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hi is there a fuel tank breather hose on a 1986 924s because the sender unit is leaking petrol and sounds as if it is under pressure and reading full

To answer the question yes there is a breather hose on a 924S fuel tank item number 944 201 159 01 and also a shut off valve 928 201 083 02 both connect to what is called an expansion tank 944 201 041 03 so it would look like a sealed system with expansion tank rather than free breathing to the open the breather lines connect to the tank on the top.

thanks.I have lifted up the carpet and unscrewed a fairly large cylinder with two fuel hoses and a small square black presumably sender unit. when I start the car fuel is coming out of the black square so was guessing too much pressure and something needed unblocking. have got a secondhand sender but this looks very different. does the cylinder come apart for me to attach this one? Any advice would be much appreciated cos this is my first porsche and having saved it from the scrapyard this is the final job before the mot