Why is there fuel in my air box?

[Ti Kan]

Jeremy McNeil writes:
> The subject says it all.  About a year ago I noticed a
> puddle of gas under my car ('87 4k csq) in the
> vicinity of the air box.  I took it to a mechanic and
> he said the fuel distributor needed to be replaced.
> He did so.  However, I've still noticed a gas smell
> and today saw another puddle of gas under the car
> while it was idling.  I opened the air box (finding
> that the air filter put in by the mechanic was 3/4
> length, rather than full ... grr) and found it full of
> gas.

It seems obvious that fuel is leaking out from somewhere in the
vicinity of your fuel distributor.  You should check that all
the lines connected to it are tight and there are no cracks.
If that doesn't yield anything obvious, perhaps fuel is leaking out
of the center plunger on the bottom of the fuel distributor.
You said your mechanic replaced the fuel distributor.  Are you certain
he actually did that?  With a new one?

Be very careful with fuel leaks... fire hazard!

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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