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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?
raw fuel smell in cabin
in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
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Thanks - I'm taking it to the local dealer tomorrow in hopes they can find the problem.