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Posted By: Tony MK2 Petrol Smell in my Car - 23rd Oct 2004 3:00pm
I'm have a problem with my vw mk2 golf at the moment i have notice very recently that i can smell petrol alot when i am driving around and when i am stopped at light etc it gets worse.
i was wondering if anyone else has had this problem and if so how did they fix it?

All help and advise would be great so i can get this problem sorted dubble quick

:cheers:
Posted By: Mark Re: Petrol Smell in my Car - 23rd Oct 2004 4:28pm
Scooby will tell you more,

but there is a sticky Butterfly flap that operates the choke, and it gets stuck...

Only a possibility...
Is it a automatic choke or is it a manual one?
Posted By: Tony MK2 Re: Petrol Smell in my Car - 23rd Oct 2004 4:50pm
its a manual choke
Posted By: Scooby Re: Petrol Smell in my Car - 26th Oct 2004 6:57pm
Sounds like a fuel leak, when you are drivinng the fumes evaporate due to allot of mooving air under your bonnet and they are simply blown away, however, when you stop the leaking fuel stops getting blown away and you can smell it more..

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Be Very Carefull, If fuel is leaking it can catch fire very easily if it spills onto your exhaust or other hot components.
Best get it checked mate omg
Posted By: tony_220 Re: Petrol Smell in my Car - 30th Oct 2004 9:45am
just buy a magic tree!!!! mmmmm winter pine fresh!
Posted By: Anonymous Re: Petrol Smell in my Car - 30th Oct 2004 2:01pm
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Originally posted by tony_220:
just buy a magic tree!!!! mmmmm winter pine fresh!
That's not funny... hi
Posted By: Anonymous Re: Petrol Smell in my Car - 30th Oct 2004 6:32pm
my car is the same, ive found out its the petrol cap seal ( a green rubber ring)its cracked and broke in two, so i need to get a new one, mite be worth checkin if us is ok? :go: :go: :go:
Posted By: Tony MK2 Re: Petrol Smell in my Car - 30th Oct 2004 11:11pm
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Originally posted by tony_220:
just buy a magic tree!!!! mmmmm winter pine fresh!
i see from that comment tony that your not bothered by the smell of petrol in your car then think <img border="0" alt="[Roll around the floor laffin]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions065.gif" />

thanks for the infomation guys i'm going to go to Auto safe and ask the guys there to have a look for me
Posted By: Scooby Re: Petrol Smell in my Car - 31st Oct 2004 11:20am
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Originally posted by Vicky:
Could you pull off the rear interior panels on the fuel side of the car and check for cracks around the piping that goes to the petrol tank? (Is that safe?)

Could it depend on whether the tank is located inside the car or bolted underneath? confused
Whats that all about, Our Girl Cruisers getting all technical happy
Posted By: Anonymous Re: Petrol Smell in my Car - 1st Nov 2004 1:22am
:go:
That's what CruiseWirral is all about:
A.- Helping our mates
B.- Knowin bout cars! yes
Jus you wait Scooby, I'll be wrkin in a garage like yours soon!! learn
Vicky xx
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