# My car smell of gas for days **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** smells, gasoline\ **Created:** [April 2, 2009, 4:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car-smell-of-gas-for-days/28642 "2009-04-02T04:39:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![angel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@angel72](https://community.cartalk.com/u/angel72)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 4:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car-smell-of-gas-for-days/28642/1 "2009-04-02T04:39:07Z")
Why is it that after I fill up my car it smell of gas for a few days? Only in the back of the car. It’s a 94 corolla. I make sure the cap is tight. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car-smell-of-gas-for-days/28642/2 "2009-04-02T11:24:54Z")
Angel, I’m Guessing That You Have Gasoline Leaking From The Gas Tank Or Fuel Lines In That Area. It’s not all that unusual for a car that’s around 15 years old to have rust problems resulting in gas leaks. This can be quite dangerous. Get it checked out before there’s a fire! CSA P.S. If it smells for a few days after a fill-up and then doesn’t smell as much until the next fill-up, the leak could be high up, like on the top of the gas tank. Don’t put much gas in until you get it in for a check and do that right away. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car-smell-of-gas-for-days/28642/3 "2009-04-02T11:31:42Z")
Common is correct, especially considering the age of the car.