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I had similar problem with 85 e30. It was a bad o-ring on the fuel guage sender unit. There are 2 o-rings in that area. Cheap and worth a try. Good Luck Ralph 85 BMW 325e 96 Ford Explorer XLT 88 Ford Festiva L 85 GMC Jimmy S-15 00 Yamaha Warrier

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Hey everyone.  I own a 1982 320i, originally a California car, now in Oregon.  I have a gas smell problem.  It’s the worst just after I fill the tanks.  The smell seems to generate in the trunk then move into the cab. Every fuel hose that travels from the spout to the tanks, and all the hoses pertaining to the compensation box have been replaced.  I just don’t understand where the smell is coming from.  I don’t think it’s coming from the accumulator under the back seat.  When I put my nose to the seat it doesn’t smell of gas.  There’s no gasoline smell in the front of the car (under the hood).  Any ideas, I’m totally baffeled! TIA Derrick

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               Derrick;                      Has anyone checked the overflow hose,and the possibility a poorly sealing gas cap is allowing overflow or it’s vapors into the car? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hey everyone.  I own a 1982 320i, originally a California car, now > in > Oregon.  I have a gas smell problem.  It’s the worst just after I > fill the > tanks.  The smell seems to generate in the trunk then move into > the cab. > Every fuel hose that travels from the spout to the tanks, and all > the hoses > pertaining to the compensation box have been replaced.  I just > don’t > understand where the smell is coming from.  I don’t think it’s > coming from > the accumulator under the back seat.  When I put my nose to the > seat it > doesn’t smell of gas.  There’s no gasoline smell in the front of > the car > (under the hood).  Any ideas, I’m totally baffeled! > TIA > Derrick

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Yeah, that hose has been replaced.  I haven’t tried a new gas cap though, but it doesn’t seem like that would get so much smell in to the car. ~Derrick

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->                Derrick; >                      Has anyone checked the overflow hose,and the > possibility a poorly sealing gas cap is allowing overflow or it’s > vapors into the car?

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