focus smell of petrol inside.

goldspanners

my ford focus 1.6 petrol with 56k tonight i started to smell petrol inside it when sitting stationary idling.
ive had a quick look underneath but couldnt see any leaks in the dark.
just wondering if anyone else has had this happen to thiers and what the cause was.
i will have a better look over the weekend.
the fuel filter looks a bit of a pain to get to in the haynes manual,hope its not that,though it is due changing in 7k miles.

TiTheRev

It could just be fumes from the engine side coming through the air vents?

basill

Get it checked over.
I once smelt petrol inside my Vectra. A friendly AA man went directly to the source of the smell which was a perished seal on the top of the petrol tank, there was a little puddle of petrol under my back seat all the time!
Glad I dont smoke...

B

goldspanners

TiTheRev wrote: »

It could just be fumes from the engine side coming through the air vents?

i thought you were going to tell me i should have bought a golf.

it only happens when stationary,at first i thought it was the car in front of me at the lights but it was there ages after that with nothing in front.

goldspanners

basill wrote: »

Get it checked over.
I once smelt petrol inside my Vectra. A friendly AA man went directly to the source of the smell which was a perished seal on the top of the petrol tank, there was a little puddle of petrol under my back seat all the time!
Glad I dont smoke...

B

i will be having a look over it at the weekend. thanks for the reply.

anewman

Breather pipe on engine, carbon canister filter thingy?

goldspanners

anewman wrote: »

Breather pipe on engine, carbon canister filter thingy?

just hope its dry tomorrow so i can get a good look around. it was a bit hard at starting tonight,possibly lost fuel pressure and still smelt of petrol. i noticed the smell outside the car tonight aswell.

wishiwasarichgirl

happened my 206 once, as someone else said, a seal or something on the fuel tank had broken or worn away. luckily mine was inside it's warranty period cos apparantly it needed a whole new petrol tank (i didn't question it too much since i wasn't paying)

goldspanners

wishiwasarichgirl wrote: »

happened my 206 once, as someone else said, a seal or something on the fuel tank had broken or worn away. luckily mine was inside it's warranty period cos apparantly it needed a whole new petrol tank (i didn't question it too much since i wasn't paying)

apparently its fairly common on 206s especially the cc model.
ive searched for a bit on the internet and cant find anyone with the same problem on a focus.

goldspanners

had a look underneath it today,it turns out my fuel filter is leaking when the ignition is turned on.

basill

Glad you have found the problem. sounds easy enough to fix

B