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Alright ppl. Just a question. In the mornings or from cold start ive noticed that there is a smell of petrol coming from the outside of my 9N. Ive not noticed it whilst warm though, which i believe means that its running rich.

Ive only noticed it recently, as im using it more everyday and now and its up the motorway everyday. Because of this i let it warm up by leaving it started in the mornings before driving it so maybe ive just noticed this smell as i didnt used to do this before

Unlike my old MK4, my 9N Idles a bit high when started from cold, about 1,150 rpm, after its warmed up it idles to just under 750 i think once warm.

any ideas or anything to sort?

cheers

Can't say i've stood outside of my car when its warming up, im normally driving... So can't offer any help on the smell..

But yeah mine idles high and then as soon as it starts getting warm it drops, think its just normal?

My GTi does the same, idles at just over 1000 when I first start it, then drops down to probably 800-900 when it's been running a bit.

Your rpm while idle is normal when cold. The smell is normal too because the catalyst hasn't become warm and in some way it doesn't do its job.

ModifiedMadness wrote:My GTi does the same, idles at just over 1000 when I first start it, then drops down to probably 800-900 when it's been running a bit.

yeah mines the same, i wasnt sure if it was normal or not but then decided it must be normal lol. now its confirmed

as for the smell, my mk4 used to give off the petrol smell in the mornings.