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Old 12-13-2010, 08:26 PM
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Default Musty fuel smell all over the garage..

Welp.

Put car back to stock, replaced DV line, and deleted the N249. Noticed this a while back, but more now. Whenever the cars in the garage it reeks of gas. Regardless of weather, temp, fuel level, etc. I went to unplug my MAF to remove the TIP, and that entire hose as well as the air box was full of some mist/vapor, that smelled like oil and gas. This was pre turbo, so the injectors are on the other side of the motor.....

Whats going on? Car runs fine otherwise, but just this is bugging me
 
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:34 PM
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Well your dv and pcv both go back to your tip, and both have oil and vapors in them, but shouldn't be enough to smell in the garage.
 
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Old 12-13-2010, 09:29 PM
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Maybe clogged pcv? but I cant see how that would cause a gas smell
 
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