when i turn the car on in the morning the car smells like gas, however once it warms up there is no smell... any ideas?

 

i had the same problem then i realized i forgot i had no gas cap! O_O maybe same reason? lol

 

Might be running rich or burning oil?
Is your tail pipe all sooty?

 

sounds like your charcoal canister is leaking or you egr system is messed up,,,and when the car hits operating temp the fan kicks on blowing out gas fumes

 

Said once it hits operating temp the smell goes away.

 

...because the fan is blowing the gas fumes away...

 

charcoal canister eh, what is an EGR system?

 

Exhaust gas recirculation and the charcoal canister is a part of a system that injects gas fumes into the motor....

If these components get discontented it can cause fumes.

 

The wah??

 

i have my charcoal canister removed and im getting a gas smell in the oil, just did my first oil change since the swap in my car. just trying to diagnose the smell any ideas ?

 

Do you "top off" when getting gas?

 

no normally just put in a few bucks its rarely ever "topped off"

 

i get a really strong exhaust smell when i have the windows down and i stop at a stop light... is this normal? might it have something to do with that the exhaust currently doesnt have a catalytic converter at the moment?

 

Yes, that is most likely the problem.


And coincidentally this might also be the OP's problem. CCs take time to warm up before it works at optimum efficiency.

 

I have a 1995 Honda Odyssey that when idles i smell gas, sometimes its real strong outside car on 100 degree days, but today (only low 90's) I left it idling for 20 or 30 minutes after driving 30 miles home so my husband could smell & you could faintly smell in car??? Please help, i'm desperate. I have been told it could be fuel vapor canister, but mechanic said he didn't know for sure & could try it but it costs $250 for a "possible" fix.

 

^^^^ LOL. My car has gas fumes too but I gave up on the problem for now

 

start the car and look at your injectors.. i had the same problem with my hatch and could not find a leak anywhere.. come to find out the o-rings on my injector were leaking.. switched them out and the smell went away.. just a thought