Gas Smell in Cabin
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Gas Smell in Cabin
Picked up my (new to me) 00 - vert today. Had a blast driving it around. Car was down to about a 1/4 of a tank so I filled it up. I now have the smell of Gas in the cabin. As you can imagine I am not happy. Will call the dealer tomorrow. I did some searches and I saw a few post about leaks, I do not see any leaks just smell in the cabin. Any idea's would be appreciated.
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Just inside, not outside. I can smell it when i enter the cabin when the car is not running. I think it is coming from the filler area behind the drivers seat. Did not smell it until i filled up. I did not overfill, i let it stop on it's own.
Not sure how the gas caps work on the C5's, but mine does not seem to lock. It keeps spinning if i turn it which is different from my other newer vehicles. Could that be a problem?
Not sure how the gas caps work on the C5's, but mine does not seem to lock. It keeps spinning if i turn it which is different from my other newer vehicles. Could that be a problem?
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Could it be that when you filled up the tank some of the gas spilled out onto the filler opening and ran down the drain tube to under the car? May not have got onto the outside of the car and perhaps the smell filtered up into the cabin without a strong odor on the outside.
Just a guess.
Just a guess.
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Could it be that when you filled up the tank some of the gas spilled out onto the filler opening and ran down the drain tube to under the car? May not have got onto the outside of the car and perhaps the smell filtered up into the cabin without a strong odor on the outside.
Just a guess.
Just a guess.
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Picked up my (new to me) 00 - vert today. Had a blast driving it around. Car was down to about a 1/4 of a tank so I filled it up. I now have the smell of Gas in the cabin. As you can imagine I am not happy. Will call the dealer tomorrow. I did some searches and I saw a few post about leaks, I do not see any leaks just smell in the cabin. Any idea's would be appreciated.
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Maybe the rear fender???
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I have a floor jack but I do not want to damage the underside of the car. I guess I will need to order the pucks.
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My sniff tests lead me to believe that it is coming from that general area. Other good info in the thread thanks. I just hope it is not as severe as the one guy who had the $3500 bill.
I have a floor jack but I do not want to damage the underside of the car. I guess I will need to order the pucks.
I have a floor jack but I do not want to damage the underside of the car. I guess I will need to order the pucks.
Make sure they are " Ice Hockey" pucks and not street hockey or roller hockey pucks.
These are dense rubber 1 X 3 inch official NHL pucks. the street hockey pucks are plastic.
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Just curious, is there or has there been anything mounted behind the seats? Had a friends mount an amp behind the passenger seat and punctured his has has tank with a mounting screw.