tony696
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can any one help me as ive got a strong smell of petrol in the car ive changes a bit of the fuel line but i can still smell it its a corsa with a c20let in it help please
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DAZ1985
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with the car started look for leaks from the fuel rail area then follow back to the tank
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tony696
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i will try. do both pipes go doen the one side ?
[Edited on 02-01-2008 by tony696]
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tony696
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any one else think what it could b thanks
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DAZ1985
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flow and return goes down one side of the car yes. cant miss them really blue plastic pipes
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tony696
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do they usal split
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ainsley_brader
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Dave B (i think it is) recently had one split in his 2.0 corsa! But it was a big leak. Can you smelll it all the time or only when its running?
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VegasPhil
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I had this... The fuel lines wern't bolted onto the fuel rail correctly.
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tony696
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yh all the time i bolted it on to hard and broke it so i got a new one and put that one on i cn t feel any leaks when i put my hand by it when its running
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tony696
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quote: Originally posted by VegasPhil
I had this... The fuel lines wern't bolted onto the fuel rail correctly.
could usee the fuel coming out of it or na could u feel it thanks
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VegasPhil
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I could see it. Could try running the car up and smelling round by the bulkhead etc.
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tony696
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foun dit was my return pipe bit in my gearlinkage put a hole init lol
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tony696
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ive sored out the fuel leak but ive got smell of pertol when i leave the car turned off and cum bk out later on could it b the ait vent filter polyanater i think its called
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DAZ1985
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carbon canister do you mean?
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tony696
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na its air vent filter fillters the air goin in your air vents
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TheCam
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pollen filter do you mean?
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tony696
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thats the one lol cudnt remember the name of it lol duz that store the petrol smell
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