Subject	Re: I can't get rid of my gas smell. - fuel prsr regulator
Posted by	ironhawk_ca on October 26, 2004 at 6:57 PM
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In Reply To	I can't get rid of my gas smell. posted by Jonezy on October 26, 2004 at 12:34 PM
Message	Check the rubber hoses connected to the fuel pressure regulator. I would smell fuel once in a while and usually when the car was cold and found that some fuel was leaking from one of these hoses.
Follow Ups	Post ONE annoying thing your Z does and you can't figure out - SeedyROM 12:18:25 10/26/04 Both driver and passenger seats have play/wiggle in them - SeedyROM 12:22:12 10/26/04 Yes! I hate that! (n/m) - Rodger 12:51:16 10/26/04 My driver's side seat does something similar. - Dustin 12:55:21 10/26/04 There is a hook and a rod that hold the seat in the "upright - Barry'Z(NJ) 13:03:04 10/26/04 Very interesting! Bet Bernie doesn't have that pic ;) - SeedyROM 13:14:48 10/26/04 Shouldn't need to remove the seat, - Barry'Z(NJ) 13:38:43 10/26/04 Re: Both driver and passenger seats have play/wiggle in them - gavorney 13:56:22 10/26/04 I made a post about my seat wiggle fix a few months ago - Zenn 15:08:36 10/26/04 But mine are manual seats - SeedyROM 15:19:39 10/26/04 Hey Ryan, the issue Iwas addressing was only - Barry'Z(NJ) 15:39:27 10/26/04 Hey Ryan, here's a pic of what I was talking about - Barry'Z(NJ) 17:30:20 10/26/04 Perfect! Thanks!!! - SeedyROM 19:30:30 10/26/04 nissan sell those parts for replacement? my pass side - takirb 20:06:15 10/26/04 www.24hourfitness.com (n/m) - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 18:27:36 10/26/04 I have 2 annoyances right now - ImTheDevil 12:25:08 10/26/04 Does it follow a pattern? Is it the idle you notice - SeedyROM 12:34:31 10/26/04 it was the idle - ImTheDevil 12:41:34 10/26/04 When cold or even when warm? - SeedyROM 12:47:12 10/26/04 The noise my credit card company makes - twinzak 12:28:36 10/26/04 The hood is tweeked after I open and close it - UnrulyZ 12:29:14 10/26/04 maybe tweak the hood adjustment grommets? (n/m) - dragknt 00:30:42 10/27/04 HICAS light kicks on every once in a while, usually - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:29:17 10/26/04 I can't get rid of my gas smell. - Jonezy 12:34:23 10/26/04 Have you replaced your gas cap? - SeedyROM 12:36:02 10/26/04 interesting, seems like it is coming from under the hood - Jonezy 12:57:49 10/26/04 maybe its inside the car? - UnrulyZ 12:36:17 10/26/04 okay, haven't done that either, thanks (n/m) - Jonezy 12:58:39 10/26/04 Replaced the gas cap? Check the Carbon Canister connections - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:37:03 10/26/04 carbon canister connections are new - Jonezy 13:02:45 10/26/04 there is a set of rubber lines that connect the 2. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:15:37 10/26/04 I am pretty sure i changed them when the engine was out. - Jonezy 13:18:12 10/26/04 Does it smell more like gasoline or propane? - just4kinks 12:37:55 10/26/04 rich fuel smell, not propane (n/m) - Jonezy 13:03:29 10/26/04 Re: I can't get rid of my gas smell. - fuel prsr regulator - ironhawk_ca 18:57:00 10/26/04 Glove compartment won't close/line up properly (n/m) - Z-Tarded(Corpus) 12:36:00 10/26/04 Breaks down every 4-5 months... (n/m) - boileralum 12:37:01 10/26/04 hehe yeah that's pretty annoying (n/m) - tommunist 19:32:50 10/26/04 I have to open my hood like "the Fonz" - fantomZ(OH) 12:39:59 10/26/04 high idle after running at Hallett... - Tu 12:41:28 10/26/04 o2 sensors may also be fouled from what ever that middle - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:44:17 10/26/04 Ah, that's very possible - SeedyROM 12:49:06 10/26/04 that stuff was 91 crap ... lotta cars were pinging (n/m) - Guapo 12:54:15 10/26/04 A longshot since you have an NA but... - SeedyROM 12:46:32 10/26/04 The dreaded 2nd windshiled wiper swipe when you turn it off - College Boy 12:42:31 10/26/04 Maybe I'm weird but this really has never bothered me. