# Stall after filling gas and slight smell of paint thinner after use

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/stall-after-filling-gas-and-slight-smell-of-paint-thinner-after-use/152730>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ignition, emissions, toyota\
**Created:** [November 13, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stall-after-filling-gas-and-slight-smell-of-paint-thinner-after-use/152730 "2019-11-13T22:27:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Mikhail\_Llauder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Mikhail\_Llauder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mikhail_Llauder)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stall-after-filling-gas-and-slight-smell-of-paint-thinner-after-use/152730/1 "2019-11-13T22:27:05Z")

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I have a 2005 Toyota RAV4. Two issues:

- Jerking with acceleration and reverse.
- I had a small leak P0442 code.

Changed the canister and gas cap. Got the code within a year, still drove. After awhile, the car wouldn’t start the first time after filling with gas. Thought it was the purge valve. Replaced it. Same ignition results but car stopped jerking on acceleration and reverse. Also recently starting smelling subtle paint thinner smell when the car was off. Gas leak? Test with gas dye? Thoughts on what the real issues may be?

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stall-after-filling-gas-and-slight-smell-of-paint-thinner-after-use/152730/2 "2019-11-14T21:21:18Z")

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Old gasoline smells like paint thinner.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stall-after-filling-gas-and-slight-smell-of-paint-thinner-after-use/152730/3 "2019-11-14T21:25:31Z")

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Yeah.

Never buy gas from gas stations that sell old gas.

Tester

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**Author:** ![kurtwm1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stall-after-filling-gas-and-slight-smell-of-paint-thinner-after-use/152730/4 "2019-11-14T21:48:28Z")

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How do you know it’s old before it’s in the tank?

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**Author:** ![Mikhail\_Llauder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Mikhail\_Llauder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mikhail_Llauder)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stall-after-filling-gas-and-slight-smell-of-paint-thinner-after-use/152730/5 "2019-11-14T21:55:07Z")

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Does that also mean there’s a leak?

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stall-after-filling-gas-and-slight-smell-of-paint-thinner-after-use/152730/6 "2019-11-15T00:34:05Z")

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No. But could you have put some very old gas in the tank? Maybe some gas from the lawn more can?