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    Veteran Member Three Rings b5v6's Avatar
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    May 08 2004
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    '05 Volvo S60R, B5 A4 1.8TQM Avant, '06 Toyota Tundra
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    San Diego, CA

    smell of fuel in the cabin when under boost, is this potentially a problem?

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    the reason i ask if it is a problem is i found a threat about someone having a similar problem while sitting at a traffic signal with the climate control on. the reason i didn't bump that thread is for two reasons: i don't have problems with the weather strippings in my engine bay like the others in that thread did; and the odor of fuel is only present seconds after boosting.

    so my question is what can cause this? my initial thoughts are the seal between the intake manifold/head, maybe my injector seals, and maybe my fpr seals. anything additional i should look at? it may be worth mentioning i have the old style new south performance gasket. i already re-installed it 2 weeks ago, this time with a stronger, gasoline resistant gasket sealer. maybe i'm set on it being the intake manifold gasket and that's not the problem. any suggestions, tips, or methods for testing would be greatly appreciated.
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    Senior Member Two Rings
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    May 09 2007
    AZ Member #
    17880
    My Garage
    aeb 2.0bt, 00 bagged 1.8, 93 s-10
    Location
    jacksonville, nc

    Re: smell of fuel in the cabin when under boost, is this potentially a problem?

    i just replaced my turbo-manifold gasket, turbo gaskets, and turbo-cat gasket and smells are gone.

    test pipe is gonna do it too

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