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:45:04 10/26/04 just bothers me when i flip it once to swipe once, and it do - College Boy 12:47:16 10/26/04 2nd (n/m) - dragknt 00:33:06 10/27/04 I hate how the "Rec" switch resests itself every 10-15 min - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 17:19:30 10/27/04 2nd. That's more a design issue than a problem really - SeedyROM 12:48:12 10/26/04 your weird (n/m) - JDMz32smity 12:48:31 10/26/04 i can live with it (n/m) - 90BlkZ18 12:49:47 10/26/04 power steering goes out for a day when I do a hard run - komplexZ(Orlando) 12:47:28 10/26/04 Could it be your "smoking" your PS belt and then it slips - Unluky (MO) 13:44:02 10/26/04 good idea, I'll have to try, thnx :) (n/m) - komplexZ(Orlando) 16:21:26 10/26/04 There is a LED on the right hand side of my clock, - Barry'Z(NJ) 12:48:34 10/26/04 Did you grease the latch itself? - SeedyROM 12:50:09 10/26/04 Not yet but, I will soon. Thanks (n/m) - Barry'Z(NJ) 12:52:19 10/26/04 AM/PM? Random LEDs are not part of the stock clock. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:52:27 10/26/04 I think you are seeing red light reflected back from inside - zxjpmzx 12:54:44 10/26/04 Cool, Thanks (n/m) - Barry'Z(NJ) 12:56:18 10/26/04 That' a UFO detector - be careful when it lites up... :) (n/m) - jzack 21:29:28 10/26/04 Some kind of power drain kills battery in 2 weeks of sitting - Technomancer 12:55:13 10/26/04 Re: Post ONE annoying thing your Z does and you can't figure out - Touchless 12:56:17 10/26/04 You should let your car get to operating temp - Dustin 13:11:03 10/26/04 Cold hesitation is mostly corroded connectors or bad injecto - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 18:05:11 10/26/04 brake creak could be worn out/old shims, or ungreased shims. (n/m) - dragknt 00:34:53 10/27/04 Busted clutch booster that causes a nasty vacuum leak (n/m) - U ZCREAM 12:56:37 10/26/04 I thought & thought & thought..can't think of anything wrong - zxjpmzx 12:58:29 10/26/04 it doesn't run. i think the engine blew. (n/m) - jpark74 13:01:42 10/26/04 Intermittent Lifter tick and AIV gurgling - sfpearl300z (South Florida) 13:02:11 10/26/04 I have a ticking lifter sometimes - Jonezy 13:07:53 10/26/04 Passenger side turn signals blink at super fast pace - zxerox 13:03:27 10/26/04 inspect bubls.. clean corrosion - 90BlkZ18 13:11:25 10/26/04 I've noticed this twice on my 94TT...once about 4 years - zxjpmzx 13:11:34 10/26/04 Yup. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:16:37 10/26/04 clutch chatter (n/m) - takirb 13:04:18 10/26/04 big 2nd. it gets so annoying when clutch heats up (n/m) - stockplayerz (NYC) 13:06:54 10/26/04 Then you need to bleed your system and adjust the pedal. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:17:11 10/26/04 i've done both, and it cures it for only a day or so.. - takirb 13:31:00 10/26/04 will pedal adjustment cure chatter? hmm >> - stockplayerz (NYC) 14:51:16 10/26/04 To me it sounds like you have air in the lines and it change - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:56:27 10/26/04 what clutch? update profile (n/m) - Scotts94z32 13:13:39 10/26/04 not a performance clutch, something called a Zoom clutch - takirb 13:30:00 10/26/04 A moving eng. point means air in the system. