GAS SMELL, MAYBE A LEAK

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Brandon G. - 21 Aug 2007 20:01 GMT

On saturday I cleaned my EGR ports to take care of an O2 senser and it
seams to have worked. However, now my car seams to be leaking gas or
has a very strong smell of gasoline. Any help???

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johngdole@hotmail.com - 22 Aug 2007 03:44 GMT

Neither system touches the fresh fuel supply unless it was bumped into
in the process. EGR works with exhaust -- burned fuel and O2 sensor in
the exhaust stream.

Check connections and caps for starters. Where is the smell coming
from? Engine bay, under car, rear of the car? etc.

> On saturday I cleaned my EGR ports to take care of an O2 senser and it
> seams to have worked. However, now my car seams to be leaking gas or
> has a very strong smell of gasoline. Any help???

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Brandon G. - 22 Aug 2007 12:56 GMT

On Aug 21, 10:44 pm, johngd...@hotmail.com wrote:

> Neither system touches the fresh fuel supply unless it was bumped into
> in the process. EGR works with exhaust -- burned fuel and O2 sensor in
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Okay so I located the leak and it appears that the leak is coming from
a cracked O-Ring on the fuel injector where the fuel injector enters
the Fuel Rail. I have purchased new O-Rings for the fuel injectors
from the Honda dealership. What kind of lubricant should be used to
push the fuel injectors back into the Fule Rail?

Brandon

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Tegger - 24 Aug 2007 01:02 GMT

> On Aug 21, 10:44 pm, johngd...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> Neither system touches the fresh fuel supply unless it was bumped
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> Brandon

Motor oil and nothing else. Especially DO NOT even THINK about using
silicone.

If that O-ring is torn, then somebody was ham-fisted who touched it last
time. you have to be /very/ careful when reinstalling the injectors into
the fuel rail.

Remember that the injectors are installed into the rail *first*, then
the whole rail is assembled to the intake manifold.

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Brandon G. - 28 Aug 2007 14:54 GMT

> > On Aug 21, 10:44 pm, johngd...@hotmail.com wrote:
> >> Neither system touches the fresh fuel supply unless it was bumped
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thx so much...everything seems to be fixed.

Brandon

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