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16 Oct 2006, 03:39 pm
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smell of gas
I have a 91 civic dx hatchback 5-speed manual, after running the car for a
while I can frequently smell gas when exiting the vehicle. There does not appear to be a leak as I have never noticed any fresh liquid deposits under the car. Can anyone direct me to potential causes/troubleshooting steps for this issue? Thanks     
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16 Oct 2006, 05:09 pm
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Re: smell of gas
rustyrootdown wrote:
> I have a 91 civic dx hatchback 5-speed manual, after running the car for a > while I can frequently smell gas when exiting the vehicle. There does not > appear to be a leak as I have never noticed any fresh liquid deposits > under the car. Can anyone direct me to potential causes/troubleshooting > steps for this issue? Thanks I had this issue with my '93 Accord before I traded it in last week. The smell was there but there were no liquid leaks. The mechanic replaced a small piece of the fuel line that was rusted out. Another possibility is a rusted filler neck. I know that 3rd-gen Accords were prone to this; not sure about 4th-gen Civics like yours.
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16 Oct 2006, 07:29 pm
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Re: smell of gas
High Tech Misfit wrote: > rustyrootdown wrote: > > > I have a 91 civic dx hatchback 5-speed manual, after running the car for a > > while I can frequently smell gas when exiting the vehicle. There does not > > appear to be a leak as I have never noticed any fresh liquid deposits > > under the car. Can anyone direct me to potential causes/troubleshooting > > steps for this issue? Thanks > > I had this issue with my '93 Accord before I traded it in last week. The > smell was there but there were no liquid leaks. The mechanic replaced a > small piece of the fuel line that was rusted out. > > Another possibility is a rusted filler neck. I know that 3rd-gen Accords > were prone to this; not sure about 4th-gen Civics like yours. I also have a 1993 Civic and I am getting the fuel line repaired sometimes this week. It got so bad that the fuel is actually "dripping". :-( However, it started like your problem, no leak but fuel smell. My advice don't wait like I did, eventually it will start leaking. Thanks Frank www.NGKPartFinder.com The original and true NGK Part Finder
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