[jeyma]

it's been a week that i'm smelling inside my car while i'm driving, i thought it just from outside but i think it's coming from the hood. please help i need this car to get me to school and work. any ideas?

[*W1LL1AMS777*]

Dose this happen when you fuel up? or is it a on and off thing? I had this priblem with my wrx and i found out that the gasket inbetween the fuel pump cover and tank was leaking so had to repace that and problem fixed. I also know that subaru did a recall on there injector seals so could look into that.

[155sti]

Intermittent fault. Raw fuel smell 2004 Sti.
page 2 has some info

[jeyma]

Originally Posted by *W1LL1AMS777*

Dose this happen when you fuel up? or is it a on and off thing? I had this priblem with my wrx and i found out that the gasket inbetween the fuel pump cover and tank was leaking so had to repace that and problem fixed. I also know that subaru did a recall on there injector seals so could look into that.

Yeah I notice that, everytime I fill my tank it get worst after couple seconds. Any ideas man, thank you in advance!

[07EVOK1LR]

Check out that link, there were some TSB's about this

[Yankeeballer13]

I think i might be having the same problem with my04, ive noticed that a few times here and there

^^ nice link btw, it has been getting pretty cold here

[STI Sibb]

Off the top of my head, you can isolate it to 1 of 2 things:

1. Fuel smell is coming in through the vent because there is a leaky fuel hose under the hood. When running the ventilation on the car, this smell would be worse than just on recirculation.

2. As mentioned, there is a rubber gasket that sits under the tank cover. This gasket can be installed inproperly. On the 07, there are tiny rubber pegs on the seal. You can pull them through some holes on the cover plate so that the seal is fully seated against the plate. If someone forgot to do this prior to putting it back in place, there is more than likely a kink in the seal and it is letting fuel vent to atmosphere.

[jeyma]

Originally Posted by STI Sibb

Off the top of my head, you can isolate it to 1 of 2 things:

1. Fuel smell is coming in through the vent because there is a leaky fuel hose under the hood. When running the ventilation on the car, this smell would be worse than just on recirculation.

2. As mentioned, there is a rubber gasket that sits under the tank cover. This gasket can be installed inproperly. On the 07, there are tiny rubber pegs on the seal. You can pull them through some holes on the cover plate so that the seal is fully seated against the plate. If someone forgot to do this prior to putting it back in place, there is more than likely a kink in the seal and it is letting fuel vent to atmosphere.

On number 2 paragraph, maybe its tank cover or the gasket. I smell the gas while I'm driving after 10 to 15 minutes. When I open the hood I don't sell anything but when I open the trunk it surprise me, I smell gas wow! Maybe its because I just bought a powerfull subwoofer which is it vibrate everything in the trunk. Is there anymore bolt or loosing etc. Except gasket? I will check it today. And I let you know. Thanks you guys!

[boosted-gc-8]

Happened to me a week ago ended up being a rubber gas line busting because its been so cold. I acually saw the gas dripping tho so might be something else.

[Grover]

There was a problem with my fuel rail on my '03...raw fuel smell in the car. There was a sb because my fuel supply hose was cut too short.

Just supplying a different answer...good luck.

Also, it probably isn't the safest thing in the world so be careful.