bridorf Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Just wanted to get some opinions: Car has been fine with no CEL coming on. This afternoon I noted a strong fuel smell coming from somewhere and realized it was coming from my 1993 Legacy L once I parked the car. A really strong raw fuel smell, but no leaks evident anywhere. Also on the subsequent start up the car cranked over for awhile before starting and once it did the idle flucuated up and down quite dramatically. I drove it around the block and the symptoms stopped. Leaky injector or bad coolant temp. sensor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Just to be safe, I'd pull the fuel pump access cover in the trunk or behind the rear seat in a wagon and make sure the fuel lines are not leaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Also check the gas filler tube, I have seen many of these leak and you can't really see the leak because there is a cover over it and they fill up with road dirt and when they leak you can really smell gas. So its worth checking it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 il'd check all the fuel lines, especially the short ones, they can be sneaky. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridorf Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 It was the fuel line (return side) - acutally it was the spring type clamps just worn out I guess. I replaced them with some screw type clamps and no more issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzam Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 ...especially the short ones, they can be sneaky. nipper Being 6'3" I've found that to be true in most cases! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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