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Recently purchased a VP 5.0 ute.The only thing i can fault with it is i can smell fuel inside the cabin.Ive checked under the car and can`t see any leaks under there.....any suggestions???????
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Check the breather lines from the filler to the tank.
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Peter is correct, but a visual check will not reveal any signs of leaking fuel.
On inspection, all the fuel would have evaporated and will leave no tell tales signs.
You need to physically lift the breather lines up and rotate them to check underne
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Make sure that no accessories have been screwed into the front section of the tray e.g. tie down brackets, tool boxes. This has been a surprisingly common cause for a fuel smell at the holden dealer where I work. The screws go straight into the fuel tank!
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I had fuel smells in all my utes, except the current one, and could never find the source. My current ute has new vapour hoses though, so it could be perished vapour hoses. If you do change them, then go for fuel spec hose, rather than just rubber hosing. |
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Sometimes it is also adviseable to check the fuel filler cap as dirt can cause the valve to stick and not vent properly.Any excess fuel vapour should return through the carbon canister.The fuel cap manufacturer is CPC 03 94606566 and they can usually help
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Hi V8 supra. Is it a certian time that the smell turns up or is it allways their. Have found over the years that in a lot of cars that when going down hill and heavy braking the you can get a surge of fuel out the breather pipe ( most common in 4X4's ) if
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Hi V8 supra. Is it a certian time that the smell turns up or is it allways their. Have found over the years that in a lot of cars that when going down hill and heavy braking the you can get a surge of fuel out the breather pipe ( most common in 4X4's ) if
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all commodores i have owned or worked on have had perished return lines.
easiest way to spot them is start the car and then look at the hoses near the filler. the leaky ones will be spilling juice out every where.
DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE
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