Why.....is my rear quarter panel around my filler cap always dirty???

_Stingrey_ · May 9, 2017

I'm always having to clean my rear quarter panel below my fuel filler cap as it is always dirty with what looks like fuel spillage. However, when filling up I never spill a drop of fuel. Can anyone help me out here? What is causing it?

neilly · May 9, 2017

_Stingrey_ said:
What is causing it?

Is it parked on the road ? and is that road a normal walkway for patrons of a local pub?

Cheers

discool · May 9, 2017

If your looking at the issue and don't know, then the rest of us will have to find our crystal ball's I'll be back when I've found mine.

_Stingrey_ · May 9, 2017

Always parked on the drive?

_Stingrey_ · May 9, 2017

discool said:
If your looking at the issue and don't know, then the rest of us will have to find our crystal ball's I'll be back when I've found mine.

Thanks for your constructive input!

neilly · May 9, 2017

Are you sure you never spill a drop when you withdraw?

I know for a fact I always hit the water when I take a pee, but my EX was always complaining that I missed...But she was stupid anyway...LOL

Cheers

GATSO · May 9, 2017

oooohhhh love a dirty flap ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

poss leaking filler cap seal. when fuel is sloshing about then dirt road grime sticks ,,and so the process continues ,,,try a new cap and check tank breather

_Stingrey_ · May 9, 2017

GATSO said:
oooohhhh love a dirty flap ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, poss leaking filler cap seal. when fuel is sloshing about then dirt road grime sticks ,,and so the process continues ,,,try a new cap and check tank breather

Whats the best way to check the breather?

neilly · May 9, 2017

Look in your filler cap , can you see a couple of small holes?
Are they clear?

A new cap is cheap as chips .

Cheers

cooltide · May 9, 2017

Someone's sucking the white out and putting red in

Alan Crossley · May 9, 2017

When you wash the vehicle, do you do that bit as well?

_Stingrey_ · May 9, 2017

Alan Crossley said:
When you wash the vehicle, do you do that bit as well?

Always. I think it must be breather related.

cooltide · May 9, 2017

Or sleepwalking

mojo247 · May 10, 2017

on mine the filler pipe was rusted through and after I filled it up and drove on rough ground or too fast around a corner

, it would slosh out of the rusty hole and through the crap seal and down the side!

or it could just need a new cap!

Why.....is my rear quarter panel around my filler cap always dirty???

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