fuel smell outside the car

eno · Post by **eno** » January 5th, 2006, 9:57 pm

My 93 GS has a strong gas smell on left rear side. How to debug this and get it fixed?

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » January 6th, 2006, 12:34 am

Check your fuel pump for leaks. Check lines... even if its the rear CHECK engine lines... my car fried UGLY because of a needle size leak. Dont over look it. also the pipe that feeds the gas tank when refueling tends to rust.

93-Spec-Edn · Post by **93-Spec-Edn** » January 6th, 2006, 1:21 am

hgallegos915 wrote:Check your fuel pump for leaks. Check lines... even if its the rear CHECK engine lines... my car fried UGLY because of a needle size leak. Dont over look it. also the pipe that feeds the gas tank when refueling tends to rust.

how can u tell if theres such a small leak?

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » January 6th, 2006, 1:25 am

well it would smell from the front of the car..there are basically 2 main lines that come from the injectors. Just inspect..i think your problem may be a leak with the fuel pump itself or the pipe that i was talking about since its on the outside.

MX3 GSR for dummies · January 6th, 2006, 8:08 am

9 times out of 10 it will be the return line. If your search results in nothing. Clean off all the lines and re-inspect later. Try to do this on a dry day so any fuel may be felt. Another trick, last resort, is to release your gas cap after driving and if the smell goes away after trying this for a week, you know it was a pressurized line rather than the return. Good luck and remember, whenever working on fuel issues, have a fire extinguisher on hand!!!

jimishadow · Post by **jimishadow** » January 6th, 2006, 7:16 pm

gas tanks rot also.i have changed 4 in 2 years on 2rs and 2 gs

Tunes67 · Post by **Tunes67** » January 6th, 2006, 7:35 pm

Just curious.. when you remove your gas cap.. do you get the sound of vacuum being released? A sucking sound of sorts. If you dont.. try a different gas cap. If your gas cap isnt sealing properly fumes could be escaping around it. Just a thought. Cheers

Tunes67

93_mx3_gs · Post by **93_mx3_gs** » January 6th, 2006, 7:37 pm

Exactly. If your gas cap isn't sealed, it will stink like petrol all over the place and most of your gas will evap and escape =)

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » January 6th, 2006, 9:03 pm

most likely gas cap leak, emissions places over here make you replace them after a while