Petrol Smell in Cabin

[RS13]

Recently i have been smelling petrol in the cabin after some hard-driving, may i know if anyone has faced the same problem ? If so, what are the likely causes, petrol tank leak, injectors leaking or ???

tks.

[Anubis]

my car smells all the time. You get used to it after a while. But it sux when ur tryin to take a girl out and you keep smelling coolant and gas and ****. HAHAHA! :D

[A Dying Devotion]

Could it be an exhaust leak I have the same prob on my 89 but my exhaust is hella loud too thinking about getting a custom one made at the local muffler shop made.

[the head]

charcoal canister could have come unhooked or has been removed just a thought

[Thurazor]

The most common culprit for the gas smell in the cabin is an exhaust leak.

[DamnedButDetermined]

Originally posted by the head
charcoal canister could have come unhooked or has been removed just a thought

and were might this canister be located?

[mrmephistopheles]

Damned: In 89-95 it's located in the engine bay near the airbox. In 96-98 it's located in the rear near the gastank.

Fuel smell can be a bad o-ring to the inspection cover of the gastank, a cracked seam on the gastank, exhaust leak, or leaky injectors, as well as a few less-likely things.
I saw one S13 come in that had a charcoal canister OVERFLOWING with gas, because the internal structure of the fuel tank had failed, causing a vacuum line to be submerged in fuel. Needless to say, the gas tank need to be replaced.

[psidriven]

is this a common problem w/ s13's w/ the sr swap? i get the smell usually after hard acceleration.

also what type of gas milage should i expect? getting around 25mpg. is that about average?