I am trying to figure out what this line is. I jave a 1986 4runner.
What is this line (4 Viewers)
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Really its not a brake line? I notice a leak "not dripping" but it doesn't smell like fuel
You could trace it back to see where it's going. More context such as general location would be helpful.
But I would trust Gnob, he really knows his stuff. Besides I've never seen brake lines run that way.
Looks like it is below passenger seat based on the torsion bar adjuster in the pic. I don't remember which lines were clamped to the frame and which were to the body. Not too hard to get under there and follow them.
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Yeah its under passenger seat. I'll get down there and follow them.
Did ya confirm what it was? Brake lines run along the frame rails.
Definitely fuel/evap - had a leak/repair in that spot last month
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Hmm im gonna have to smell it again it didnt smell like fuel
Funny you mention the smell. I was baffled as to what those lines were at first - because of the smell and the look/feel of whatever was coming off the line(s). It smelled more like gear oil... but that made no sense - our trucks don't have "gear oil lines."
It turned out to be both. There was a fuel AND a leak from the t-case at the output flange - gear oil traveling up the shaft splines, past the flange and slinging out - right here:
Crawl under there and see if the t-case is leaking. The good news is, it's not a difficult/expensive fix.
It turned out to be both. There was a fuel AND a leak from the t-case at the output flange - gear oil traveling up the shaft splines, past the flange and slinging out - right here:
Crawl under there and see if the t-case is leaking. The good news is, it's not a difficult/expensive fix.
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How did you end up fixing it
uhh... dropped it off at ACC Garage. But the tech said it came down to cleaning the splines and flange adding some RTV.
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So the actual lines weren't leaking?
There was also a fuel leak which confused the &#%@ out of diagnosing the leak... leaks. When I parked the truck in the garage it made the garage smell like being inside of a gas tank. Like, I really thought lighting a match might blow the roof off. Turns out, the fuel filter was leaking - a lot. The wet fuel lines (in the pic) were fine.
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Oh ok so you didnt actually have a leak from those lines?
Did not
