I'm 50% sure it will be the fuel filter assembly on the drivers side. If you have done the fuel pump (or find a photo tutorial) , it is the first thing.you see when you pull the aluminum plate off. It is dome shapped and the leak is right at the very top (the nipple if your mind is warped like mine)
Gas leak with pictures...sigh
Hey guys, welp...another day, another few thousand dollars.
I noticed a faint gas smell around two weeks ago, but in the last few days it because much stronger. I took a look under the car tonight and snapped photos of what I found.
There was a *very* small little spill where the napkin sits in the photo, and the entire leak is coming from that area. It's on the driver's side, around the back seat area. I'm guessing the big aluminum tank where the leak is permeating from (or at least onto) is the gas tank.
It looks to me like the leak is starting above the tank, and then dripping down the sides, but I could be wrong. Another worry is that it doesn't look or smell like straight gas - it's brown and oily (forgive me as a mechanical noob is that's what gas looks and feels like). When you have gas from the gas station on your fingers, even just a drop, it's a powerful aroma. The stuff that's on the ground and around the tank isn't like that.
Also, you can tell from the second to last photo that it almost looks like it's in two places - but it's one big stain. So It's hard to pinpoint where it's coming from without having it up on a rack.
I suppose I'm not even sure why I'm posting here, other than to gather some thoughts from you guys (and condolences?) I guess I've just got to suck it up and find a VW mechanic around here tomorrow or Thursday. Sigh...
It's a 2007 V6, by the way.
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I noticed a faint gas smell around two weeks ago, but in the last few days it because much stronger. I took a look under the car tonight and snapped photos of what I found.
There was a *very* small little spill where the napkin sits in the photo, and the entire leak is coming from that area. It's on the driver's side, around the back seat area. I'm guessing the big aluminum tank where the leak is permeating from (or at least onto) is the gas tank.
It looks to me like the leak is starting above the tank, and then dripping down the sides, but I could be wrong. Another worry is that it doesn't look or smell like straight gas - it's brown and oily (forgive me as a mechanical noob is that's what gas looks and feels like). When you have gas from the gas station on your fingers, even just a drop, it's a powerful aroma. The stuff that's on the ground and around the tank isn't like that.
Also, you can tell from the second to last photo that it almost looks like it's in two places - but it's one big stain. So It's hard to pinpoint where it's coming from without having it up on a rack.
I suppose I'm not even sure why I'm posting here, other than to gather some thoughts from you guys (and condolences?) I guess I've just got to suck it up and find a VW mechanic around here tomorrow or Thursday. Sigh...
It's a 2007 V6, by the way.
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It is very possible at least for Japanese brands. Perhaps that is why Toyota is heading back to number one again. Surely German engineers can do better for what they charge. 
The Treg is fun to drive if it runs. But hasn't VW engineering always been associated with unreliable?
The Treg is fun to drive if it runs. But hasn't VW engineering always been associated with unreliable?
Good luck. Things happen and they certainly are not isolated to Touaregs. Over the years I have owned a HUGE assortment of brands and models and thing sometime happen to somebody.
I would say chill a bit. Your best course of action, in my experience, is to work with a professional, positive and persistent attitude, and you will get more accomplished... and faster. I have always developed a good relationship with all my dealers and I have come out WAY ahead always.
I would say chill a bit. Your best course of action, in my experience, is to work with a professional, positive and persistent attitude, and you will get more accomplished... and faster. I have always developed a good relationship with all my dealers and I have come out WAY ahead always.
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