Petrol smell

KingCarl · Post by **KingCarl** » Wed 03 Nov, 2010 01:56

Love the site - full of great tips etc especially when you live on the edge of the world. You guys are so knowledgeable its scary!

Had my zed 6 months, love it but notice a constant but very feint smell of petrol - its not losing fuel (as per mpg) and the BMW main agent couldn't spot anything. Only drive the car with the roof down so at first i thought it was just the smell of the open road!

Anyone else experienced this? any ideas?

gookah · Post by **gookah** » Wed 03 Nov, 2010 09:38

You haven't got a blocked drain in the rubber gaiter around the filler cap area have you? so that any petrol from overfilling doesn't drain away? this caused the smell of petrol in mine.. I cleaned it and had no further problems...

Tori · Post by **Tori** » Wed 03 Nov, 2010 20:36

Are you sure the fuel cap is relocating correctly after you ahve removed it, I have done this and had a smell of fuel

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Wed 03 Nov, 2010 20:56

I have always had a very faint whiff of petrol when I open the boot but never inside the cockpit or outside the car so might be just the breather tube venting

Tim.

Ragtop · Post by **Ragtop** » Wed 03 Nov, 2010 22:56

Tori wrote:Are you sure the fuel cap is relocating correctly after you ahve removed it, I have done this and had a smell of fuel

This happened to me too, relocated cap properly and no more fuel smell.

KingCarl · Post by **KingCarl** » Thu 04 Nov, 2010 04:05

thanks guys - some good things to try there - will let you know how it goes - moving into summer here - yippee

Sorcerors Apprentice · Post by **Sorcerors Apprentice** » Thu 04 Nov, 2010 07:57

Have a chat with OXO.

http://www.sniffpetrol.com/