psych0path Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I have owned my pathy for about 2 weeks now, 95 XE Sport with 233k kms on it, and on three separate occasions I have smelled raw gasoline fumes inside. The first time it happened I thought it was someone elses car, there was an older boat of a car in front of me and I figured yeah this guy is pumping gasoline straight out his tailpipe... then the second and third time it happened I pulled over immediately and popped the hood. I could smell it very strong under the hood, like the air coming up from the fan had a constant strong gasoline odour, yet visually I cannot see any leaks or any problems. I checked at the tail pipe to see if the exhaust could be the culprit, but it smelled normal to me, no excessive odour. Anyone have any thoughts? Normally I would just wait until I took it in to see a mechanic, but I have to drive this thing to work every day, and I don't want to end up with a fire under my hood or something. The previous owner complained about bad gas mileage too, but I personally thought it was rather good when I got 450 kms on my first tank... any thoughts on that? Thanks for any suggestions or comments on this, I am hoping it's not too big of a deal. Going to pick up a fire extinguisher in the meantime... you know... just in case steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowser Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Open your hood when the vehicle is off, take a look at the fuel rail and get a clear picture of where the hoses are located, then go inside fire it up and then run back and watch the fuel rail. there's a couple of clamps there that are notorious for being loose and fuel spills out. tighten them up and your problem will be solved. Its a really common occurance and something that many many members have had happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Just snug up all those hose clamps on the fuel rail. Takes you 5 minutes. I did that to my pathy when I first got it just to prevent this issue. Some were getting loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psych0path Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 Thanks Dowser, pointed me in the exact right direction. I opened the hood when it happened again, looked under the throttlebody area and saw a piece of hose connecting the two sides of the fuel rail, two clamps on each, hose looks pretty old. Completely soaked in fuel. So I am going to grab a new piece of hose and re-install. Thanks again Dowser and adamzan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowser Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 No worries. That's what this community is all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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