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    N2MY2002

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    Actually I prefer to use regular non-cloth covered fuel line.  It is easier to see cracks and wear on and if it does leak around any connections you can just wipe it off, the cloth soaks it up and is hard to get the smell out of.  I use metric hose and not the SAE equivalent, I used to get it from BMW but lately have been getting a different German brand as the BMW stuff isn't as available as it used to be for some reason.

     

    Also make sure the connectors on the canister are not cracked, I have not had one do that but I could see how it could happen if there was a strain on it.

    N2MY2002

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    The vent should go to a cannister under the parcel shelf and then to a hose that goes to the engine compartment where it goes to a charcoal cannister and then to the air cleaner.  That cloth covered hose is probably original and those things crack leak vapors, inspect it closely and replace if necessary.  One test you can do is to take a piece of new hose and temporarily attach it to the vent line and direct it out of your trunk, go for a drive and see if the smell goes mostly away (if the hose is cracked it will stink a little because that woven cloth soaks up some gas and continues to stink).

     

    Replacing that hose years ago was what got rid of the smell for me.

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