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Originally Posted by spcmafia
I just experienced this on my 2018 BRZ, took it to the dealership and they couldn't find anything. But there wasn't a code. Just a strong smell.
Unburnt fuel smell can make its way out of the engine bay, through the sound tube plug and leak into your cabin.
Could also be a bad fuel mix, or mice damage on one of the lines. I would recommend removing the rear seats and looking around the driver side to check for any mouse droppings.
My last wild guess would be a fuel pump recall that affected the 2018-2019s, there could be a small chance that your 2017 was outfitted with a facelift fuel pump model.
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Did you find the smell on yours?
The smell for us is definitely centered around the passenger side wheel well area. No smell at all in the engine bay and you only even smell it inside the car after it's been sitting and the windows are down.
Good to know there's a fuel pump issue on adjacent years... I think I'll pull the access panel to see if everything looks good around there.
I have also been considering that the charcoal canister is around that area, on my STi that needed replacement and it caused a smell. Though the car was 15 years old at the time.
The car is a track car and has a fully stripped interior, doesn't look like anything got in and chewed on anything luckily.