Gas fumes after replacing fuel pump

[q45t96]

My fuel pump started getting noisy so before it went completely out I decided to replace it. I had a local tech do it that I have developed some confidence in. I don't live near an Infiniti dealer. Probably saved alot of money anyway. Purchased the fuel pump from Joe and Infiniti of Scottsdale, who is always very helpful. However, since having it replaced I have been breathing gas fumes. At first I figured it was just fumes from spilling gas and would go away soon. Its now been 5 days and the smell is still storng. Is there any reason that putting a new fuel pump would cause leaks in the fuel line? Do you have any other ideas of what it could be?, or does it just take a while for the fumes to go away. Last night I took the light out of the trunk and left the trunk open all night to try and evaporate any gas residue. I also took the car back to the tech and they attemped to clean up any gas that may have spilled into the trunk area.

Any additional help would be appreciated.

[maxnix]

Did he check you fuel lines for integrity?

[PalmerWMD]

Anytime you connect/reconnect fuel lines its entirely possible, to have leaks afterwards if lines were not tightened enough/too much or if a lines was brittle and disturbing it like that caused it to leak.

Fred...

[Q45tech]

Other than owners not being smart enough to have the tank below 1/2, an expert tech should not have splilled or dripped a drop of gasoline during the exchange............cleaned up the spilled gasoline???????

The asphalt like sound deading below the tank and the channel can hold a lot of gas and it can take weeks to evaporate all the smell..................sometimes you get what you paid for.

[DougQ45]

Did one on a hot day and failed to remove the gas cap, and it leaked gasoline out all over the tank. Took a ton of paper towels and other things to clean it out and it smelled for a few days. Also, was the O-ring replaced and sealed properly on the pump?? Did the tech over tighten (and strip) the hex screws that hold down the pump cover???

[landtodd]

It could be a leak, but unless your guy does a lot of these, I think it's likely he spilled a bit fuel. There's no way to dry it all up. Here's a $2 trick that worked for me -- charcoal brickets. Not the instant-light kind, the old-fashioned hard-to-light kind. Put a layer in a cardboard box in the back floorboard. The gasoline fumes I caused by spillage went away (seemed like) instantly.

Somebody with a better chem background than me. Brickets are made of "activated carbon," right?

[Jesda]

Did mine recently. The fumes remained for 10 days, strong.

I sprayed tons of Febreeze and at night, left the windows and sunroof open. I also applied plenty of leather conditioner and vaccuumed the upholstery often. Eventually, the smell went away.