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03-06-12, 02:25 PM
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chalkers
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Petrol smell
Sometimes my 180 has a distinct petrol smell which seems to be coming through the heater fans , any ideas chaps
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03-06-12, 02:44 PM
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leaky injector pipes or fuel rail, chack all the clips and hoses on the fuel filter, failing that a match will definately find ot lol
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03-06-12, 05:43 PM
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checked all rails , clips etc even had it checked over by a very reputable garage they cant find any fault
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03-06-12, 06:16 PM
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Petrol tank OK, not rusty?????
Is it worse if you fill the tank up with fuel!!!
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03-06-12, 06:26 PM
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sounds stupid but as it's coming through the heaters it's not an external smell is it? maybe you follow another car with a fuel leak and
yours is sucking up the fumes?
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03-06-12, 06:36 PM
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Check all engine breather pipes and maybe manifold joints, sometimes fumes can enter the cockpit from a poor joint.
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Check your downpipe had this happen to me, my downpipe had split/corroded.
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