Smelly Elise
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goodwoodweirdo

Original Poster:

315 posts

205 months

Monday 15th June 2009
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Hi guys, need a little help,

After a 15 minute ride in the Elise is starts to smell of fuel, I don’t find any leaks … if I drive it hard then the smell is worse… any ideas !

Cheers
Matt

Mr_C

2,496 posts

252 months

Monday 15th June 2009
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mine smelt of fuel when the inlet manifold was leaking. What engine is yours?

goodwoodweirdo

Original Poster:

315 posts

205 months

Monday 15th June 2009
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S1 K series.... its going in for some head work so then they should change the gasget ....

I was wondering how the tank vented ...

955sp3

37 posts

206 months

Monday 15th June 2009
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There is a pipe that comes off a non return valve that vents back into the fuel filler pipe. They always split or come off. Check this. They always make the car stink off petrol.