Belt Auction

I smell fuel under my car?

After I got into a car accident my check engine light went off the next day. I went to advance discount auto parts to get the codes they had it was something wrong with the air, found a huge piece of Styrofoam in an air intake pipe. The check engine light never went off, now into the summer and having my windows down I have been smelling gas. Again at the auto parts store the codes pulled up emission fuel purge, It is coming from the middle of my car, not from under the hood. It will at time tell me to check the gas cap, there is nothing wrong with it, seals amazingly. I do not see any visible leaks, I have a 2007 Chevy Cobalt, I want to take it to the shop unless I definitely cannot fix it myself, (normally if I know what is it I can and will fix it myself) Checked along fuel line there is no wetness at all the car also runs fine Idk if a messed up sensor would have it running like crap or not.

Public Comments

1. I would think you are lokking at 2 different problems. Fuel smell: you need to crawl under car and see if you can follow fuel line. Smell and feel for wetness. Its the only way you will find where this is coming from.
2. Something about the Accident?? Check for Damaged fuel Lines, Leak at Fuel Pump/Pick-up/Sending Unit, Damage and small leaks at fuel filter, Leaks at the Throttle Body and/or Injectors.