Exterior Smell of Gasoline

mjponti · 05-02-2021, 08:36 PM

Took my F80 out yesterday for pretty easy driving into the city, a few stops, and back, about 40 mins each way. When I parked in my garage and got out, there was a strong smell of gas on the exterior of the car. I waited a few hours and came back to see if there were any leaks underneath and didn't find anything. Smell seems to have mostly dissipated more than 24 hours later. How worried should I be?

I read that swapping down pipes and getting rid of cats can cause this but that's not my case. I'm running BM3 with GTS profile only, Remus axle back.

kmouze · 05-03-2021, 12:47 AM

Took my car to the dealership for a full check up to make sure there were no leaks anywhere. Results came back as nothing wrong. Nonetheless my gas smell is still there, but I park outside now so it only smells when I remove my car cover, faintly gassy smell. Been too busy to look further in. Let me know how it goes!

Poiseuille · 05-04-2021, 04:40 PM

fuel filler cap is tight?

05-02-2021, 08:36 PM	#1
mjponti Enlisted Member 19 Rep 43 Posts Drives: 2019 McLaren 720S, 2021 X4MC Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0)	Exterior Smell of Gasoline Took my F80 out yesterday for pretty easy driving into the city, a few stops, and back, about 40 mins each way. When I parked in my garage and got out, there was a strong smell of gas on the exterior of the car. I waited a few hours and came back to see if there were any leaks underneath and didn't find anything. Smell seems to have mostly dissipated more than 24 hours later. How worried should I be? I read that swapping down pipes and getting rid of cats can cause this but that's not my case. I'm running BM3 with GTS profile only, Remus axle back.
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kmouze Second Lieutenant 194 Rep 239 Posts Drives: 02' RSX TYPE-S \| 18' M3 ZCP Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (7)	Took my car to the dealership for a full check up to make sure there were no leaks anywhere. Results came back as nothing wrong. Nonetheless my gas smell is still there, but I park outside now so it only smells when I remove my car cover, faintly gassy smell. Been too busy to look further in. Let me know how it goes!
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05-04-2021, 04:40 PM	#3
Poiseuille Brigadier General 5387 Rep 3,737 Posts Drives: 2016 M4 DCT Tanzanite/Amaro Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Princeton iTrader: (0) Garage List [0.00] [10.00]	fuel filler cap is tight?
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