Hello all.

2010 SRT8.

Most of the time i get in the car I smell gas. After i start driving eventually the smell goes away. When I stop at my destination i go near the hood and front end and I do not smell gas. Not sure what this might be. I do not see gas on the ground either. any ideas?

thx

 

I dont notice the gas needle moving abrnormally

 

Bad vent hose? Do you smell it inside the car? Or out?

 

What have you been eating? I learned the hard way I can't be exposed to shell fish as I will empty the room. ....or were you talking about gasoline smells? More than likely, you either have a cracked vent hose or a leaky fuel line fitting. With today's sealed systems, if you smell fuel you have a fire risk.

Is your check engine light on? If so, you may have a code for an emissions leak. If not, you may have a leaky fuel line or fitting. Bad mojo there. If a fire starts going down the road, it may get going good before you notice. Then you have to stop and bail out QUICK!!!! Get yourself a black light test kit. This is simply a black light (UV light) pen or flashlight and a pair of yellow safety glasses. Be sure to use those as UV is bad on your eyes. Get a bottle of UV dye for fuel systems and out it into your fuel tank. Do it as you fill the tank. Now just drive your car a bit. You want the dye to get through the fuel system. 5 or 10 miles should be more than enough. Now park your car in the shade or a garage and shine the black light around the engine bay. Any leak with the dye will show up as a bright green streak. You can go from there to correct a fire hazard.

I've seen a bunch of guys through the year put off fixing a fuel leak and they lost an otherwise good car.