Smells like gas

1991 NISSAN MAXIMA
182,000 MILES • 3.0L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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BLANCA LOPEZ
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Car always smells like gas mostly on cold starts. It leaks a lot of coolant and i believe the oil is leaking too. Car runs really rough and has a loud growling sound. This car was never token care of until falling into my hands.
Engine shakes like no other.
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Feb 12, 2018 at 9:57 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning.

The first thing I would do is check the fuel system for any external leaks. Raw fuel smell indicates a fuel leak.

The next thing I would do is to do a compression test to be sure the engine has the ability to produce power.

Roy
Feb 13, 2018 at 1:43 AM
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RENEE L
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Hello BLANCA LOPEZ,

If you decide to conduct the compression test yourself here is a link to an article from our site with written step by step instructions, pictures and video to guide you:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

If you have any questions or need further advice please reply to your post and one of experts will be happy to help you.

Thank you for visting 2CarPros and have great rest of your day!

Renee
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Feb 13, 2018 at 3:35 PM
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