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Hello, I discovered recently after turning the car off, the fuel cap area has this pssss noise, and petrol smell, I opened it up and open the internal cap, fewwww, a rush of gas came out for 1 sec. is this pressure normal? does it happen to your car as well?

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Might be the seal in the fuel cap which allows access to the fuel pump. I purchased a new one at nissen for about 20 dollars. When you undo the fuel cap after a trip it should go whoosh - if it doesn't you've got a leak

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On the topic of fuel smells, my r33 has a strong unburnt stink when i start it up, especially when cold. I was told it would be probably a leaky fuel line or a carbon canister that has been saturated with fuel due to tank being overfilled repeatedly. Any thoughts? And if it is the canister where would i get a replacement and how much are they worth?

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