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Gas Smell from fan/ac when car is STOPPED ONLY

  

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I have a 2009 Corolla. Since last couple of days I’ve noticed I smell gas from fan/ac when its running and the car is Stopped. It goes away as soon as I start driving. No smell at all when fan/ac is off either while driving or stopped. I did a walk around of the car and checked under the hood while AC running. No smell outside the car or under the hood. No visible leakage either. What could be the reason

It started happening the morning after I changed my cabin air filter. Does that have anything to do with it?

 

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I would look for any sort of fuel leak wether it be line or injector leaking since it’s coming in through your fresh air vent which is close to the engine compartment usually underneath the wiper cowl . It’s most likely in one of those areas under the hood 


How come I only smell it when the car is parked/stopped. As soon as it starts moving, the smell is gone


If your not moving then the smell is just lingering under the hood once you start moving the air moves around and you won’t smell as much


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