Fuel leak

[vireo]

Well there I was heading off on a spin today and having fueled her (04GSA) up I was stopped at lights when I get a strong smell of Tesco's best juice....it was pissing out from under the tank onto the RHS cylinder. Parked it up turned everything off and a quick inspection showed a fairly significant trickle from the RHS of the tank. It made a nice hissing sound as it splashed onto the hot exhaust.....

I decided to stand back for a few minutes ........ just in case.

Eventually I got to take off the tank cover and then the tank itself (thank you Q/R connectors,and tool-kit) and it appears that a seal on the inside of the pump is knackered. I noticed a thread on the topic, and this seems very similar to mine.

Is this a 'known' problem, and is it realtively easily sorted? I have the tank booked in to have the Motorrad guys take a look......but I'm worried I might have a more expensive problem......

V

 

[davegs]

Leak

Sounds like the o ring under the fuel pump mounting plate, drain tank and remove plate re-fit with new o ring.

 

[Banjaxed]

Have you checked the crimped-on hose clips?

Well-known problem with these leaking - just as you described - RHS onto the pot and exhaust. Scared the cr*p out of me when it happened...

 

[Bateman]

There was a recall for an O-ring under the tank I think - at least there was on my 2003 1150GS as I had to take it into CWs and they changed it. They asked if I could smell fuel whilst riding as the O-rings were leaking and I guess they did a widespread recall then? That took them 10 minutes to change - not sure if its related though.

 

[davegs]

Leak

I think you must mean the orings on the q.d connectors (which is what this might be) a fuel pump o ring even CW couldent do it in ten mins.
dave gs.

 

[vireo]

I think you must mean the orings on the q.d connectors (which is what this might be) a fuel pump o ring even CW couldent do it in ten mins.
dave gs.

As a postscript to the above, I sorted the seal on the fuel pump, but in re-assembling the tank, broke a quick disconnect. Anyhow, although there's been no recall (see other threads on this subject) on these in Ireland, the replacement that my motorrad deal supplied is a new part, nice shiny alloy! So, given that it still has the fuel cut-off valve in it, its certainly seems to be as a good build quality as the parts referenced elsewhere supplied by Omega fasteners....


V