Can someone explain the Mazda spider problem to me?

"Happy Panda" (happypanda) 04/09/2014 at 16:22 • Filed to: None

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Mazda is recalling their cars because there is a risk that spiders will get into the fuel lines. Is this not a problem for all cars, or does Mazda use special fuel lines in which these spiders have a better environment?

Manuél Ferrari > Happy Panda 04/09/2014 at 16:25

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I dunno but my garage is full of black widows.

I hope I don't have fuel lines that spiders love.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Happy Panda 04/09/2014 at 16:25

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http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/e…

EL_ULY > Happy Panda 04/09/2014 at 16:27

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something about the webs they make are clogging the evap canister vents or something like that

Happy Panda > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 04/09/2014 at 16:29

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Thanks for that, the article doesn't explain if/why this would be a Mazda specific problem.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Happy Panda 04/09/2014 at 16:31

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It probably isn't a Mazda-specific problem, just that they happen to build their cars in an area where the spiders must have a high enough concentration to get into their cars?

Sn210 > Happy Panda 04/09/2014 at 16:31

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ditto what Uly said. The spiders can get into the evap vents and since (like most of us) they like the smell of gasoline they decide to live there. The webs block the escaping vapors and can cause pressure to build, sometimes resulting in a cracked tank

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/have-we-really…

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 04/09/2014 at 16:32

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Thanks for the link! Now I know that some chitenous creatures use hydrocarbon signaling ;)

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 04/09/2014 at 16:33

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size/location of Mazda's vent vs. others?

Takuro Spirit > Happy Panda 04/09/2014 at 16:36

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Spiders like all kinds of hidey spots. Fuel vapor lines are just one on the Mazda6 they are able to enter and screw things up. They build webs, and or die in the small rubber and metal lines, then pressure builds up and the fuel tanks crack. Lotsa pressure.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 04/09/2014 at 16:43

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Like I know.

I just saw that article earlier today and knew it would help.

I'm no expert. Clearly spiders want more zoom-zoom.

NaturallyAspirated > Happy Panda 04/09/2014 at 16:49

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Mazda Spyder?

Yeah, I dunno. I was wondering the same thing actually, as to why the Mazda 6 is effected but not other cars.

Squid > Happy Panda 04/09/2014 at 17:07

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It isn't, this quote explains that those spiders pretty much live everywhere. although the author used the word "endemic" incorrectly, these lil critters will go everywhere.

"Second, keep in mind that yellow sac spiders are very common. Like, endemically common. Entomologist Chris Buddle says they should be called "ceiling spiders" because they can be found on the ceilings of practically any house. So it shouldn't be surprising that they're in cars, or automobile factories — they're kind of everywhere."