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Question: leak!!

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Visitor, Rocklin, CA, September 26, 2010, 11:54

so i used to fill up with gas every other week for 20 bucks and now i am paying 20 bucks every other day!!!!!
and under the hood is smoking every so often... what should i do??
i dont know a lot about cars and i dont want to spend a ton of money to get the car checked for what it doesnt need to be checked for...

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    Five Star Rocklin from Five Star Auto Care, September 27, 2010, 10:20
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    If you went from filling up your car every other week to every other day without significantly changing your driving habits then there is a good possibility that you have a fuel leak. This could be a FIRE HAZARD. I would suggest getting your vehicle check out right away. Let us know if we can help 916-315-0555

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