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Old Aug 25, 2010, 06:07 AM
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Question fuel smell no leak

This happen about a week ago I started to smell gas a little in the cab, but I look all over the car and around the fuel system in the engine bay no fuel as I can see. The car doesn't seem like she is running any different but when I had my clutch installed about 2/3 months ago I had the tune check bc I just bought the car and she is running real rich but could never smell it then. O and I have a walbro 255 its really loud I can hear it like 10+ feet away is that normal thank you
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Normal to hear the pump, but didn't think its that loud. Are you sure its a gas smell and not an exhaust smell? Maybe your housing was not seated right when the fuel pump was installed. This is in your car under the rear seat cushion.
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Make sure your gas cap is closed properly. Happened to me after the pump attendant didn't close the cap properly.
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Just because you can't see any fuel leaking doesn't necessarily mean you have a fuel leak. Fuel evaporates quickly especially with the engine heat so it could be gone off the surface before you can even see it, but still smell it. I'd investigate a little further into that.
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Thank you ill check all of that and the fuel pump like picks when it wants to be loud sometimes its loud and then. I can't hear it other times
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Originally Posted by turboevo13
Thank you ill check all of that and the fuel pump like picks when it wants to be loud sometimes its loud and then. I can't hear it other times
I've heard loud ones and quiet ones, seems like mine tends to be a tad louder with the A/C on, other than that it's just loud enough I know its there. When I had my DSM it was loud as all hell, maybe from lack of insulation though.
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Check the seals on your injectors...mainly the ones on top of the injector that are on the fuel rail.
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did you spill gas on your feet haha
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