2nd time it's happened. Fill tank. Drive home. Park in garage. Come out later and there's a fuel smell. Already had the dealer perform the latest recall for the related fuel hose. But it's still there. Anyone else experience this?

I even put the rear on ramps and dug around under the car but couldn't find anything.

 

I'm pulling this from a foggy memory but I remember someone mentioning a bad injector causing this on their car..?

I had this problem (fuel smell) too but it was right after some work I had done (fuel level sender unit replaced) and it went away after a while. In my case it was in the cabin, and it was while driving.

Sorry I can't help more... Maybe you could do some homework on the faulty injector thing. ?!

 

It's not from the engine. I lifted the hood and sniffed around. No smell. It's definately on the outside if the car as I don't get the same smell from inside the cabin. It appears to be somehwere in the rear. ie.. fuel tank, fuel line, filler area.

 

did you check your shoes?

 

I get the same thing sometimes but now Its gone.

 

No but I checked your mom

If you don't want to take it serious fine, don't post. But I take my baby daughter to grandma's everyday. So hence the question.

 

easy with the mom jokes and lighten up a bit man.I spilled gas on my shoes once on accident and didnt realize it till i was in my car. I kept wondering where the smell was coming from and it was from my shoes.


you shouldnt talk **** about peoples mom bro but whatever man

 

I think he was serious, but whatever.

When you state "full," are you topping off?

If not, I would look to the EVAP system/cannister

 

Full = no topping off. But even if I did top it once, there should be no smell when I park it in the garage. As there are 5-10 miles inbetween the station and the garage.

Sorry about the comment. Shoes comment looked to be a crack as it was pretty left field. So one should quantify an odd comment with some history or additional explaination. (ie.. what you posted in your 2nd reply)

 

maybe gas pumper dude spill some gasoline on the side of your car when he took out the hose. happens to me sometime but i dont put my g in a close space so i dont know if it's the cause of the smell. its worth a few sniffs around the gas cap.

just thought i thru in my .02.

 

Damn it. The tank is only 1/2 full and everytime I park in the garage, it smells like gas fumes! Back to the dealer it goes. Problem is they probably won't believe me as the car needs to be parked inside an enclosed place to smell it. ie.. 2 car garage.

 

THere is a O ring that goes around the fuel pump underneath the back seat. But I would say since you just had the latest fuel related recall done and the smell wasn't there until afterwards, I think you have your answer.

 

I think you are the one who is not serious, why would you talk about ppl's mom?

 

Actually he had the smell before & after the hose campaign. Also, The o=ring you mention is not touched when doing the campaign. The fuel tank does not come out of the car.

There is a connector at the fuel dampner hose on the rh side of the car that is at the bottom of the firewall. I've seen 2-3 cars seeping at this connector.

Since you smell the odor but there is no SES light this tells me it has to be in the pressurised part of the system. Otherwise the ECU would detect the leak & set the SES light.


Hope this helps.

 

I don't think it's the fuel pump o-ring either as the smell isn't inside the car. Yes the smell was present before/after the recall.

I'll have to check the fuel dampener connector/hose. I assume it's towards the front of car, down in the engine bay(firewall). The odd thing is when I open the hood, I don't smell anything. But it certainally wouldn't hurt to look. Is it easier to see from the top or bottom of the car?