i turn the car off i smell gas

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BOOBOY
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my car has 151.361 miles my car has been using a lot of gas when i turn the car off i smell gas to see if it was leaking gas but there was no gas i looked to see if the injectors were leaking but they were not please help p/s thank you for any help :?:
Nov 14, 2007 at 3:40 AM
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KASEKENNY
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We need to start with checking the fuel pressure because there is a chance that if this is over pressurizing the system that this is the cause of the smell and using too much fuel.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator

If the fuel pressure is correct, then I suspect the issue is the purge valve.

This would not account for using too much fuel but is the other likely cause of smelling fuel after the engine is shut off.

I am attaching the info below on the purge solenoid which we should remove and check to make sure it is not stuck open.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-emission-control-systems-work

Please see below for more info and let us know what questions you have.

Thanks
Oct 27, 2021 at 10:56 AM
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