unburned fuel odor

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by disallow, May 4, 2005.

  1. disallow

    disallow Guest

    Hey all,

    98 civic lx (canadian) 220000kms, 5 speed. I let
    the car sit for a 4-5 days, then took it for a
    boot on the highway yesterday. Today when I got
    in and started driving, I noticed a definite
    unburned gas smell. Not so severe that it smells
    like its pouring out somewhere, but bad enough to
    bug me.

    Any ideas? The car has 3 month old wires, 1.5 year old
    plugs, new dist cap and rotor in november. Mileage
    has been OK, not stellar, I get 460kms on 35 litres
    of gas, so about 12-13 KM/L or 28-32 Miles/US gall.
    Located in Canada. Have not run any injector
    cleaner for a while.

    I did a visual inspection of the fuel system. No
    drips visible. Injectors looked OK. I was
    reminded that I am due for a fuel filter change,
    I have one sitting in my trunk I haven't gotten
    around to changing it as yet.

    No hard starting, running fantastic, good acceleration
    etc etc... Just the odor.

    Any ideas?

    Terry
     
    disallow, May 4, 2005
    #1
  2. disallow

    John Ings Guest

    Including under the carpets on the driver's side
    where the fuel lines run along the doorsill?

    Brine from winter salt soaks into carpets and tends
    to rust out floorboards and fuel lines.
     
    John Ings, May 4, 2005
    #2
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