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 16:12:08 10/26/04 also, i get the "chatter" anytime i slowly engage reverse. - takirb 16:55:34 10/26/04 Brake warning light. - Kenny 13:09:38 10/26/04 Non-Nissan bulbs in high mount 3rd light. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:18:01 10/26/04 This is a new one. I will try it, thanks Bern =). (n/m) - Kenny 13:40:22 10/26/04 Re: Brake warning light. - outkaZTT 13:20:15 10/26/04 Connector is clean =). (n/m) - Kenny 13:39:47 10/26/04 i used to have same thing - JDMz32smity 13:21:24 10/26/04 Refill your brake master cylinder. (n/m) - MOTRSPRT--ID 13:35:01 10/26/04 It's full. Warning light only comes on when I tap brakes. (n/m) - Kenny 13:39:12 10/26/04 Bad or wrong bulbs. (n/m) - boileralum 13:43:43 10/26/04 All bulbs light up... methinks they are "wrong" (n/m) - Kenny 14:22:26 10/26/04 /me concurs (n/m) - boileralum 15:17:02 10/26/04 had that light coming on while driving a great winding road - Technomancer 13:43:27 10/26/04 lol. Fluid level was probably sloshing around, and read... - Kenny 23:26:58 10/26/04 But that turns on the HICAS lite, not the brake warning lite - Technomancer 14:17:10 10/27/04 she's been running rich since i replaced my engine - jay2dav 13:11:51 10/26/04 My seat tilts back and the seat belt locks in place - twinzak 13:13:02 10/26/04 takes all my money (n/m) - joel(PA) 13:14:59 10/26/04 2nd (n/m) - NATHAN91'TT 13:19:35 10/26/04 Hmm... that problem's not easily fixed. (n/m) - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 15:34:11 10/26/04 Intermittent HIGH idle, and small PS fluid leak (keep having - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 13:16:38 10/26/04 Thread hijack: Were you successful with removing your lower - Dave N 13:22:28 10/26/04 Haven't had time yet. Had to work late yesterday. Maybe - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 15:33:20 10/26/04 You've got mail. Using the pickle fork makes the job a lot - Dave N 12:35:16 10/27/04 Rear view mirror. - ZHOUND 13:19:17 10/26/04 Silicone it ;) - SeedyROM 13:23:00 10/26/04 Flip switch is broken - easiest thing to do is just buy a - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:28:38 10/26/04 Wanna trade motors instead of mirrors? (n/m) - kryptonite729 16:28:25 10/26/04 :-) (n/m) - ZHOUND 14:08:19 10/27/04 The "click" noise from the rear end - The-FActor 13:21:28 10/26/04 Can you also feel the click or is it audible only? - SeedyROM 13:26:11 10/26/04 2nd, same here (n/m) - dragknt 00:38:00 10/27/04 HMMMMM where to start - dvlhntr 13:27:29 10/26/04 Driver side window rattles when open... - Slobo7x 13:36:31 10/26/04 search this site and possibly find it in yahoo, but theres - takirb 13:40:52 10/26/04 Got that as well - dvlhntr 13:52:22 10/26/04 creaking noise on my front end, NO small storage - BoostLesZ 13:47:50 10/26/04 2nd and 4th gear make odd noise, and AC/heater relays - jkeyser14 13:50:50 10/26/04 Re: 2nd and 4th gear make odd noise, and AC/heater relays - zed4life 18:43:44 10/26/04 Engine knocks.... - Zluster 13:51:45 10/26/04 Steering wheel moves from side to side horizontally about a - longhornz32(Dallas) 13:54:16 10/26/04 Check mounting bolts to the under dash cross-member. