1995 Pontiac Grand Am smell gas and bad gas miliage

1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM
112,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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HAROLD.CHILDRESS
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hello my name is harold and i own a 1995 pontiac grand am se. the problem im having is that the car is getting bad gas miliage for a 4 cyclender, somewhere around 15 miles too a gallon. i also smell gas at times and looked over the entire engine and see no gas dripping any where what can be the problem
Jun 28, 2009 at 10:05 PM
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MMPRINCE4000
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Check fuel pressure regulator for the presence of gas in the vacuum line. If there the FPR diaphram is ruptured.

Other possibilities are a bad injector. Check oil for the presence of gasoline.
Jun 29, 2009 at 8:31 AM
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