06-01-2018, 04:00 PM | #1 |
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Gas smell from AC
Initially after turning AC on i smell some gas and it goes away thereafter, any idea?
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06-13-2018, 10:43 AM | #5 |
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+1 on to-the-dealer. I was going to suggest loose gas cap, which would do exactly what you describe, but you would also have a CEL.
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Took it to dealer per your advice and they did not find any leaks or any issues, what could it be ? Glad i had it checked out for peace of mind
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Well, exactly what you described happened to me twice: once in a Z3 and once in a 540i, both times it was the gas cap, both times after someone else filled the tank and both times I got a CEL. With the Z3, it was several days before the CEL came on. Understand you got no light, but betcha it was the gas cap.
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In each case there was no problem with the cap itself, it was just left loose by whoever filled the cars those two times. No way to tell HOW loose it was left initially, but by the time I checked it was clearly loose. On both occasions the gas smell was on initial start up and then tapered off and went away after several miles. On both occasions, those symptoms never returned.
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