smell gas when i floor it

91scoobiesubie · Post by **91scoobiesubie** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 12:53 am

i have a turbo aoutoand i smell gas only after i floor it . why?

kastrix · Post by **kastrix** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 4:37 am

Did you remove your snorkus?? Mine tends to do that too since i've pulled it. Otherwise i dunno. Try resetting your ECU. It seems as if the air to fuel ratio is wrong... I'm far from an expert tho

legacy92ej22t · Post by **legacy92ej22t** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 5:14 am

Does it smell like straight up gas ( as in raw fuel ) or is it just a gassy exhaust smell? You may be running real rich under WOT and have a minor exhaust leak and you're smelling that. Just an idea.

azn2nr · Post by **azn2nr** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 6:38 am

charcoal canister or related item could be bad

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 11:24 am

Entirely normal. I smell gas too, and I smell it in Matt's car when I ride with him. I also smell it in my neighbors 99 Taurus SHO, and in my friends Turbo Beetle.

As a saftey measure, cars run rich under WOT to prevent pinging and such. All you are smelling is unburned gas making it's way out of the car as blowby. I wouldn't worry about it unless it gets REALLY potent.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 8:04 pm

If you ever see a car get on it on the highway, you can actually see the rich exhaust.

Steve

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smell gas when i floor it

smell gas when i floor it