I'm no gear head, but I doubt the gas tank is failing (too new).... some fuel line is more likely,IMO.
I had a problem like this on a 93 F-150 with over 200k on it, around 2003, it was the gas tanks ( had 2), I sold it, but I don't think this is your problem. Even then the odor was was more external.... you're truck smells like gas !!!
I suggest Googling a forum for Toyota owners.
I had a problem like this on a 93 F-150 with over 200k on it, around 2003, it was the gas tanks ( had 2), I sold it, but I don't think this is your problem. Even then the odor was was more external.... you're truck smells like gas !!!
I suggest Googling a forum for Toyota owners.
I had to replace the tank on my F-150 but that was because I bottomed it out on a hard packed snowdrift & it started leaking at the seam... Did you bottom the car out on a curb or something like that?... If its just a little pinhole in the tank an easy way to fix it is a sheet metel screw with a rubber washer... Sounds like a half assed fix but it works.
Getting the gasoline odor out of a car is relatively easy. Don't pay big bucks to a corporate owned auto detailer...only to be disappointed by their half assed efforts.
Remember that Seinfeld episode? Nuff said.
Think of it as a war...and the solution becomes much simpler.
You have this big smelly ass gasoline smell in your car...how do you get rid of it?
Fight fire with fire my friend.
You need to show the gas smell who is boss here. You want to hit that odor with a stronger odor...kill it...and then simply eliminate the winning odor.
Problem solved...nuke the inside of that Corolla with something that will make the gas odor run and hide.
Here is what you do. Go to your friendly neighborhood sporting goods store...or just drive up to Wisconsin if you don't have any nearby in Illinois.
Look for the old geezer behind the counter...the young pups don't know about this stuff.
Ask him for a cover scent that hunters use to mask their human odors.
See the brilliance here? Masking the gas odor with something from nature. Mother nature always knows best.
You want the essence of stink badger squeezed from the anal glands of Wisconsin skunks. There are no gasoline k band spectrum molecules on the planet that can stand up to skunk essence.
I suggest you take the skunk essence a step further than what is available over the counter. You need to boil it down for this industrial application.
Kick the old lady and the kids out of the house for the afternoon while you take care of your man business...they will be thoroughly impressed with you when this is all over. And get the pets out of the house...we lost a good dog doing this. There is something about boiling skunk essence that effects the central nervous system of dogs...it's kind of like their "cat nip". Ours jumped out a second story window...poor little guy.
Anyway...get out the ol lady's favorite big old pot....fill it half full of water and start heating it to a boil. Now comes the important part for your safety. This step should require a science lab...but once again I'll show you how to do this at home with ordinary household items.
Go to the laundry room and grab one clothespin and two dryer sheets. I prefer "Mountain Springtime" Bounce dryer sheets...but it probably doesn't matter. Now wad up a dryer sheet as small as you can get it...and pack it up one nostril...do the same for the other nostril. It only stings for a while.
Use the clothes pin to plug your nose...but do it loosely....very important...you want to filter the air through your nose...the Bounce dryer sheets will filter out and catch any harmful fumes. Do NOT breathe through your mouth...very very important.
Now...your pot should be boiling...dump in the skunk essence...or the stink badger as we like to say in Wisconsin. Be prepared for a little snort...but don't worry...it will put hair on your chest.
Leave the house and let her boil down to a tar like consistency.I find burning the essence right into the pan so you have to scrape it off works best.
Take the boiled down essence of skunk ass out to your car and smear it on the dash...near the heater vents works best. Start up the car...throw the heater on high...and let her run all night. I find it best to use a broom to wedge over the accelerator...you want her to rev out near the redline.
Any red engine indicator lights means its working...thats another one of those things your local car shop won't tell you. It's their little secret...programmed rigtht into every car with a computer chip....then they charge you big bucks to do it.
Just let her run all night...the longer the better.Try to keep all the red lights on...indicating optimal performance of this method. Go to sleep with the warm glow that you are pulling one over on corporate America...because you know all about the red light thingy. :toast:
By the next day...your gasoline odor will be gone...I guarantee it.
Then all you have to do is get rid of the essence of skunk. We all know a can of tomato juice does the trick. Just wipe down the inside of that Corolla with a can of V-8. The skunk odor killed the gas odor...and the V-8 removes the essence of skunk. Simple!
