Gas smell

[bLac K aBriOleT89]

Hi guys,
I've been driving the cabby almost every day since april, and like two-three weeks ago I starting smelling gas in the garage every time I got home from work. This week, it has increased to the point whenre I can smell it all the time, even inside the cabin.
Any clues where to check for leaks and how? I was thinking the faster/most effective way in doing this would be using a lighter and moving the flame around the injectors, fuel pump and all the hoses, but there's some hard to reach places and could be potentially dangerous.

Any clues?

[Briano1234]

from the front or rear.

rear:
check the vent tube, gas cap, and charcoal canister.

front, charcoal canister, vacuum lines, and feed lines from the fuel pump.

I would bet on the canister. It happened to me a few weeks back, and I greased the seal on the gas cap.

[bLac K aBriOleT89]

Danke Brian, Where that canister located?

[Briano1234]

under the drivers side fender, remove the inner fender and you can see it at the front.

[gull]

Check the fuel pump area too, with the engine running. Sometimes the Bosch pumps will get pinholes right through the case from corrosion. They stop leaking when turned off, making it a tricky one to find.

Don't overlook the gas cap. Mine had a worn out seal (it was cracked) and I could smell gas around the back of the car every time I parked it. Because of the way the gas circulates in the FI system of these cars, the gas in the tank actually gets warm as you drive.

[CalAltaDubber]

I had a similar issue a few years back. I could smell gas whenever the car was parked. Turned out to be a leak in the fuel tank.

[bLac K aBriOleT89]

Check the fuel pump area too, with the engine running. Sometimes the Bosch pumps will get pinholes right through the case from corrosion. They stop leaking when turned off, making it a tricky one to find.

Don't overlook the gas cap. Mine had a worn out seal (it was cracked) and I could smell gas around the back of the car every time I parked it. Because of the way the gas circulates in the FI system of these cars, the gas in the tank actually gets warm as you drive.

Looks like you nailed it. I located the leak coming directly from the fuel pump. The problem now is going to be try to identify where is it coming from (hoses, accumulator, pump itself) to really know what I have to do about it.

[gull]

I had a similar issue a few years back. I could smell gas whenever the car was parked. Turned out to be a leak in the fuel tank.

There was a recall on Cabriolets for leaking fuel tanks.

[CalAltaDubber]

I had a similar issue a few years back. I could smell gas whenever the car was parked. Turned out to be a leak in the fuel tank.

There was a recall on Cabriolets for leaking fuel tanks.

Yup there was.
This particular car was recalled and tested 10 years before the leak developed.

[Calimus]

Can vouch for the recall. The Crabby Cabby had a leaky tank when we got her. Local VW dealer didn't want to deal with it, so we had to haul her to a dealer 70 miles away. They were happy to do the recall and even detailed the car inside and out when they were done.

As for the leak Jaun, pull the foam off the pump and see if it's the line coming from the accumulator and into the pump. It has like 2 bends in it and is very prone to rotting out. Sorry to hear about the leak, but glad to hear you've been running her.