Car smells like gas
 

My car is in storage for the winter. Every time I go in the garage I am overwhelmed by the smell of gasoline. Is this the charcoal canister?

no, the charcoal canister absorbs the smell. To find the source of the smell, light a match and find out... :D

Seriously though, look for a leak I guess.

car smells like gas
 

nature of the beast. :biggrin:

That's the new cologne made by mazda. It's called "7's". It's the mazda style of the new car smell. lol

i would make sure that something isnt leaking aka your fuel lines check your carb just look in and see what is going on, check your gas level to if its empty and you had gas in it when you parked it you are probally leaking!!! with gas prices the way they are now adays i would highly sugest checking for possible sighns!!

Why do all the jobs involve getting dirty under the car?

I guess I'll go looking tomorrow.

Because the rotary isn't a space shuttle.

That's it, I'm upgrading, what wheels will fit on those anyways?

I'm with you on that on haha..."eau du 7"

Is it just me, or has everyone else grown to like that smell too? It's like a breath of fresh air smelling the RX7.

^^^^^^Yes, yes it has LOL. As well as the slight hint of oil burnoff LOL

some people have said before that the smell is from the crappy out tail light rubber pieces. The exhaust then travels up from the muffler and back into the interior... just a hunch!

And for the record after changing to the weber carb, a 30 minute drive in my car and im high off the smell of gas (running BIG time rich...).

Oh No!!! I have a gas leak!!! I can smell gas inside the car, and when I get home after filling up Its Empty!! What should I do!!?? Oh wait never mind Ive always had this problem, the last mechanic said its called "fuel consumption" I called him a retard, then I drove home AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!! I'll figure out where all that gas goes one day....

Right You Are Ken! I had to reglue my right side tail lens this last summer..ever since then when I open the sunroof or window..it's gas fumes time..woot..it does grow on you..and smooths your mood :rlaugh: mmmmm gasssss....

what smell??? my car smells awsome, but then i get home and my wife say i smell like "gas". what is she talking about? :)

lmao...when you do figure it out..post..I have the same issue..and to boot my gas gauge always reads empty!!

Hey everyone I found the leak, It was gas leaking into the carburator, dont worry! I sealed the carb jets with some RTV silicone sealer, I still have a half tank of gas! But now my car wont start!!! It turns over, and it has spark... Has anyone else had this problem??

^^^^Dude my 7 was being a bitch like that today. I went to start her after school and she would just crank but not turnover and she flooded. I had to push start her to get her home. Then it still wouldn't start, I had to push start it 2 or 3 more times before it decided it wanted to fire on it's own again. It was really weird. Sorry to jack but just my 7 giving my a workout for the day LOL

yea my 7 reaks like gas too....most do