1994 Mercury Villager strong fuel odor

1994 MERCURY VILLAGER
125,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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1994 Mercury Villager mileage: 125,000. My Villager has a very strong fuel odor in the passenger compartment. I located a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB 97-26-16) for this problem. I called a dealership and they would not give me any details of the TSB except that I should bring it in for them to fix. I don't need them to do it; I just want the details so I can do it myself. Where can I find this info, and do you know the cause. Once I have this, I can move forward! Outside the car the odor only seems to be in the engine compartment, not anywhere near the gas tank. I have checked all over the engine compartment for wet or oil spots, and have found none.
Nov 17, 2010 at 9:44 PM
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The bulletin you refer to explains that there may be a missing sealer between the fuel filler opening upper flange and the fuel filler base assembly. The recommend fix is to reseal the gaps in the fuel filler opening.
Nov 17, 2010 at 9:51 PM