Do You Smell Gas? Diagnosing Fuel Leaks in Your Car, Truck or SUV

Fuel leaks can be smelly, but more importantly, they can be dangerous! Learn how to diagnose fuel leaks with Len, as we shows you the most common locations you may find fuel leaking in your vehicle, and then suggests the best remedy. As always, be safe! This is one to definitely wear your PPE!

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[deonwhite]

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[crysisreal]

You guys not only saved lots of people cars but most importantly you saved many people lives, God bless you all !

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Been watching several 1A videos for a little while now. They are clearly one of the most informative video providers out there.

[johnnylang]

This video was on basic content but REALLY GOOD. Simple, straight to the point, broken down and clear (visually and content wise). Very clean, great quality, and at least 90% of anyone who watch will be able to understand what he/she is watching. Good stuff here.

[postaboy]

I’m subscribing for how serious he got when he was explaining on why to drive with a gas leak. I thought he was about to chokeslam me through my phone because I’m guilty of this in my E90 325i 😞

[zerkio_]

I’m by far the car type of person, but man these videos make diagnoses & repairs so easy

[boydbaxter]

Yes very important to find and fix the fuel leak immediately. I had a 68 Buick Riviera that had a small fuel leak at the carburetor. It erupted. I turned the car off. However, the fire melted the writing harness causing the starter to crank the engine and spray more fuel on the fire. Bottom line the car was a total loss.

[Mike-lhwn]

Thank you. Wife said she had a gas smell coming from her van. I feel handy enough to try this out. Thanks again

[EmilySimmons-no]

What does something like this cost to get fixed? Thanks for your video. Very informative.

[jojojojo-utwr]

My 2017 grand jeep cherokee limited had gas fumes inside all the time after starting it up. After 2 months the jeep dealership found it was the fuel rail ends leaking. They replaced it and my gas tank with a new gas line because the gas nozzle kept clicking off while trying to put in gas. So far so good.

[djjasonceol]

Got in my Honda CR-V and headed to garbage dump. Tank was almost full. Started smelling gas 2 minutes into drive but no indicator was lit up on dash for engine light ie gas cap. Car sits in driveway as a barely used car. The smell of gas was getting stronger but I figured maybe it was because it hasn’t been driven in over 4 weeks. Drop off garbage about 12 minutes into the drive and noticed I was almost to half a tank of gas left so then I thought to myself the gas cap has to be loose or completely off but kept driving home. About 5 minutes away from home I noticed I was down to a quarter tank of gas so new I just lost 3 quarters of gas in just 18 mins. I pulled over to check gas cap but it was good then I noticed a water pouring onto the ground noise and looked under car just in front of of rear driver side wheel and saw gas dripping down almost pouring amount below gas tank. So I finished heading home which by the time I pulled into driveway I was almost on empty. Google and YouTube searches showed either fuel pump or faulty fuel lines. Some states over a thousand dollars of repair. I wanna fix this myself but don’t know how to. Help needed on diagnosis and fix for driveway fix!

[Jimmy-dqil]

Hi you mentioned that the problem could be in the evaporative emission system only for 1 second.And that is where most leakage/smell come from.

[bradleysteeves]

Ford taurus 2011-2019 top of fuel pump on tank under the rear seat. Metal retaining rings rusted built up rust put pressure on both fuel pumps/sending.. cracking the plastic .. causing leaks when tank full or agressive driving fuel sloshing around. New fuel pumps and new retaining rings. Spray new metal with paint or rust inhibitor

[ASAPCarpetCleaning]

TY! found my leak and ALSO bought me 4 ASTRO lights because of you! TY!

[nutknowledge]

Remember to use your lighter responsibly when checking for gas leaks

[dickspade]

Very informative & great video. Thanks. Your filming, narrative & pace are perfect. I understood it all.

[USArmy]

I have a very small leak on my Buick, right where the line goes in to the fuel filter. Garage quoted $900 to fix 😕

[evasimons]

Good video! I have an 04 Audi Allroad that is leaking/ gushing someplace underneath the tank.
This video gives an idea where to start. Someone else installed the fuel pump so i hope the issue isn't there.

[imusang]

I'm subscribing to 1A AUTO channel in Korea. I couldn't figure out the cause of the fuel smell in my Jaguar's driver's seat, but this video helped me a lot in checking the cause. Thank you very much🙏🙏🙏