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Old 11-06-2007, 05:04 PM
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I have a 380 sel that had a strong fuel smell when I bought it. Turned out to be the hoses that connect the tank to the carbon canister and the canister to the intake manifold were badly deteriorated. Replacing them cured the problem. See the attached photo.
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