petrol smell when acelerating

andy rowe · Post by **andy rowe** » Sat May 02, 2009 5:48 pm

when i put my foot down to pull away i seem to smell petrol and some exhaust smoke puffs up through the dash on occasion,i disconected the heater pipes underneath but can still smell fuel and see smoke coming out from the dash top,any ideas why,do my heat exchangers need a clean or do they need replaceing,cant seem to see any petrol leaks anywhere either.

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Sat May 02, 2009 8:20 pm

Is it definitely a petrol smell and not an oil smell?

Check your fuel filter - mine started leaking one time - smoething that needs sorting out pronto

rafiki · Post by **rafiki** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:21 pm

Just a thought:

I had similar concerns in October just before the Norwich Union MSA Classic. By chance discovered that the gasket surrounding the petrol tank sender was soaked in petrol. Changed gasket...no further smells.

Did not have exhaust smoke, though!

andy rowe · Post by **andy rowe** » Fri May 15, 2009 5:25 pm

will have a look at that.

andy rowe · Post by **andy rowe** » Fri May 15, 2009 5:25 pm

will have a look at that.