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Smell Of Petrol Help?

#1 mpoleary

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Posted 27 May 2009 - 08:38 PM

Hi

On the way home from work this evening i floored it round a tight roundabout, came out the otherside and then the cabin filled with a smell of petrol.

Opened the window and after about a mile it went.

Any ideas what it could be???

Thanks

#2 dave208

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Posted 27 May 2009 - 08:50 PM

QUOTE (mpoleary @ May 27 2009, 09:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

How full was your tank ???

#3 Pnthrblkzs

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Posted 27 May 2009 - 08:58 PM

When i first got my FRP the cabin slways smelt of petrol especially whn reversing with windows open, theres a rubber seal on the petrol cap which i changed, this helped alot.

You unfortunatley have to buy the whole petrol cap rather than just the rubber seal though.

Does you petrol cap hiss when you open it?

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#4 Dogsbody

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Posted 27 May 2009 - 09:39 PM

I can always smell petrol in mine If I fill it right up and throw it about a bit.
These days I stop at the first click off the pump does rather than try fill it to the top.

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#5 mpoleary

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Posted 27 May 2009 - 10:15 PM

Tank was half full.
The smell was really strong.

#6 00fergie

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Posted 27 May 2009 - 11:25 PM

check you oil cap, happened to me at a tarck day the other week and it was because the oil cp had worked off a bit.

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#7 mpoleary

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Posted 28 May 2009 - 10:57 AM

Oil filler cap was fine.
Any other suggestions?

#8 Matt & Tiggr MKIII

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Posted 28 May 2009 - 11:12 AM

Leaky exhaust pipe.

Sure sign in many of my cars that I needed a quick trip to Kwik Fit...

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#9 warrenpenalver

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Posted 28 May 2009 - 10:24 PM

you sure you havent let Alan fit omex 600 on a full throttle only engine map??

#10 Matt & Tiggr MKIII

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Posted 28 May 2009 - 10:26 PM

Having choked along the side of the Liffy following your car, I can safely say even when Tiggr was playing up badly, she never overfueled like yours did that weekend

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