OliSteadman
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Registered: 14th Oct 07
Location: Barnsley
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When giving the car some hockey theres a strong smell of fuel it's also using a fair amount even when driving normal.
Any ideas?
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Forbes789
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Registered: 19th Sep 07
Location: Buckie, Moray
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what engine you running mate.
what age?
what mods you got on the car/ engine.
exhaust, cams etc??
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Vaux Lad
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Registered: 15th Dec 04
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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Fuel leak?
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OliSteadman
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Registered: 14th Oct 07
Location: Barnsley
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Sorry lads stupid me forgot to say.
x16xe totally standard even the exhaust is standard the engine is frm an s reg with low milage (50,000). But just put the engine into my shell (was an 1.4 8v) so could it be anything to do with that?
Cheers
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
Location: Devon
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i get a lot of customers complain of fuel smell on vauxhalls..
usually the tank vent pipes to the charcoal/carbon filter.
may be this 
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Charcoal Canister takes away the smell of petrol usually. Could have a broken pipe heading to there.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
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Have a check around the washer bottle, there is a pipe which kept coming out on my 1.6 which goes to the charcoal canister. And was making it smell of petrol.
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OliSteadman
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Would this affect fuel consumtion?
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OliSteadman
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Insnt the charcoal canister in the wing?
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Fro
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Yeah but there is a pipe that runs from the engine to it, this one IIRC
There was an l-piece bit of rubber that it kept slipping out of. Could be worth a check.
[Edited on 04-12-2007 by fro-dizzle]
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OliSteadman
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Cheers will have a look when i get home.
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