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Old 11-04-2010, 12:42 AM
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strong gas smell

My 8 always has a strong gas smell outside of the car and in too and turned on and off Jw if that's normal
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Not normal. Leaking fuel line?
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sounds like a plug wire isnt connected properly.
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Get it checked out right away.
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I would be checking the entire fuel system for a leak. Evaporative system too.
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I'm getting my car a complete check up for 60 buckes from the dealer sens this is the 5th time its sent the sens I got it 3 months ago. Could it be low compression I am getting a **** loud of missfires and it feels like I lost some power
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Originally Posted by Jojo_beans14
I'm getting my car a complete check up for 60 buckes from the dealer sens this is the 5th time its sent the sens I got it 3 months ago. Could it be low compression I am getting a **** loud of missfires and it feels like I lost some power
Bad Ignition coils. Most common issue as far as misfires go.
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I have new plugs , wires , and coils tho
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Did this smell begin about the same time you experimented with that throttle body spacer?
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Now that I thing about it ya a lil after like a day or 2 after but I took it off about 3 days after I put it on. It was a helix power spacer
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I didn't tell the dealer i put one on tho
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Originally Posted by expo1
Did this smell begin about the same time you experimented with that throttle body spacer?

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