90 Accord LX 4dr 5 spd, 298,2xx miles. Got home from work this evening, shut off the car, just a hint of fuel smell as I got out (nothing while driving home), nothing on the ground, no fuel smell under the hood. 1/2 hour later, got in the car, stronger fuel smell inside. Tank about 1/4, nothing on the ground, still no fuel smell under the hood. Started briefly to move it out of the way, used a different car to go to church. Returned about 10, fuel smell still inside and in trunk (didn't turn ignition on), not under hood, not at fuel filler, cap is tight. Any suggestions to minimize my time in the cold and dark trying to figure it out?

 

Check in the trunk:
Under the spare tire cover. In the floor on the left there's a round cap , underneath you will find the fuel pump. When you turn the ignition key to II it will start pumping fuel around: that's when you can check for leaks. There are three lines: fuel feed, fuel return and fuel vapor.
Also check the fuel filler tube: you need to remove the left side panel in the trunk. There's a thick fuel filler tube and a thinner breather tube.

 

Finally got it in the air this afternoon. Fuel feed line rusted out at the rear where it comes out of the plastic shield and attaches to the line from the fuel pump. Dealer tells me he's getting the only line available in the US.

 

Good to see you've located the problem. Your dealer may well be getting the last Honda part: in EU there are only two more left...

 

Dude,
One of my lines also rusted in the back there. My mechanic (I hate working with gas) cut off about 4" of line, made a couple flare joints with a new piece, and had me fixed up in minutes for cheap. That has held fine for about four years now on my 1991.

 

Maybe I should have taken the repair route. Spent ALL DAY Christmas Eve removing the old line and installing the new line. It was a bear snaking the line into place and getting it to snap back into all the clamps. Not fun doing it in the driveway in the cold; having a lift to get more than 18 inches clearance (jack stands) would have helped a lot. Leak free so far - I hope it helps my fuel mileage as well since I'm not dumping on the ground as I go anymore.

 

what do you guys mean the ONLY lines left in america? that sounds like it will be discontinued or something.

 

Performance Honda in Fairfield, Oh. told me the line I got was the only one available in the US (at least at the time I called). I think manufacturers are only required to provide parts for 10 years. The line I got is probably common to all 4th gen Accords.