HELP!!!, im leaking gas for some reason!!! Options

[6gsillyca]

My car has been up on jack stands for about 5 months now, and i went to work under it again and noticed it was leaking something. I had noticed earlier when i was working in the garage that it smelled like gas all of the sudden. I figured it was one of my neighbors doing something, because i didnt have any open gas lying around.

There are 3 lines going to/from my fpr. First one is blue and goes towards the engine. second 2 are smaller
I will get some pics up asap of where the leak is coming from. The line that goes into the bottom of the fpr is the one that is leaking the gas.

Its not a small drip either, its streaming down the control arm. Battery is disconnected.

I found this under the car, and i have never seen it before.

Im trying to post pics. its a 14 mm bolt with a gold colored thread. about 3/4 " long. There is a hole that goes straight throug the shoulder area. Thread is about .5". Threaded area also has a hole, cant see how far it goes.









This post has been edited by 6gsillyca: Mar 11, 2007 - 5:29 PM

[6gsillyca]

This is also up in FI, because it is regarding a 3's engine.

The bolt I found is NOT fromt he fuel filter, or any part of the fuel system. It is my caliper bolt that had gotten kicked under the car and in my panicked thinking I thought it was from the fuel system.

I found the source of the leak, and I think it is a cracked rubber hose, but I dont know why it would start to leak yesterday. Like I said, the car has been up on stands for the last 5 months, and when i first noticed the leak it was flowing down the firewall.

Art had said it was a fuel return line, but there should be no fuel when the car is off.

Are any of the fuel lines pressurized, and would still be pressurized after 5 months of not running?