Petrol smell from under car

[samuel_m]

Hi all

Just wondering if anyone’s come across this.

After even just a short drive I’m getting a strong petrol smell, which hits you as soon as you open either door.

It seems to be wafting up from the fuel filter area. The engine bay does not seem to smell. The rubber hose going into the filter is dry, no dripping, but if I run my fingers along it they smell a bit fuel-y.

It’s booked into a garage, because I've not done anything fuel-related myself before. I had the fuel lines checked a month ago and they said the metal lines were solid, no corrosion.

Has anyone else had this?

Was it a straightforward hose swap or did it turn out to be something else worth doing while it’s in?

I have a new Mann filter ready to fit, but no new hoses yet.

 

[colb]

Be prudent to put new rubber hoses on the filter given their age they will have deteriorated given their age use good quality jebilee clips to secure them.

 

[Dxbolton]

Mine was the same, occasionally it sprayed out fuel too, new filter and rubber hoses solved the issue.

 

[samuel_m]

Thanks both. I’ve ordered some new hose too. A high pressure one from Gates.

 

[Smudgemanuk]

If the above doesn't solve it, check the pipes entering the fuel tank vent charcoal canister, located just in front of the NSR wheel underneath the car.

One of the lines going out of the canister had fractured on mine