car leaking gas?

Question

my car seems to be leakin gas bc everytime i walk by my car gas smell pours out i believe it is leakin from my exhaust pipe how would i go about fixing it and does it cost alot of $

Answer 1

dont smoke around the car get it looked at today by a pro have them lift the car they know how to find it

its verry dangrous to continue to drive

Answer 2

A couple droplets of gas can be smelled easily, so I would start at the gas tank,check it out to see if you have a leak there,if you have a car that has the fuel pump in the gas tank your leak could be on top of the tank and in that case you won't be able to see it unless you ''drop'' the tank down and check it.Next would be the fuel lines from the tank to the top of the motor(carburator or fuel injection) most fuel injected motors have about 65lbs.of fuel pressure after the car is started,check around the intake of the motor after you have started the car and see if you have any leaks there.If you see ''liquid'' coming out of your exhaust, that is just condensation moisture and is common,pay no attention to it.Start the car and run it for 2-3 minutes, then shut it off and go around the car and see where the ''fume smell'' is the strongest and look in that area.I might be able to help more if I knew what make/year of car)As for the cost of repair, you should sit down with your local phone book and call repair shops and inquire as to the estimated cost of diagnosis and repair.

Answer 3

Depending on the age of you car, I would say to also look into any kind of rust that might be forming above the tank if you cant see anything directly from just looking underneath the car. I had a Honda CRX 1988 that I sold it because the Tank was rusted from above so every time i filled it up with more then 1/2 a tank it would spill. Long story short, I sold it to someone who thought they could restore it. Come to think of it. The bolts on the tank were so rusted that he said the frame had rust too and would be extremely difficult to fix because its like trying to add something to a bone to keep it from withering away when its decaying slowly due to cancer or some infestation of some sort. You can only prolong the process a bit but in the end you end up with nothing worth keeping around

Answer 4

also check your gas tank everybody was making comments about the gas smell coming from my truck turned out to be a leak in my gas tank, whatever you do don,t toss a cig out and get it checked out as soon as possible, you can also postion a small bowl or something under your car to see if the leak is from the tank

Answer 5

If you smell gas when you approach your car look under the hood, and look for fuel everywhere, if you don't see any fuel start the car and look for it spewing, depending on the vehicle the leak could be anywhere but your tailpipe. Look on the ground too!

Answer 6

Did you check to make sure the cas cap was put back on after the last fuel stop?