I'll edit to go with 8man. If you're smelling fuel you probably don't have a filter or pump issue.

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Sep 12, 2019
11:34:35am

kccougar All-American

Probably a spark issue that is keeping your fuel from being used properly. check coils is a great place to start.

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CB, please diagnose my car problem

squidmark

9/12/19 11:28am

My car, a Nissan Sentra did that

OU Cougar

9/12/19 11:30am

Probably a coil. Cheap easy fix.

8man

9/12/19 11:32am

Fuel filter, fuel pump, fuel line leak, spark or timing...in close to the order you should probably check

kccougar

9/12/19 11:33am

I'll edit to go with 8man. If you're smelling fuel you probably don't have a filter or pump issue.

kccougar

9/12/19 11:34am

The smell is from dumping raw fuel in the exhaust by driving a misfiring engine

Phasor

9/12/19 12:03pm

Right. Which tells me the fuel delivery system is likely ok and ignition is where to start looking.

kccougar

9/12/19 12:10pm

What code did the CEL throw? That will help you narrow it down to a couple of

Skeptical Optimist

9/12/19 11:36am

And if it's a coil, it will tell you the exact coil to replace

Skeptical Optimist

9/12/19 11:36am

Did you check for snakes under the hood? I’d check for snakes.

Zaphod

9/12/19 11:41am

Spark plug or coil. May as well replace them all together. Plus maybe...

Phasor

9/12/19 11:53am

thanks everyone!

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