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Old 09-29-2007, 12:36 PM
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Question gas tank hiss?
whenever i open up my gas tank and unsrew the cap it makes a loud hissing noise as if its sucking in air or if its realesing alot of fumes... anybody else have this? this doesnt happen on my other vehicles....
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Old 09-29-2007, 12:43 PM
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yup I've had that happen a couple times on different cars.
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Old 09-29-2007, 12:50 PM
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This usually happens to me when the gas tank is very close to empty.
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This usually happens to me when the gas tank is very close to empty.
Yes. Quite close to a Vapor Lock, but only from the low aspect of the fuel left in the tank. It is a sealed chamber after all.

This is quite common in most cars, and does not pose any problems that have ever been noted.
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happens to the MR2 as well. not a problem
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