Fuel leak?
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Fuel leak?
Do you drive an older Lexus IS or GS? If so, you might want to watch out, because there could be a fuel leak in the engine bay. Fortunately Lexus is addressing the issue in this latest recall campaign.
The problem comes down to the fuel pulsation dampers in the engine, which could harden and crack over time. If that happens, they could result in fuel leaking out – and in a hot engine bay, this could easily cause a fire.
To fix the affected vehicles, Lexus won’t just replace those fuel pulsation dampers but will install entirely new fuel delivery pipes that include improved dampers, which hopefully will last longer.
The issue involves certain models fitted with the 3.5-liter V6 engine. Specifically, the 2006-13 IS 350, 2010-14 IS 350C, and 2007-11 GS 350 and GS 450h. All told, that comes to 115,000 vehicles in the US, which coincidentally is about the number of passenger cars (excluding the more popular crossovers and SUVs) Lexus sells here each year.
The problem comes down to the fuel pulsation dampers in the engine, which could harden and crack over time. If that happens, they could result in fuel leaking out – and in a hot engine bay, this could easily cause a fire.
To fix the affected vehicles, Lexus won’t just replace those fuel pulsation dampers but will install entirely new fuel delivery pipes that include improved dampers, which hopefully will last longer.
The issue involves certain models fitted with the 3.5-liter V6 engine. Specifically, the 2006-13 IS 350, 2010-14 IS 350C, and 2007-11 GS 350 and GS 450h. All told, that comes to 115,000 vehicles in the US, which coincidentally is about the number of passenger cars (excluding the more popular crossovers and SUVs) Lexus sells here each year.
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From: Massachusetts
Thanks for posting! There's a new thread discussing this very recall, and I'm anxiously awaiting the remedy. It's funny ... there was also a fuel pressure sensor gasket (or something) recall years back. What is up with these cars?
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