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wwmnw
09-02-10, 11:22 PM
Quite often when I get out of my car after a normal drive I can smell fuel from behind the drivers door/fuel cap area, is this normal or do I have another problem?
bmw156
09-02-10, 11:23 PM
probably a split over flow hose, if its just after you filled up.
Spudly
09-02-10, 11:23 PM
Have a nosey round your filler neck and breather pipe, neck may have become dislodged or rotted off, or your breathers could be perished!
wwmnw
09-02-10, 11:25 PM
Well I filled up before coming home tonight and could smell it but it has happened when I haven't filled up and just drove around normally.
Bubba
10-02-10, 12:01 AM
mine does this from time to time. ill get a pic of the thing that was a bit leaky 2moro and post it up
bazil
10-02-10, 12:23 AM
My gte had this problem, or similar, it turned out to be a split between the inner arch panel and quarter panel, petrol vapour would leak into the car, check for any sign of rust and a good seal between the metal.
blue_peg_16v
10-02-10, 01:00 AM
id say the breather is fecked
blue_peg_16v
10-02-10, 01:00 AM
id say the breather is fecked
blue_peg_16v
10-02-10, 01:00 AM
id say the breather is fecked
brainsnova
10-02-10, 01:03 AM
id say the breather is fecked

ok i hear you 3rd time lucky lol
Guderian
10-02-10, 08:42 AM
On mine the breather hose goes through a hole in the chassis leg, and the tank end is inaccessible. It's either a case of dropping the tank or making yourself a hatch in the rear seat pan.

Go to a hose/hydraulic supplier for the hose, not vauxhall.
Damo
10-02-10, 10:00 AM
Im with blue-peg on this one i reckon the breathers splitnear the filler neck top.

Damo.
wwmnw
10-02-10, 10:03 AM
New pipe and jobs a good'un I assume?
Damo
10-02-10, 10:05 AM
New pipe and jobs a good'un I assume?

Yea mate but you will have to drop the tank to get to the other end as its a sod to do.

Damo.
wwmnw
10-02-10, 10:06 AM
Cheers bud :thumb:
Guderian
10-02-10, 12:54 PM
About 11 or 12 mm ID. At the wheelarch end it didn't want to go on the spout until i had undone the 3 self tappers holding the refiller spout onto the 1/4 panel and jiggled it about a bit.
AlexW
10-02-10, 05:06 PM
And when you change it make sure it dont kink.
vaughanmc
10-02-10, 05:13 PM
Mines and a mates does it as well - Some times more alarming than others but IMO it's nothing to worry about

Doesn't seem to lose any petrol ony any the cars so we've not looked any further into it
novalicous
10-02-10, 05:36 PM
have a look around it with a lighter that should soon show the leak lol
L14MNP
10-02-10, 05:38 PM
Garden hose is the correct ID - well that's what my SR got. lol
wwmnw
10-02-10, 06:37 PM
have a look around it with a lighter that should soon show the leak lol

Good idea, will try that and get back to you :thumb: