02 GTI vr6. Should I smell gas after making a hard turn (cornering) with my
car? I would think that the VW engineers would put some sort of baffles into
the fuel tank to prevent the gas from running up the filler pipe. I know it's
not my imagination and it has happened on less than a full tank. Is this
normal? And it doesn't matter whether it's a right or left turn.

No you shouldn't and also you may have the MIL on or soon to come on. OBDII
checks the fuel tank for vapor leaks at least once per day on startup. On
another note OBDII can't check a fuel leak in the pressure feed side on the
fuel injection system so I would look close at all the fuel lines for signs
of leakage.


"MatMite" <matmite (AT) cs (DOT) com> wrote

You shouldn't smell fuel at any time in any VW. Time to goto the dealer and
make them fix it under warranty.

I have only the humble TDI-GLS, but I corner pretty hard on the backroads,
sometimes around turns for streets.... I would know if I could smell my
fuel, since it's ever so stinky diesel :-)... I've never even been able to
get a whiff of my exaust inside the car, sure as hell no fuel smell.
"MatMite" <matmite (AT) cs (DOT) com> wrote

I thought so....the gas and fumes should stay in the tank....I will check under
hood and chasis for leakage..thanks for the reply