x-posted to rec.autos.makers.honda, as this thread should have been in the
first place


"disallow" <loewen_t at yahoo.ca @> wrote in
news:c7eb7487d3213b2106d7b92719eb573b@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com:

> Hey all,
>
> 98 civic lx (canadian) 220000kms, 5 speed. I let
> the car sit for a 4-5 days, then took it for a
> boot on the highway yesterday. Today when I got
> in and started driving, I noticed a definite
> unburned gas smell. Not so severe that it smells
> like its pouring out somewhere, but bad enough to
> bug me.
>
> Any ideas?



When you say "unburned gas", do you mean an actual raw gas smell, or an
eye-searing, hydrocarbon stink from the exhaust?

Did you fill up recently? "Topping up" a bit too aggressively will cause
raw gas vapors to exit the EVAP canister vent, although in your case that
/should/ light up the MIL.

Any corrosion on the low-pressure fuel return line alongside the gas tank?
Any drips on the driveway next to the left rear wheel?

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