What arer the usual suspects for strong gas odor ?

[westfield]

Every so often my 94 ex emits a strong, sweet smell of gas from the engine area. What might the usual systems be ?

 

[92Explorer4.0]

A friend of mine x has a gas line leak goin to the fuel rail the braided fuel line by the power steering pump. it had a hole and leaked pretty bad. might not be your case but my .02 cents

 

[westfield]

Can't find any evidence of a gas leak...

 

[FIND]

Usually a bad fuel pump if you can smell it inside the vehicle, under the hood look for a leak (exhaust or fuel).

 

[specialized7]

I had a horrible gas smell for about a year it was wayy worse in the winter.
I tore it down to the injectors, also cleaned them and put new o rings on. No more gas smell.
Just look around the fuel rail, it will be wet if they are leaking that bad

 

[MrShorty]

In addition to fuel line/system leaks, the EVAP system can cause gas odors when the CANP solenoid gets stuck closed or some other kink/clog in the tubing prevents the charcoal canister from being purged.