Gas Smell on Start Up

[5.0hopeful]

Does anyone else experience a strong gas smell when first turning on their cars? I noticed it today. I don't know if this is normal or not. Car hadn't been used in 2 days. It was a really strong smell of gas for the first few minutes of the cold start then it went away.

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[PrionFawkes]

I have noticed that mine does smell a bit rich, when I remote start the car and approach it from behind to load my things into the trunk after work. I'm a MOPAR guy, and this is my first Ford, let alone my first modular V8, and I just thought it was normal for these engines on a cold start.

 

[5.0hopeful]

Well this is my first v8 all together so we are in the same boat. It could be perfectly normal, just thought I'd get opinions

 

[keiths2kgt]

I dont smell any gas when starting my car

 

[5.0hopeful]

I don't usually either but the car had been sitting for a few days so don't know if that's normal

 

[keiths2kgt]

I don't usually either but the car had been sitting for a few days so don't know if that's normal

it's been snowing here where i live. my car has been sitting for a few days in my mom's garage while i drive her truck. i'll check it out today or tomorrow when i go get it.

also, when you fill it up with gas, do you top it off or stop when the pump stops? I never "top off" in any of my cars.

side note...miss driving the stang! so weird going from the 2015 stang to a 1995 ford ranger lol

 

[5.0hopeful]

it's been snowing here where i live. my car has been sitting for a few days in my mom's garage while i drive her truck. i'll check it out today or tomorrow when i go get it.

also, when you fill it up with gas, do you top it off or stop when the pump stops? I never "top off" in any of my cars.

side note...miss driving the stang! so weird going from the 2015 stang to a 1995 ford ranger lol

Nope, never top it off. Just until the pump stops. And the car had about a half tank when I turned it on today.

 

[paul123]

I don't smell any gas and I would get annoyed quickly if I did.

 

[5.0hopeful]

Bummer, going to have to pay more attention to it from now on.

 

[paul123]

whens the last time you stopped by the gas station? That's the only time I can smell gas, as the fumes can get sneak into the car during a fill up. Otherwise, if you can smell gas in the car, then you probably need to call dealership service center.

 

[astolt12]

No gas smell, but if i idle it in my garage i'll smell exhaust (obviously).

Never top off - once the thing clicks, take it out.

 

[5.0hopeful]

It's not that I can smell the gas from the inside. I smelled it directly from the tail pipes and it was a cold start. I had to get something from the trunk and that's when I got the smell.

 

[paul123]

that's a different situation. Some others will have to chime in on whether thats normal

 

[keiths2kgt]

I didn't smell any gas tonight when I picked up my car. It had been sitting in a garage since Monday night.

 

[5.0hopeful]

Going to have to keep checking it. I took the car into the dealer yesterday to get warranty work done on the engine cooling fans and mentioned it to a tech and he stated it was normal. But if I keep smelling it, I'll take it in to get looked at for that as well

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