smells like leeking gas

1996 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS
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Smell of gas when driving,not all the time,some times after driving smells of gas coming from engine area,no leak noticed
Sep 18, 2011 at 3:09 PM
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JDL
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Did you look under the hood? Use a gage and check fuel pressure. Not only check for correct pressure, see if pressure drops like a rock, with everything off. You could check the vac line for the pressure regulator, see if any gas in it. Could be something going on with the evap system?

Smell of crankcase dipstick, does it smell like gas?
Sep 18, 2011 at 5:20 PM
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