Summertime Gas Smell

Old Aug 15, 2015 | 09:11 AM
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Every summer I get a horrible gas smell that sometime permeates throughout the cabin of my 1993 240. I have noticed that after driving the vehicle and parking that there is hissing coming from the gas cap which is relieved when I take it off. No visible leaks detected. Gas cap has already been replaced

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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 01:05 AM
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Your venting line is clogged. In the summer with the hot temperature fuel/air expands and makes more pressure, it gets relieved when you open the cap... Unfortunately not an easy thing to find. You should also be having difficulty filling the tank, the nozzle should be shutting off frequently if this theory as correct...
 
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