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Old 05-07-2024, 10:15 AM   #38
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Reviving this thread.



The initial work for my F.P recall was lacking to say the least, the floater was damaged in the process so it triggered a complete replacement of the assembly. So that's two visits for initial work.



The next time I had fuel related work done to the car was about a year ago. Strong gasoline smell after filling up the tank. Took the car to the dealership, everything seemed fine.



Fast forward to beginning of May, 2024. I go out, I fuel up, slight gasoline smell, as always, but it doesn't go away. To add context, I parked the car on a slope with the front facing up, did some small work on the car, then parked it on a level surface. The difference this time is that I noticed a small puddle, smelled like gasoline. Outside the car also smelled like gasoline, the interior was very strong too.



Removed both rear seats, passenger side line gasket looks good. Driver side on the other hand allowed me to see the top of the F.P assembly and I could see it was wet. Reached out with my fingers and it was gasoline.



From what I understand, there are two gaskets, one for a top lid (Green) and a thicker one that surrounds the assembly (Black). Now, whenever any sort of work happens to the assembly, the top lid needs to be put back, exactly how the OEM was. Else I guess it either throws a code, or an improper seal can happen.



My initial thought is that probably one of those gaskets is deficient due to improper installation. The dealership initial observation seems to be its probably field mice damage. There was some droppings underneath the seat. Even though the fuel line gasket is intact, and so are the cables that sit on top of the fuel assembly lid.





TLDR; been dealing with strong fuel smells after a fill-up, now too strong to ignore. Fuel was found on top of F.A lid, car is back at the dealership for a 4th time. Will update as it develops.
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