My car reaks of gas when running...

[Angus]

Where are the firt places to look for the possible leak? I don't see any gas on the ground, but you can smell it inside the car, and in about a 10ft radius around the car...

Help me before I catch on fire. Thanks

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[Turbocharged400sbc]

is it worse out of the tailpipe or under hood?

 

[02BlueGT]

is it worse out of the tailpipe or under hood?

Werd, could just be from the open loop running in these temps

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

Werd, could just be from the open loop running in these temps

thats what i was thinking

 

[02BlueGT]

thats what i was thinking

"great minds....blah blah

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

jew know it!

 

[Shibby50]

Prolly leaking gas from the ford emblem on the back..

 

[greasy]

Is this the mustang or the cutlass?? Maybe one of your O2's is bad..........

 

[Angus]

is it worse out of the tailpipe or under hood?

Werd, could just be from the open loop running in these temps

Never thought of that, and I have had a SES light that pops on and off about an 02 having a "slow/delayed response." So that could be cuasing it to run super rich? And my gas milage is terrible... worse than my mustang.

Prolly leaking gas from the ford emblem on the back..

Its my slutlass. :GM:

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

if that 02 is old it's probably dead....throw a dvom on the signal wire and see how it switches

 

[Angus]

well it got worse today and after I got to my destination, i opened the hood and saw plenty of gas. It was all around the I believe fuel pressure regulator (round thing at the end of the fuel rail...)

How would gas be coming out of this?...

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Good thing those aren't too expensive and easy to change. Probably rotted o-ring.

 

[Burtonrider10022]

Good thing you are alive and not burnt to a crisp

Fixed

 

[Burtonrider10022]

WTF at the quote fail :nuts:

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

nothing like a puddle of gas around hot motor parts.. i had a 99 regal where the plastic part of the fuel line cracked (plastic fuel line what a design), was amazed how it didn't catch fire on a hot summer day with stop and go traffic downtown and back

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

well it got worse today and after I got to my destination, i opened the hood and saw plenty of gas. It was all around the I believe fuel pressure regulator (round thing at the end of the fuel rail...)

How would gas be coming out of this?...

3100?

there's an oring at it's entry (rail to regulator) and two under it (return line)

my guess is it's on the pressure side if it's that bad

 

[Angus]

3100, yep.

I'll check the rail to regulator o ring tomorrow.

 

[Scott5]

In the meantime, don't drive it. You're darned lucky the car didn't catch fire. Good idea to carry a fire extinguisher in the car for this reason. I had a car burn up on me and so I learned the hard way. Don't let this happen to you. An automotive fire extinguisher at Advance Auto Parts or Auto Zone is only about $25 - $30 and it can save a car worth thousands.

 

[Angus]

replaced the fuel regulator last night, had the fire extinguisher near-by.

easy replacement, but I lost one of my t30 torx bits in the engine bay somewhere... I think there's lots of stuff lost in that engine bay area...

 

[Eagle]

lol, so did the smell go away after the R&R?

 

[Angus]

yep.
It was bad

 

[Eagle]

Nice!

 

[Scott5]

replaced the fuel regulator last night, had the fire extinguisher near-by.

easy replacement, but I lost one of my t30 torx bits in the engine bay somewhere... I think there's lots of stuff lost in that engine bay area...

Well, I mean keep the fire extinguisher in the car with you at all times. I didn't and lost a car to a fire. It happens. You' be amazed how fast an under hood fire spreads. Lesson learned.

 

[Fish]

Having the extinguisher is only half the battle. The other half is knowing how to use it.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]