Another problem solved without paying big bucks to the corporate auto shop that tries to hide these methods from you and keep you down.
Again...if you have any question or need any help...let me know.We're practically neighbors...anything for an Illinois friend.
Remember that Seinfeld episode? Nuff said.
Think of it as a war...and the solution becomes much simpler.
You have this big smelly ass gasoline smell in your car...how do you get rid of it?
Fight fire with fire my friend.
You need to show the gas smell who is boss here. You want to hit that odor with a stronger odor...kill it...and then simply eliminate the winning odor.
Problem solved...nuke the inside of that Corolla with something that will make the gas odor run and hide.
Here is what you do. Go to your friendly neighborhood sporting goods store...or just drive up to Wisconsin if you don't have any nearby in Illinois.
Look for the old geezer behind the counter...the young pups don't know about this stuff.
Ask him for a cover scent that hunters use to mask their human odors.
See the brilliance here? Masking the gas odor with something from nature. Mother nature always knows best.
You want the essence of stink badger squeezed from the anal glands of Wisconsin skunks. There are no gasoline k band spectrum molecules on the planet that can stand up to skunk essence.
I suggest you take the skunk essence a step further than what is available over the counter. You need to boil it down for this industrial application.
Kick the old lady and the kids out of the house for the afternoon while you take care of your man business...they will be thoroughly impressed with you when this is all over. And get the pets out of the house...we lost a good dog doing this. There is something about boiling skunk essence that effects the central nervous system of dogs...it's kind of like their "cat nip". Ours jumped out a second story window...poor little guy.
Anyway...get out the ol lady's favorite big old pot....fill it half full of water and start heating it to a boil. Now comes the important part for your safety. This step should require a science lab...but once again I'll show you how to do this at home with ordinary household items.
Go to the laundry room and grab one clothespin and two dryer sheets. I prefer "Mountain Springtime" Bounce dryer sheets...but it probably doesn't matter. Now wad up a dryer sheet as small as you can get it...and pack it up one nostril...do the same for the other nostril. It only stings for a while.
Use the clothes pin to plug your nose...but do it loosely....very important...you want to filter the air through your nose...the Bounce dryer sheets will filter out and catch any harmful fumes. Do NOT breathe through your mouth...very very important.
Now...your pot should be boiling...dump in the skunk essence...or the stink badger as we like to say in Wisconsin. Be prepared for a little snort...but don't worry...it will put hair on your chest.
Leave the house and let her boil down to a tar like consistency.I find burning the essence right into the pan so you have to scrape it off works best.
Take the boiled down essence of skunk ass out to your car and smear it on the dash...near the heater vents works best. Start up the car...throw the heater on high...and let her run all night. I find it best to use a broom to wedge over the accelerator...you want her to rev out near the redline.
Any red engine indicator lights means its working...thats another one of those things your local car shop won't tell you. It's their little secret...programmed rigtht into every car with a computer chip....then they charge you big bucks to do it.
Just let her run all night...the longer the better.Try to keep all the red lights on...indicating optimal performance of this method. Go to sleep with the warm glow that you are pulling one over on corporate America...because you know all about the red light thingy. :toast:
By the next day...your gasoline odor will be gone...I guarantee it.
Then all you have to do is get rid of the essence of skunk. We all know a can of tomato juice does the trick. Just wipe down the inside of that Corolla with a can of V-8. The skunk odor killed the gas odor...and the V-8 removes the essence of skunk. Simple!
Another problem solved without paying big bucks to the corporate auto shop that tries to hide these methods from you and keep you down.
Again...if you have any question or need any help...let me know.We're practically neighbors...anything for an Illinois friend.
Thanks for letting me know what it was...I was wondering what the problem was flooding...I know my pickup the owners manual said not to step on the gas while starting it like you did the older vehicles & I was surprised by that..I have a weak battery too cranks slow but fires right up without touching the gas...Glad it was'nt anything seroius about your car.
Good news...got the car back all fixed up and new battery and some other things that needed work. They did their best to wash off parts flooded with gas. The inside does not smell like gas anymore, although it has a bit of an odor. Still getting interior detailed and should be good to go. compelling reason to get a new car anytime soon. Thanks to those who gave tips (and F***K you MJ).
