Re: Gas smell at start up

[Steven Trujillo <strujillo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had this set of symptoms in my 1988 325ic.  I couldn't find it, but 
figured it was a fuel-line leak big enough to leak some gasoline but 
small enough to be difficult to see (not improbable, considering the 
operating pressure of the lines -- I think it's something like 45 psi 
for the Motronic 1.1 system in the 325i models).  I replaced both 
under-hood fuel lines: the fuel line that runs from the firewall 
connection to the fuel rail, and the one that runs from the regulator 
back to the firewall connection.  That solved the problem without 
giving the satisfaction of actually finding the leak.

Make sure you use fuel line rated for FI system pressures.  I bought 
some Gates-made hose at NAPA that was around $5.00/foot.

Steven Trujillo, posting for the 1st time since subscribing
strujillo@domain.elided

On Friday, July 18, 2003, at 12:47 PM, bmw-digest wrote:

> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:52:25 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Rick Watson <ekiya@domain.elided>
> Subject: Gas smell at start up
>
> I have a 1989 325ix.   Rcently, when I start the car in the morning, 
> there is a strong gas smell in the cabin for the first 2 or 3 minutes. 
>  It seems to go away after the car runs a bit and I don't seem to get 
> this problem unless the car has been sitting for a bit before I start 
> it.
>
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Rick
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