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Gas smell #212722 03/31/02 08:28 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 803 London Ontario Canada M mbb41 OP Member
OP mbb41 Member M Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 803 London Ontario Canada	I figured out where my gas smell is coming from sort of. With the hood up and my nose in the engine bay the smell seemed to eminate from the top of the plenum. fuel rail, manifold? I'm not sure but what ever it is it seems to have a negative effect on the cars pep. Any ideas to help me trouble shoot this or is this gas smell normal so to speak. hunter green 96 mystique mtx, sabb side markers deep tints car bra., K & N filter, hyper white low beams, after market fogs, JVC Kameleon head unit, 600 watt amp with 2 10" kicker subs, soon to come new rims New adition 01/11/2002 The original 95SE in Midnight Red all the toys including traction control Fog light mod, lightmoonroof switch from a focus, power antena (still wiring it up) post 98 sail panels, new water pump , Bosch quad plaitnum plugs, and a new Cat.

Re: Gas smell #212723 03/31/02 11:48 AM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 76 Toronto, Ontario, Canada S sylin Member
sylin Member S Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 76 Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Gas smell indicates gas leakage and is by no means normal. You sound to have bad injector sealing rings. To fix you need to pull the fuel rails and replace all the sealing rings. You may want to check fuel hose clamps for any leakage beforehand.

Re: Gas smell #212724 03/31/02 06:33 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,202 Brampton, Ontario, Canada C cawong11 Member
cawong11 Member C Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,202 Brampton, Ontario, Canada	Quote: Originally posted by mbb41: I figured out where my gas smell is coming from sort of. With the hood up and my nose in the engine bay the smell seemed to eminate from the top of the plenum. fuel rail, manifold? I'm not sure but what ever it is it seems to have a negative effect on the cars pep. Any ideas to help me trouble shoot this or is this gas smell normal so to speak. On first generation Contiques, the injectors sit on the lower manifold and not in the manifold as with 98 and newer models. There are flat gaskets that act as seals between the injector and lower manifold. Well, these seals, from heat, get hard and brittle and eventually leak. Replace the seals and your raw gas smell should go away. Christopher A. Wong chris@ctamotorsports.com CTA Motorsports Project 98.5 SVT Project 95 SE

Re: Gas smell #212725 03/31/02 06:55 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 803 London Ontario Canada M mbb41 OP Member
OP mbb41 Member M Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 803 London Ontario Canada	Now with what you guys have described. Would there be a power loss? hunter green 96 mystique mtx, sabb side markers deep tints car bra., K & N filter, hyper white low beams, after market fogs, JVC Kameleon head unit, 600 watt amp with 2 10" kicker subs, soon to come new rims New adition 01/11/2002 The original 95SE in Midnight Red all the toys including traction control Fog light mod, lightmoonroof switch from a focus, power antena (still wiring it up) post 98 sail panels, new water pump , Bosch quad plaitnum plugs, and a new Cat.

Re: Gas smell #212726 03/31/02 08:23 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 76 Toronto, Ontario, Canada S sylin Member
sylin Member S Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 76 Toronto, Ontario, Canada	As long as the leakage does not signifcantly affect the fuel rail pressure, i.e. you don't see fuel ozzing out, it doesn't result in power loss. Seems your power loss might be another issue.

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