# 2008 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible - Smells like gas

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-beetle-convertible-smells-like-gas/156992>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen\
**Created:** [January 21, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-beetle-convertible-smells-like-gas/156992 "2020-01-21T22:12:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SandraWeitzel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SandraWeitzel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SandraWeitzel)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-beetle-convertible-smells-like-gas/156992/1 "2020-01-21T22:12:07Z")

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Dear car talk:I recently purchased a 2008 Volkswagen in great cond. 53,000original miles runs great,the problem is I have been getting gas smell in my garage after driving the car it smells like it is coming from front right wheelwell. Ihave checked floor for drops. Nothing . I took it to mechanic they had it 5 hours and could find no leaks anywhere. Don’t know what to do from here . Do you have any suggestions I love this car. Help!

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-beetle-convertible-smells-like-gas/156992/2 "2020-01-21T22:31:59Z")

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What did they do during that 5 hours ? Did you pay for a diagnostic ? Did they do a smoke test or just look for leaks . You should not smell gas so you need a better shop or at least find out what they plan to do . Also you should have some codes and if you are in the US most Auto Zone stores will read them for free . Post the actual code back here for better help.