Hey everyone...

I pulled into my garage this evening and immediately smelled gasoline. The odor is very strong near the driver's side rear wheel, though I can see no leaks/drips or anything. Jacked the car up and looked underneath and again see nothing.

It's the first time I've really had the car out in the heat (106 outside) and I had just filled the tank 25 miles earlier. I do not over fill or keep clicking the pump. I had driven it home from the gas station earlier and smelled nothing, even when I was quick detailing the car.

My only theory - Right before coming home I whipped the rear end of the car out in a parking lot, on purpose. I've never broken the rear loose and decided to give it a quick try. With a nearly full tank, did I slosh some fuel around enough to have it leak out the overflow?

Thanks guys for any help. Oh and the fuel cap is keeping pressure. Tested it a few times and it hisses mildly every time I open it.

 

Update:

I read a few more threads and came across some on the EVAP canister. I took the car for a 10 mile round trip and once again pulled it into the garage. No smell at all, even after closing the garage and waiting 10 minutes.

So my fancy tail whip must have splashed a bit of gas around and out the overflow (at least that's all I can think happened)!

 

From the title of this thread I was gonna say it's your breakfast burrito. Glad you got it figured out.

 

okay so thanks to your thread and many other i have deduced the problem on my end.

step one to figuring out if the problem is the same as mine!
-smell your engine bay and all around the compartment, if the fuel smell is not coming from this area it is not a fuel pump related issue!
TWO
-immediately after turning off your car(or when you notice the smell), smell all around your fuel cap(but don't get high)and see if the stench is strongest here... if the smell seems to be emitting from this area YOUR FUEL CAP MAY BE BAD! next, after deducing that the smell is strongest where you refuel open the door and put your ear close to the fuel cap(without un screwing the cap), if you notice a faint seeping sound (as in pressure leaking from fuel tank) YOUR FUEL CAP IS DEFIANTLY BAD!

i noticed that this only happens after pressure has built up (which is much valued) in the gas container leading to a leak, which makes sense for those individuals (such as me) who live in hot climate areas.

i was very annoyed at this issue and noticed my fuel economy had substantially dropped! my mile per gallon were going down hill and when gas is much valued you don't want this! i noticed the smell was not emitting from my engine bay, and more so from where the fuel cap is located(behind the driver-side rear wheel)! i also noticed a small *fissing* noise from my fuel cap which sounded like a small leak (say from an air compressor with a leaky valve) i then pulled off my fuel cap and noticed that the main seal had two minor fracture cracks in them, which would easily mean that gas could escape due to increased pressure build up. (not liquid gas but gas gas... you know what i mean, like a co2 gas.. yea!) anyways i found that the solution to this issue was as easy as .... you guessed it ... a new fuel cap! their about $23.50(+tax) at your local Honda dealer[part number '17670-SM4-A04']... may be less if you live near an on-line OEM parts dealer due to low shipping rates, but in my case more expensive on-line! so please spread the word since many seemed to be confused and without an answer to this issue!

but this was in my case and seems to be that of many others as the smell is emitting from the rear driver side region!