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my inside of my skyline smells like theres a fuel leak or something everytime i start it up and my friends skyline smells the same inside his.

is there any reason for this,i took it to a mechanic but he says he cant find the source of the smell.

have yous had the same problem?

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I agree with Mike,

Had this problem and it turned out that the seals and plugs around the injectors were buggered plus I had a couple of dodgy injectors. Was a noticeable fuel smell from under the bonnet and so this may be an indicator for you. May also be a combination of other problems as well for you

hey man

first place I'd seriously check if it's smelling in the interior is the fueltank to fuelpump holder o-ring

These tend to fail or not be installed properly on most(well the past 3 I've had)

Bascially undo the 6 nuts, lift it about 2-3cm, feel around for the grove and seal

the seal usually is either not there or has moved from the grove

It it's moved push it into the groove

If it's not there, you need a new one from nissan :S can't remember the part number to be honest, to replace it, remove the fuelpump holder put the seal in, then put the pump back in

If it's fine, yeah as above, leaky injectors, fuel filler cap or leaking lines

i just had the same thing in my car mate - smelt fuel inside and around my car...but there were NO leaks on the ground. i chucked the car up on the hoist and you could see fuel covering the fuel tank (tiny pinhole leak) - had to replace one of the lines and get a new fuel tank from the wreckers...

be careful because if you scrape over a speed bump and you make a spark and it turns out to be what i think it is..u can be in a lot of trouble.

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