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:57:51 10/26/04 Thanks, could this be related to my power steering going in - longhornz32(Dallas) 15:09:46 10/26/04 Mmm... doubt it, that's prob. belt tension, air in the lines - YugoBernie (NoVA) 15:32:50 10/26/04 Squeeks around passenger A pillar area and dash>> - Spectrum (WI) 14:04:48 10/26/04 You're missing the screws that holds the pods to the top - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 18:10:03 10/26/04 Wipers! I turnoff the intermittant & it does 1 more swipe (n/m) - NAZTTy 14:10:15 10/26/04 Where to start... - ZXRider 14:15:48 10/26/04 Oh ya - ZXRider 14:19:24 10/26/04 LOL - sfpearl300z (South Florida) 14:53:45 10/26/04 aw i hope your not laughing at me =( - ZXRider 15:18:42 10/26/04 Not laughing AT you, laughin WITH you - sfpearl300z (South Florida) 15:37:31 10/26/04 Well it is funny - ZXRider 15:46:13 10/26/04 haha .. easy fix, switch the hoses under the water bottle in - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 18:11:39 10/26/04 Take a look - ZXRider 19:32:25 10/26/04 Thanks for trying tho. (n/m) - ZXRider 19:33:16 10/26/04 diff rattles... or is it the tranny... or is it both... damn - Scotts94z32 14:42:13 10/26/04 why they didnt put cupholders (n/m) - Malukalu99 15:34:04 10/26/04 my girlfriend complaining about all the Z's annoyances... - BradZ (FL) 15:48:05 10/26/04 ash tray/coin collecter rattles (n/m) - Z32Nizzan 16:06:27 10/26/04 The whole thing or just the change in it? - ImTheDevil 16:18:23 10/26/04 2nd, i have a paper towel under mine to catch condensation - takirb 20:04:12 10/26/04 under full boost I hear a scary noise coming from the... - PunkZTT(Phoenix) 16:11:44 10/26/04 I think that's your fuel pump stepping up the pressure. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 16:12:48 10/26/04 Ill go back there and investigate more tonight.... - PunkZTT(Phoenix) 16:16:39 10/26/04 It's under the "amp rack" as you put it. - spicyZ 19:38:44 10/26/04 Only when below 50 degrees I get a wannabe knock. - Kez43 16:42:28 10/26/04 I replaced the window slider, but the window still rattles - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 17:59:46 10/26/04 Check all the mounting bolts and nuts on the tracks.. - Spddracer 20:13:12 10/26/04 nope, I said the wheel is loose on the track itself - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 12:28:24 10/27/04 Check your lock bolts...mine came loose again. - SuparexTT 23:06:51 10/26/04 My window is rattling, not the door. (n/m) - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 12:30:01 10/27/04 occassionally my greddy electronic boost and fuel - Slowninja(Sport600 Inconel Z) 19:33:06 10/26/04 no tilt steering wheel ! (n/m) - Slowninja(Sport600 Inconel Z) 19:37:01 10/26/04 no more titanium key blanks ! (n/m) - Slowninja(Sport600 Inconel Z) 19:44:38 10/26/04 no switch to automatically lower passenger window - Slowninja(Sport600 Inconel Z) 19:51:15 10/26/04 You got a lazy g/f or wife? I know wining could be vexing - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 12:32:59 10/27/04 Hard to work on compared to L6 Z's. (n/m) - Got Z? 22:34:32 10/26/04 illuminated key light on door doesnt light up with handle - Slowninja(Sport600 Inconel Z) 23:01:22 10/26/04 My lovely T-top leak taunts me. - SuparexTT 23:14:20 10/26/04 interior fills with exhaust fumes and makes me sleepy tired (n/m) - 2eZee 23:29:12 10/26/04 LOL I hope you're joking - SeedyROM 09:41:46 10/27/04 I thought exhaust fumes should only come out from the back - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 12:36:44 10/27/04 Exactly - SeedyROM 14:24:43 10/27/04
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