Re: 1989 Audi 90 Q gas smell

[R Cohen <rcohen@ameritech.net>]

Check the crankcase ventilation hose. I had a very strong smell of fumes in
my 91 CQ for quite some time before I traced the source to this piece. It
smelled of motor oil as much as gasoline. The smell was stronger with the
dash vents open in 'ECON' mode. The rubber hose decomposes in the oily
environment. The replacement is metal.

Good luck,
Rob

At 07:42 AM 2/23/98 -0500, Anthony Attard wrote:
>
>Recently I have been smelling gas fumes inside the car.  The questions I
have are:
>
>1.  Could this be the cause of overfilling the tank?  I have checked the
charcoal
>filter , but I it does not smell of gas at all.   The smell seems to be
very strong in
>the right hand side of the fuel tank, (as well as inside the car), as one
looks into the
>trunk from the rear. 
>-snip
>
>Tony .    1983 Audi Q Turbo
>               1986  4000 CS Q
>               1989 Audi 90 Q
>