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Gasoline Smell When Tank Full
by shark715
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May 11, 2009 (12:09 pm)
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When the gas tank on my '01 PF is full and the truck is parked outdoors I notice a faint gasoline odor outside the truck. I cannot find any gas leaking out...it seems to be solely fumes. The odor inside the truck is also faint. If I park the truck inside my garage the odor inside the garage is strong (obviously because the fumes cannot disperse as when the truck is parked outdoors). It happens only when the tank is full...after I've used a gallon or two of fuel there is no more odor whatsoever. What could be causing this? It appears I can avoid the problem by never completely filling the tank except when I'm going to immediately use a gallon or two, but is this something that needs to be fixed? I've also noticed a "humming" sound after the truck has been driven, and I assume it's from the evaporative emission control system as the sound will stop immediately if I loosen the gas cap and let the pressure escape. Is that related to the problem? Thanks in advance for your help.
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- #2614 of 2670
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Re: Gasoline Smell When Tank Full [shark715]
by dmurr3
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May 11, 2009 (12:24 pm)
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Replying to: shark715 (May 11, 2009 12:09 pm)
Shark, are you aware of the recall regarding the fuel filler tube? I had the same problem that you describe and had the truck repaired via the recall. This site has some details on the recall. http://www.internetautoguide.com/auto-recalls/09-int/2001/nissan/pathfinder/inde- x.html
Dave
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- #2615 of 2670
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Re: Gasoline Smell When Tank Full [shark715]
by pooramishboy
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May 13, 2009 (6:46 am)
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Replying to: shark715 (May 11, 2009 12:09 pm)
I just had my '98 at the dealership the day of your posting for the fuel filler tube recall. I also had the strong smell of gasoline everytime I would fill the tank, but the problem progressed to a slow drip. The recall fixed the problem and didn't cost me a penny.
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- #2616 of 2670
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'98 pathfinder tower rott
by pooramishboy
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May 13, 2009 (7:01 am)
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I've owned my truck for a little over a year and I've noticed an uneven stance in the front end. I assumed a worn strut possibly. The truck is fine to drive, but the poor suspension is noticeable. While in the hands of a nissan dealerships service shop, it had been diagnosed as a heavily rotted strut tower. This is obviously not as simple a fix as replacing the struts, and is potentially dangerous. I was advised to look into having it checked out at a body shop. This route could end up costing me more than the truck is worth. I know of the chronic rust and rott problems with many nissan models. I'm wondering if there might be any recall, or info out there related to this? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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- #2617 of 2670
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Re: Gasoline Smell When Tank Full [pooramishboy]
by shark715
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May 13, 2009 (7:37 am)
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Replying to: pooramishboy (May 13, 2009 6:46 am)
Thank you dmurr and pooramishboy. I'm making my appointment with the dealer now.
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- #2618 of 2670
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Black smoke comming from tail pipe whe
by yusuf2173
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May 22, 2009 (11:15 pm)
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Hi, I hope that sombody can help me just lost for words. I just baught a 93 pathfinder with 158000 miles on it. the only thing that I saw that was wrong with it was a gas smell coming from the air vents,I cant figure out where it is coming from and why. Also in the areas of the 4wheel drive stick and the arm rest area I am feeling vary warm heat coming from that general area. Also one more thing sorry. If I am parked if I give the car some gas right after the rpm's go back down to about idle a little blackish dirty smoke comes from the tail pipe then goes away. It might have something to do with the gas smell though. somebody told me that it might have to replace the head gasket or just dump some fuel cleaner in the gas to get some of the gunk out of there. I did see a little bit of oil leeking from the valve cover gasket but other wise that's it. Any Ideas?
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- #2619 of 2670
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Re: Black smoke comming from tail pipe whe [yusuf2173]
by pooramishboy
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May 23, 2009 (6:18 am)
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Replying to: yusuf2173 (May 22, 2009 11:15 pm)
Is the gas odor present at all times or only after refueling, full tank? If your transmission is an automatic check the fluid level just to make sure low fluid isn't causing excessive wear and heat. If you haven't already, you may want to get under the truck and check the under carriage for rott.
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Re: Black smoke comming from tail pipe whe [pooramishboy]
by yusuf2173
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May 24, 2009 (7:40 am)
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Replying to: pooramishboy (May 23, 2009 6:18 am)
Hi thanks for responding. The gas odor is present as soon as I start the vehicle and seems to smell worse as time goes on it is almost always there even when i am driving around. I have to roll the windows down to ventilate. I think it might be a leak in the exaust manifold because it smells more like exsaust in the engine compartment, but gas inside the cabin of the truck. when I rev the engine I hear a rattle coming from the exsaust area. The guy that I bought the truck from said something about a seal leaking on to the exaust pipe and that is why it smells. But I dont know where the leak is at. there is a little greyish smoke that comes from the tail pipe with a little bit of black liquid that also comes out of it. I looked under the truck there is allot of rust, so much rust, even the rear bumper is almost to the point that it is hollowed out just the top part of the bumper is left. I think that I am going to repair it. I just don't want to stick lots of $$$$ in to it. I think this truck needs tender loving care. no rough driving anyways. The engine seems to be strong though.
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- #2621 of 2670
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Re: Black smoke comming from tail pipe whe [pooramishboy]
by yusuf2173
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May 24, 2009 (8:12 am)
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Replying to: pooramishboy (May 23, 2009 6:18 am)
After carefull inspection of my engine compartment I heard what sounded like a air hose leaking. my nose took me right to the gas line behind the distributor hub area. I found out that there was a 3 inch ruber tubing in place of the gas line that was fit between the gas line as if the line that was there has rusted away or something. And guess what it was dripping pretty good. I hope I can get it fixed for cheap I'm guessing the reason why the rubber hose is not holding up is because it is a pressurized line. What do you think, is it possible to repair maybe weld a hose in place of the rubber tubing
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- #2622 of 2670
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Re: Black smoke comming from tail pipe whe [yusuf2173]
by pooramishboy
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May 24, 2009 (9:26 am)
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Replying to: yusuf2173 (May 24, 2009 8:12 am)
You shouldn't have to weld in a line, a proper fitted rubber line should do fine as long as you clean everything up and use tight clamps. Leaking fuel is obviously very dangerous so you should take care of that before anything else. The rattling sound when you hit the gas sounds like it could be the shield on the catalytic converter. It rusts out pretty quick, I've had this problem before. If that section of the exhaust looks solid enough to last a while you could probably just pry off the shield and save on replacing it for now, though it does sound like your exhaust may need some work. The exhaust mannifold should get a closer inspection for sure. The engine will outlast just about everything else on these. It's a shame nissan didn't build the body to the same standards as the mechanics. Good luck.
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