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08-13-2003, 08:45 PM
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Strong gas smell in cabin, and elsewhere
I've noticed in a 190E that I don't often take out there is now a strong odor of gas after I drive for a short period. It is also noticible standing near the rear of the vehicle. There are no signs of anything leaking in the rear (or the front) under the car. What could cause this intermittent odor?
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08-13-2003, 09:24 PM
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May sound crazy- but perhaps the gas cap is not closing properly?
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08-13-2003, 09:41 PM
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I have a similar issue with my 201. Here are some suggestions from people wiser than I.
Raw Gas Smell I haven't followed up on either of these leads yet -- but plan to soon. Jeff Pierce
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Jeff Pierce Current Vehicles: '92 Mercedes 190E/2.3 (247K miles/my daily driver) '93 Volvo 940 Turbo Wagon (263K miles/a family truckster with spunk) '99 Kawasaki Concours Gravely 8120 Previous Vehicles: '85 Jeep CJ-7 w/ Fisher plow (226K miles)'93 Volvo 940 Turbo Wagon '53 Willys-Overland Pickup '85 Honda 750F Interceptor '93 Nissan Quest '89 Toyota Camry Wagon '89 Dodge Raider '81 Honda CB 750F Super Sport '88 Toyota Celica '95 Toyota Tacoma '74 Honda CB 550F
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08-13-2003, 10:05 PM
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The first and cheapest thing to check is the gas cap. This has been the source of many a gas smell on this forum. You can get just the gas cap gasket or the whole cap. The cap is cheap so that is a good route to go. Now I just went through the same deal and in my case the cap was only part of teh problem. I also had to replace all the fuel hoses. They may look fine from the outside but once I pulled them off I found they had large cracks all the way around. I then pulled the tank (123 Wagon) replaced all the rubber fuel hoses and now I no longer have any gas smell. Remember you may not see any fuel leaking but it only takes the smallest amount to cause a strong gas smell.
Chuck
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