Real Bad Gas Smell

[Sho_Freak]

hey guys, after getting my ac compressor, idler pulley, and new belt done, my car smells like gas after drving it for 5 minutes(didnt do it before). i checked the lines and all that stuff today, and didnt find a thing. any other places it could be coming from?

thanks for ur help!
Adam M

 

[wood_e]

Charcoal canister maybe?

 

[masho95]

http://www.shotimes.com/php-bin/mod...le=article&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0&sid=52


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[Sho_Freak]

http://www.shotimes.com/php-bin/mod...le=article&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0&sid=52


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thanks i was looking for that! ill let ya know what i find tomorrow.

Adam m

 

[Sho_Freak]

im not finding this hose...there is none coming from the TB, but there is one coming from behind the TB where the iab is, and it goes to a yellowish looking valve thing with an electrical connector going to it, then that hose goes to the bottom of the radiator and goes to what i believe is the charcoal canister(black box looking thing in front of the drivers side front wheel well). is this the valve that i need to replace or remove?

thanks
Adam M

 

[Racer X]

That's it. You want to replace that valve, however, and not bypass it. I bypassed mine, and not only didn't it get rid of the smell, but I ran lean and subsequently failed emissions because of it.

I got my new valve and a new baro sensor for $36 shipped off of http://www.autopartauctions.com

 

[Sho_Freak]

That's it. You want to replace that valve, however, and not bypass it. I bypassed mine, and not only didn't it get rid of the smell, but I ran lean and subsequently failed emissions because of it.

I got my new valve and a new baro sensor for $36 shipped off of http://www.autopartauctions.com

hey thanks. i was feelin kinda iffy bout bypassing it. is it just a pull both hoses and wiring harness off the old one, and slide em on the new one deal? and do i need to replace the baro sensor with it or no?

thanks
Adam M

 

[Racer X]

The procedure is correct. You won't need to replace your Baro, either. I just did mine because it was faulty, and the price was definitely right.