Why do you smell gas in your Jeep Sport?

Answer 1

There can be several reasons why you would smell gas in your Jeep! The most common reason would be that there are holes within the floor-boards of the vehicle and you are getting a lot of exhaust fumes due to a clogged catylitic converter and muffler that have caused the exhaust to find other paths of escape and you are getting everybody elses gas fumes along with your own also. Another common excuse would be that once again, there are floor-boards that have rusted through and a fuel line has a minor(pinhole) leak and you are smelling fumes; but this would be noticed from a possible spotting of the ground beneathe the vehicle in the morning and an oily looking spot on the underside of the vehicle where the worn part is located. The only other reason that I can think of why you would be smelling gas is from a leaking fuel system from underneathe the hood of the vehicle; at which time I recommend shutting the vehicle off and stepping away as quickly as possible until the motor has had time to cool. Upon return to the vehicle, you should find that if the smell is comming from under the hood, that the problem is usually the fuel line has a wear spot in it and needs replaced. Good luck, and NO SMOKING while you do your repairs on this one!