stinks of petrol

steveo3002 · Post by **steveo3002** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:30 pm

our mk2 had a leaky tank a while back and obviously stank of petrol, i fitted a new tank and all looks fine with no leaks

thing is i still get a strong wiff of petrol from the rear of the car..enough for others to comment

ive just checked for leaky pipes and its good

due to the fact the vents are to air rather than a charcoal cansiter like newer cars is it normal to smell fumes?

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:41 pm

well its taken more than a year for the oil soakage in my carpet (after spilling best part of a gallon bottle in the boot) to disappear, and that's with some serious cleaning. might be that some of the escaping vapour has soaked in like that?

still best to get it checked out!

steveo3002 · Post by **steveo3002** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 6:25 pm

i fitted the tank last autumn, so the smell shouldve gone, i just wonderd if it was a polo thing that they reek of petrol

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 8:54 pm

only a little

mind you i've been overfuelling for probably a year

be warned though - my bro's car started smelling of petrol recently. on a half arsed inspection it was found to be peeing the stuff all over the road as a fuel hose had split right before the carb.
mind you we probably should have realised something was up by the way it started like a dog and was way down on power.

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:27 pm

It's common to smell of petrol rich exhaust fumes.. not really common to smell straight petrol though

I'd have it checked out if I were you, especially if others have commented on it and it's not just you imagining it.

polokris · Post by **polokris** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:31 am

mine smells of petrolium... but not from the rear... through the fans and the front.... peeps comment on it... but i c no leekin? and fuel consumption seems ok cocidering pipe, and filter. ?