2003 Volkswagen Passat "gas smell car during cold" Questions

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...gas smell. Gas tank is 3/4 full. All fuses are good including one for fuel pump. All appropriate dashboard lights work during engine turnover. Possible flooding, cold weather can freez open injectors ...

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...gas fume like smell in the car. it seems to go away when the engine isd warm You should have the fuel injectors and the especially the "cold start injector" checked for leaks. The cold start injector ...

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...gas leaking but the fumes are almost overwhelming. This only happens in the very cold weather. 40 degrees or lower. Please help me understand what is going on and what I should do. The car was ...

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my nissan quest van what makes the smell of gas fuel fumes come into the van of my nissan quest. this only happen during the cold season. notorious fuel injector problems. should have a recall for you

...during engine warmup cycle. When starting cold engine, the idle is rough, surges, smells rich, won't take throttle. Seems like it is missing. After reaching normal operating temp she runs strong ...

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gas coming out from bottom of car, smell was strong. I seemed to get all my gas but thats when gas mileage dropped sharply. This Monday took into dealer for tuneup, but still same . Coolant flush done

...and smell it, if it smell like gas or has gasoline in it (vacuum line) the pressure regulator is bad, this would be my first check in diagnosing this problem, and its an easy fix if it is, good

Smell gas Check if you have sparks. 1- If there is no spark, check the coil for replacement. 2- If there is spark then there is a problem with the cold start valve. It is a normal close valve and only

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smell like gas if the battery is not hot enough to make the injectors fire properly. Turn the headlights on when you start to charge it ,so you can tell if the cables are connected well,lights will be

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smell gas outside and inside even while driving. It seems like it goes thru gas quickly even for short trips. 4. The button to check mileage for each trip won't reset. thank you heather heather,if you

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