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Old 11-22-2009, 02:30 PM
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fuel pump relaced, now my car "hisses"

had my pump replaced a year ago, now when i shut it off, if you stand by the car for a little bit you hear this hissing noise (kinda like a snake) that lasts for a few seconds. sometimes it does it a few times. what is going on? the only thing i cant think of is something is releasing some kind of pressure or something... idk.
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Re: fuel pump relaced, now my car "hisses"

so its been doing this for about a year? any performance problems? What part of the car does it do it; engine bay, rear, inside? Sounds like some of the built up pressure is releasing from the gas tank. I'd check your gas cap, maybe time for new one...
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no it ran a low 15 second quarter mile but every once in awhile it stalls out when you come to a fast stop. idk if it could be the gas cap, when you go to fill it up there is a ton of pressure release when you take the cap off. it sounds like its coming from the rear of the car, by the gas tank. i had a guy look at it and apparently the shop that did the fuel pump replacement really did a hack job. what could be causing that noise???
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Re: fuel pump relaced, now my car "hisses"

I see my 1st response didn't take-Mod-sorry if it shows later..??...

In short--I will agree w//HCR13.The tank is getting rid of over pressure or NEEDS more air in it to help w//displacement.
How long can you drive b4 problems?
I could go 30-40 mins then sputter & stall.I took off the gas cap slowly--as I did,I would hear the hiss//woosh as it came off.I haven't had any problems running w//out a cap--I need a new one.
IDK if there's a way to clean them or re-work them???

Not long ago,there was a similar thread with similar answers EXCEPT 1.
{{The reply was from vette something--sorry I don't recall the member's name but the advice is solid.}}
If you are confident the cap is good,try this:

Check all lines & hoses going into the charcoal canister for kinks,splits,tears,cracks,& being plugged,etc.
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Re: fuel pump relaced, now my car "hisses"

Originally Posted by t-top havoc
I see my 1st response didn't take-Mod-sorry if it shows later..??...

In short--I will agree w//HCR13.The tank is getting rid of over pressure or NEEDS more air in it to help w//displacement.
How long can you drive b4 problems?
I could go 30-40 mins then sputter & stall.I took off the gas cap slowly--as I did,I would hear the hiss//woosh as it came off.I haven't had any problems running w//out a cap--I need a new one.
IDK if there's a way to clean them or re-work them???

Not long ago,there was a similar thread with similar answers EXCEPT 1.
{{The reply was from vette something--sorry I don't recall the member's name but the advice is solid.}}
If you are confident the cap is good,try this:

Check all lines & hoses going into the charcoal canister for kinks,splits,tears,cracks,& being plugged,etc.
i really don't have any problems with how it runs, my gas guage doesn't work so i think the stalling out just happens when its extremely low on gas. otherwise it is very very reliable. it's been on several 400+ mile trips and it runs good. its just that hissing is a little scary. a friend of mine heard it when we were doing a tune up and he actually ran away thinking the car was gonna blow up lol.
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IDK-- that's all I could think to tell ya!!

Ran away FAST huh???

I subscribed to this thread --interesssssting--
Good luck
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Re: fuel pump relaced, now my car "hisses"

Originally Posted by t-top havoc
IDK-- that's all I could think to tell ya!!

Ran away FAST huh???

I subscribed to this thread --interesssssting--
Good luck
lol yeah we were putting new plugs on it and he heard it and was like "wtf!!!" and just took off! i was laughing really hard!

i appreciate the effort, i'll have to check all of what you said!!!

we'll see what it ends up being haha. we might have to have a thirdgenner come over and check it out
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