I did use the search feature but unfortunately what I found was mostly converter issues. I definitely smell raw gas in the cabin, on other forums there is mention of a rubber gasket below the rear seat near the fuel pump. Anyone know which this is? Also this only smells really bad when filling up and I believe I noticed gas dripping beneath the car when doing so. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The car runs great BTW, it is a 3.0.
03 lincoln LS gas smell in cabin
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I would start with trying to fix the leak you saw. Both for safety reasons and to save wasting gas. THEN, see if the smell is still there.
If it is leaking while filling its probably not going to be forward of the fuel tank.
If it is leaking while filling its probably not going to be forward of the fuel tank.
joegr
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Pull the back seat bottom out (no tools required) and have a look. There are two fuel pump access ports. It could be either.
There shouldn't ever be gas dripping except from the filler drain (and only then if you overfill). I'd consider it very important to find out if there is any gas tank leak and resolve it before continuing to drive it.
There shouldn't ever be gas dripping except from the filler drain (and only then if you overfill). I'd consider it very important to find out if there is any gas tank leak and resolve it before continuing to drive it.