# Gasoline leak-engine braking **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, cavalier, engines, gasoline, leaks\ **Created:** [September 7, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gasoline-leak-engine-braking/54785 "2010-09-07T20:33:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kirod22](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/kirod22/32/1996_2.png) [@kirod22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kirod22)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gasoline-leak-engine-braking/54785/1 "2010-09-07T20:33:49Z")
So I was going downhill and I saw I was heading towards a yellow light (plus a cop on my left). I used my brakes and shifted to a lower gear to slow down. After this, a lady in her car to my right tells me I am leaking gasoline by the squirtload. As I left the stoplight I saw in my rear-view mirror the puddle I had left behind and the trail I was currently leaving! I stopped to check and I was still leaking gasoline but not as much as the initial leak; I also checked other fluid sources/reservoirs and found no noticable losses. All in all, I think I lost about 1.5 gallons (I was initially at a quarter tank and ended at a little under an eight of a 12-13 gallon tank). I kept leaking a little bit until I went back up the hill to the nearest gas station. After this, I was able to drive normally without any gasoline loss. This had happened before but I had no idea what could have caused it, and now I have this as a better starting point. Any guesses appreciated! Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gasoline-leak-engine-braking/54785/2 "2010-09-07T20:39:38Z")
I had a similar problem years ago. It turned out that the place where the gas filler pipe entered the tank (near the top)was corroded out, and a rapid stop would push the gas right out. I bought an new fuel tank and solved the problem. Take the car to a shop that does gas tanks, such as a radiator shop. They will quickly determine where the problem is. Good Luck! ---
**Author:** ![kirod22](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/kirod22/32/1996_2.png) [@kirod22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kirod22)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gasoline-leak-engine-braking/54785/3 "2010-09-07T20:47:02Z")
Thanks a lot Docnick! I will bring this up with my mechanic which I am set to see in about an hour. I neglected to mention that I observed the leak at the front right of the engine area (from my driving perspective). When I first went with my mechanic, he suspected the leak was originating from the gas line going to the injector. I might have this wrong but hopefully the location makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gasoline-leak-engine-braking/54785/4 "2010-09-07T20:49:24Z")
This car is leaking gasoline, more than once and sometimes heavily, and you’re continuing to drive it? This is not the time for guesses. Get to a mechanic right away! You’re lucky you haven’t been driving beside one of those smokers to whom the littering laws apparently don’t apply (which seems to be most of them). ---
**Author:** ![kirod22](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/kirod22/32/1996_2.png) [@kirod22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kirod22)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gasoline-leak-engine-braking/54785/5 "2010-09-07T21:00:45Z")
I continue to drive because I have to. I am a college student and don’t have much in the way of extra funds. I have gone to a couple of mechanics, one of whom I trust very much and have been working with for 5 years. This event has happened 2 times before and I assumed it was resolved as previously my mechanic had tightened a piece close to the injector. Two weeks without incident was indeed misleading, but not cause for inaction due to general irresponsibility.