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General => General Technical => Anything Engine/Performance/Tuning related => Topic started by: Hound Dog on January 04, 2004, 06:14:26 PM

Title: smelling petrol
Post by: Hound Dog on January 04, 2004, 06:14:26 PM
i have been smelling petrol in car havent been able to check under the hood yet but only just picked it up yesterday the other one needed rebuild so garage swapped it , could it just be running rich or is there anything i should look for ? tnx
Title: smelling petrol
Post by: t2rew on January 04, 2004, 07:38:07 PM
depends where the smell is coming from. if its the back then it is running rich if its the engine then you should try to find where its leaking. aparently the pulsation dampers on the fuel rail can leak.
Title: smelling petrol
Post by: Ed_RX7 on January 05, 2004, 09:48:10 AM
Check the Lower manifold gasket...my mate has the same problem........turbos out job though i\'m afraid........but get all other possibilites checked fist.....as from what ive been told this job could take about 10 hours!!
Title: smelling petrol
Post by: amp on January 31, 2004, 04:05:13 PM
check your injectors seating..
could also be due to whats already been mentioned... lim and pd