, he's absolutely baffled. He called the dealer and they haven't heard of it.
I reckon so far there's been about half a glass of diesel.
We are definite that it is diesel and not refrigeration oil. Cant work it out!
Anyone out there have any ideas? appreciate your help. fingers crossed
Cheers Pedirka (Tony)
Reply By: Mikee5 (QLD) - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 18:30
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 18:30
Tony,
If it was diesel it would smell pretty bad in the cabin. How have you put up with it for so long? Try getting fluoro dye put into the aircond system and then check it under UV - aircond specialist can do this. That will totally rule out a/c oil.
Mike
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Follow Up By: Pedirka - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 21:57
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 21:57
Thanks Mike
I'm a refrigeration mechanic by trade. I know definitely that its not refrigeration oil.
Opening up the fan box where the evaporator is positioned,I also found this to be completely dry. The A/C is operating 100% indicating no loss of refrigerant which would be released if we were losing oil.
Thanks anyway, I appreciate your thoughts
Tony
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Reply By: Neil & Pauline - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 18:44
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 18:44
Tony
You shouldn't carry you spare fuel in the glove box.
It could leak!!!!!!!
Neil
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Follow Up By: Pedirka - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 21:59
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 21:59
He he he .....
Thanks Neil
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Reply By: Member - Nick (Kununurra) - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 19:45
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 19:45
Read about this on LCOOL (think it was anyway), apparently the diesel controler is behind the glove box and diesel leaks at a sensor on the pump and follows the wiring loom through into behind the glovebox.The cure was to remove the boot on the sensor to stop the diesel following the loom.This vehicle was out of warranty and they didnt want to replace sender.In warranty it should be covered.
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Follow Up By: Pedirka - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 22:07
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 22:07
Thanks Nick,
I'll have to have a look on the weekend. There is'nt any
sign of fuel inside any of the looms, but I'll have a look for the sensor on the pump. At the moment it has a cover over the pump, so I'll have a lookwhen I get the time.
Pretty amazing if thats the case. The fuel would have to travel a long way up then thru the firewall, around 800mm!!
Thanks for your help!!
I might also post the question on LCOOL
Cheers Tony
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Reply By: Dave Thomson - Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 14:54
Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 14:54
Just a thought Tony, had a similar prob' turned out to be power steering fluid leaking from a spare bottle I had in glove box !!!!!! woops still trying to live it down,,,,,,,,,,,
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Follow Up By: Pedirka - Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 17:51
Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 17:51
LOL. I will double check that Dave. If it is something like that, no one will ever know! Guaranteed.
Cheers Tony
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Reply By: Member - 'Lucy' - Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 23:59
Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 23:59
Pedirka
I am sure that fuel is not allowed to be engineered via the vehicle 'cabin area' on any vehicle.
So unless some fruiter has routed a diesel line , after market, inside the vehicle for what ever lunatic reason, I would definitely say that it is not from the vehicles fuel system.
Maybe you have a CAT peeing through you air vents.
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Follow Up By: Pedirka - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 10:28
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 10:28
Hi lucy,
I thought the same thing and there definitely is not any fuel lines running into the cabin. seems like it's following the wiring loom up to the point it goes thru the firewall.
I'm gunna pull everything out tomoz and follow a few suggestions from the other guys.
I hope I dont pull out a cat, lol.
Cheers Tony
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