[s-cars] Fuel Odour from Under Car

[Wayne Dohnal]

My '94 has exactly the symptoms you describe.  Over the last couple of years 
I have spent hours trying to find any trace of a leak.  The smell appears to 
be coming out of the right rear wheel well, and appears just after the 
engine is shut off.

Wayne Dohnal
1994 S4

>For the last 2 weeks, I've noticed a strong fuel odour in the garage
>after I park the car. I traced the fuel lines in the engine bay and
>couldn't find any visible signs of gasoline - no odour either.
>
>Today when I was washing my car (balmy 12 celcius), I noticed the smell
>at the right rear, just ahead of the rear wheel. I jacked up the rear
>and took a look at the fuel lines. There are 3 lines, supply, return and
>evap (I think). There is a black plastic cover and above this, are
>several connections where the hard lines change to flex lines. Some are
>clamped, others have a threaded fitting. No sign of gasoline here
>either, but the odour was unmistakably gasoline - hard to tell because
>this area was wet with water.