ARRRRRRGGGGG Petrol smell
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, stuck my head under the rear of the car and there is a patch of damp and drips in the rear left corner of the body, The boot is dry as is the pipes from the fuel pump. i too have had a mystery with that - originally a failed hose let go and sprayed hot exhaust with fuel - returned to car left warming up to find petrol 'steam' pouring off exhausts and engine stopped..
Had all hoses changed (dogs breakfast by Melton chaps)- and occasionally still pours fuel out all over the electric fuel pump - nice... -- not! - This appears to happen on filling up - never noticed before - is it something they did with plumbing or is there a hidden overflow pipe that they failed to replace correctly?
Had all hoses changed (dogs breakfast by Melton chaps)- and occasionally still pours fuel out all over the electric fuel pump - nice... -- not! - This appears to happen on filling up - never noticed before - is it something they did with plumbing or is there a hidden overflow pipe that they failed to replace correctly?
you will probably have to do both, the tank outlet pipe is at the bottom left hand corner of the tank, this piece of hose is only a couple of inches long, as it connects to a brass tube that allows the pipe to clear the lower wishbone, so remove left hand wheel and the tank from the boot, and check everything is okay.
Ady,
I think you may be jumping in at the deep end here. Jack the back end up and take off the rear near side wheel. You'll find a pipe coming down from the exit of the tank, going into the rear of the fuel pump. There'll be another going from the pump to the filter and the another out of the filter and on to the solid copper line. Check all these before you think about drastic stuff like pulling out your tank. Bear in mind these are open to the elements.
For info, I have just changed the flexi hoses where they go onto and off the fuel rail in the engine bay. They LOOKED ok on initial examination, but were actually spraying a fine mist under the car. Once removed, I could examine them properly, and the were cracked all over. All changed now (ball ache, but there you go) for £5. Don't delay. Corin and his collection of ramps is your friend here!
I think you may be jumping in at the deep end here. Jack the back end up and take off the rear near side wheel. You'll find a pipe coming down from the exit of the tank, going into the rear of the fuel pump. There'll be another going from the pump to the filter and the another out of the filter and on to the solid copper line. Check all these before you think about drastic stuff like pulling out your tank. Bear in mind these are open to the elements.
For info, I have just changed the flexi hoses where they go onto and off the fuel rail in the engine bay. They LOOKED ok on initial examination, but were actually spraying a fine mist under the car. Once removed, I could examine them properly, and the were cracked all over. All changed now (ball ache, but there you go) for £5. Don't delay. Corin and his collection of ramps is your friend here!
CaptiV8ted said:
For info, I have just changed the flexi hoses where they go onto and off the fuel rail in the engine bay. They LOOKED ok on initial examination, but were actually spraying a fine mist under the car. Once removed, I could examine them properly, and the were cracked all over. All changed now (ball ache, but there you go) for £5. Don't delay. Corin and his collection of ramps is your friend here!
Agree these are worth checking every so often. I smelled fuel, and on peering under the bonnet, found a lovely fountain in the engine bay. For a £fiver, easy to fit. Only fiddle is finding the junction with the copper pipe. This seems to disappear in the bell housing tunnel. I found that by moving teh plenum to one side, and a gentle tug, could get at the clip. Mine's an 'R' reg - does this indicate likely life of these pipes? Views?
clive f said:
you will probably have to do both, the tank outlet pipe is at the bottom left hand corner of the tank, this piece of hose is only a couple of inches long, as it connects to a brass tube that allows the pipe to clear the lower wishbone, so remove left hand wheel and the tank from the boot, and check everything is okay.
What e sed......there's a stub pipe welded to the tank about 1 1/2" long with a jubilee clip just inside the bodywork so you can hardly get to it with a screwdriver. When I first looked at it I could pull the hose off by hand even though it wasn't leaking!A.
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