1990 Civic Si

When i park it in my garage over night, i get in it and immediately i get an over powering smell of gasoline. Not pleasant. Air freshener only changed the smell to something horrible

any ideas on what could be causing this?

 

ya i get this too, herd it was cuz the gas was getting into the oil because of bad piston rings.

 

i called my friends dad

he said it may be from a small leak in the gas tank.

turns out its right, i can smell it when i get underneath the car.

 

might wanna figure it out before you drive it, patch kits are cheap though

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CanadianMade &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">might wanna figure it out before you drive it, patch kits are cheap though</TD></TR></TABLE>

where might I buy a patch kit?

and its definately the gas tank, i just have to pinpoint the exact location

 

if you end up dropping the tank might as well replace the pump while its off.

kinda like when you do a timing belt, its best to do the tensioner and water pump cuz its easy at that point.

 

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When i park it in my garage over night, i get in it and immediately i get an over powering smell of gasoline. Not pleasant. Air freshener only changed the smell to something horrible

any ideas on what could be causing this?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Is the carpet on the left side of the drivers footwell soaked with gas? The fuel line tends to corrode through there.

 

i heard our year civics/crxs have a common problem with the seal around the fuel pump leaking. its a cheap part at the dealership