Simon, could be dodgy seal on the filler cap, or porous hose somewhere. It needs checking out as it'll evaporate off quite quickly but if it gets worse then it could be dangerous.
PS Haven't seen you at a club meet recently
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| Author: | simes69 [ Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Why does the cabin smell of petrol? |
I note a faint smell of petrol fairly frequently in the cabin. I don't see any leaks under the car or any other symptoms. Is there a vapour lock in the tank that gets blocked or another reason why vapour may get inside the car? |
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| Author: | tr7v8 [ Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why does the cabin smell of petrol? |
Simon, could be dodgy seal on the filler cap, or porous hose somewhere. It needs checking out as it'll evaporate off quite quickly but if it gets worse then it could be dangerous. PS Haven't seen you at a club meet recently
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| Author: | simes69 [ Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why does the cabin smell of petrol? |
Thanks Jim - only seems to be when the tank is not full, hence the vapour theory. She's going into Paragon next week so will ask Mick to take a look. Also good call on the fuel cap seal - I have another cap so will swap them & see if it makes a difference. |
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| Author: | simes69 [ Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why does the cabin smell of petrol? |
Putting the original Porsche filler cap seemed to solve the problem |
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| Author: | tr7v8 [ Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why does the cabin smell of petrol? |
See that is another disadvantage of that Max Power stick on one 
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| Author: | Sasha320 [ Sat Aug 18, 2012 8:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why does the cabin smell of petrol? |
For reference; I had the same but the remedy was a fuel pipe that had come loose from a filter (fuel / charcoal?) in the battery area. 10 mins at OPC to fix. Thanks S |
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