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      05-16-2016, 12:32 AM   #1
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Does anybody has no cats at all?

So my car has no cats at all and the gas smell when I hit the gas is horrible to a point that all my shirts smell gas rly bad....we checked five times for leaks and there is none
I know that when you r parked, the smell will be bad.,but even on the highway?
When I had e92 I never felt the smell in the car with Windows closed and Ac on
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something is very wrong there. to get a strong smell in the cabin you must have a leak somewhere close to the cabin, maybe exhaust manifold?
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I'm catless and the smell was noticeable at every light but never while driving. I eventually installed a high flow cat and that helped a lot. I suspect you have a leak as well. Did you use new gaskets during install?
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Check for black streaks on your exhaust, especially at all the connections.
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So my car has no cats at all and the gas smell when I hit the gas is horrible to a point that all my shirts smell gas rly bad....we checked five times for leaks and there is none
I know that when you r parked, the smell will be bad.,but even on the highway?
When I had e92 I never felt the smell in the car with Windows closed and Ac on
If you don't like the smell, how do you think others feel when you drive? Slaps some cats back on, please...even if it's some high flow cats
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There's a slight smell, but only sitting still and it's not any worse than my Stage2+ Jetta that was running catless.

Check to see there aren't other problems with your air fuel ratios.
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Got to atleast have secondary cats for the road
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Thanks guys...now I know something is wrong.
I only use the car once or twice a month to go to track
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found out the leak!!!..........my trunk doesnt have that rubber seal and my friend sat in the trunk while i drove the car and he said the smell was all coming from those little gaps......at least its an easy fix, but in this link, I beleive its number 3, but it doesnt say what it is or the part#....does anybody knows the part#?
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=41_1696

edit..just found it! 51763425290

thanks

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