I sure hope someone out there can help me. My 2001 outback wagon has developed a raw fuel smell when faced with cold weather. I live in Southern California and first noticed the smell on November 22 when we had a nice snow storm. It was over a week later when I took it into the garage where I have the car serviced and asked them to chase down the smell - they could not replicate the odor, and convinced me that I possibly splashed fuel onto the filters for the heating/defrosting system. I didn't have a bad smell again, so assumed the problem was fixed.
I'm now on Christmas vacation in Montana - cold temps again and the smell is back with a vengeance. I've been looking at the NSAIC site and see that there has been a problem with the WRX experiencing fuel odors in the cabin due to leaky fuel injector supply hose. Could the same problem occur with an outback?
