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Does your car smell like gasoline? 

 

All newer vehicles sold in the United States are equipped with electronic fuel injection systems. The electronic fuel injection system is much more efficient than its predecessor (carburetor).

Even though the electronic fuel injection systems have pressurized gasoline line, no gasoline should escape under normal working conditions.

For a normal operating system, gasoline should only be exposed or injected inside the engine combustion chambers. Once the gasoline has been injected, it gets burned off inside the engine systematically.

Should there be any remaining gasoline after the combustion took place, the catalytic converter should burn the rest off. Then the exhaust gets pushed out through the tail pipe. The exhaust should not smell like gasoline.

If you didn't spill any gasoline and your car smells like gas, then there could be a leak. The leak could exist any where from the back of the car (where the gasoline tank is stored) to the engine block.

If you smell gasoline, you should not drive your car or try to fix it yourself. Gasoline/fume leaks are fire hazardous and very dangerous. Get your car inspected immediately!

 

Fuel Injection System Diagram

 

 

 

 

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