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focus smell of petrol inside.

goldspanners
goldspanners Posts: 5,910 Forumite
in Motoring
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.
...work permit granted!
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  • TiTheRev
    TiTheRev Posts: 3,215 Forumite
    It could just be fumes from the engine side coming through the air vents?
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  • basill
    basill Posts: 1,422 Forumite
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    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
    goldspanners Posts: 5,910 Forumite
    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. :p

    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.
    ...work permit granted!
  • goldspanners
    goldspanners Posts: 5,910 Forumite
    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.
    ...work permit granted!
  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Breather pipe on engine, carbon canister filter thingy?
  • goldspanners
    goldspanners Posts: 5,910 Forumite
    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.
    ...work permit granted!
  • wishiwasarichgirl
    wishiwasarichgirl Posts: 5,555 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    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)
    Wiggly:heartpulsFB

  • goldspanners
    goldspanners Posts: 5,910 Forumite
    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.
    ...work permit granted!
  • goldspanners
    goldspanners Posts: 5,910 Forumite
    had a look underneath it today,it turns out my fuel filter is leaking when the ignition is turned on.
    ...work permit granted!
  • basill
    basill Posts: 1,422 Forumite
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    Glad you have found the problem. sounds easy enough to fix :)

    B
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