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armorrig
08-21-2010, 02:34 AM
I took my car for a hard drive, letting my tail loose a little bit only for a total of 3 turns within one block...after I parked my car in my driveway, the rear tires had a gassy odor. It still smells like gas but now only on the driver side rear tire. Anybody know what could be wrong? My garage smells like gas.

Jim@tirerack
08-21-2010, 03:44 PM
It may not be the tires. The tires have oils in them but no gas. After a hard drive in hot temps you can smell the rubber when you pull into the garage.

armorrig
08-21-2010, 09:31 PM
It may not be the tires. The tires have oils in them but no gas. After a hard drive in hot temps you can smell the rubber when you pull into the garage.

I tried to sniff around the car, but the odor is only coming from the driver side rear tire. It doesn't smell like burnt rubber though but fuel. I checked every other corner of the car, no fuel smell or fuel leaks, not even moisture. Only coming from that particular area of the tire but it's dry.

Jim@tirerack
08-23-2010, 07:56 AM
I have no idea. Sorry