Fuel smell help needed

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jesfirth

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1,743 posts

241 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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My daughters Mk 2 stinks of fuel and has done so since she recently bought it. I have just removed the boot liners and have tightened both ends of the large fuel filler hose in the boot which were really quite loose. I want to check the lines to the fuel pump under the parcel shelf. The plastic grommets fixing the shelf carpet though are not the centre pull type used in the boot and I do not want to damage them when I remove them. Is there a trick to it or is it brute force and ignorance?

Mattlan

394 posts

204 months

Wednesday 1st October 2014
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ideally use a trim puller, if they are the same as Mk1 , but you can get away with a fork if the gap between the tines is great enough

jesfirth

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1,743 posts

241 months

Wednesday 1st October 2014
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thanks - my wife is going to love me using the cutlery (-:

MX-5 Lazza

7,952 posts

218 months

Wednesday 1st October 2014
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I usually just use 2 screwdrivers together.

jesfirth

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1,743 posts

241 months

Wednesday 1st October 2014
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MX-5 Lazza said:
I usually just use 2 screwdrivers together.
you haven't met my wife. she would not want me to eat dinner using two screwdrivers

MX-5 Lazza

7,952 posts

218 months

Wednesday 1st October 2014
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jesfirth said:
MX-5 Lazza said:
I usually just use 2 screwdrivers together.
you haven't met my wife. she would not want me to eat dinner using two screwdrivers
LOL I have to eat my dinner in the garage following an honest reply to the "does my bum look big in this?" question so have to make do with tools as cutlery wobble

jesfirth

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1,743 posts

241 months

Saturday 11th October 2014
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Right. The hoses in the boot were very loose. I tightened them and that sorted that part. The cabin still smells. The 90 degree clip fuel hose connecter on top the fuel tank smells. Where do I get a new one form?