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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: stimpy on 15 April 2005, 08:45

Title: Petrol Smell
Post by: stimpy on 15 April 2005, 08:45

I have a petrol smell coming from the engine in slow traffic. It does'nt happen all the time but when it does it becomes quite strong. Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: redcarboy on 15 April 2005, 10:18

The car in fronts exhaust... :tongue:  it does happen.. :wink:

Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: Overseer on 15 April 2005, 10:20

yeah i was thinkin that... if you have air-con press the "recirculate" button to block off external smells.. useful for driving past Bridgwater and farms, fires  n stuff...

Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: mrwotto on 15 April 2005, 10:23

also usefull when driving through Widnes :grin:

Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: Overseer on 15 April 2005, 10:24

what does widness smell of?

bridgwater has a cellophane factory that makes it pong

Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: mrwotto on 15 April 2005, 10:27

Widnes is a heavy chemical town, has a jelly factory, and generally stinks really.

Glad I no longer work there.

I have worked in a few polythene factory's but in the printing side of things, so imagine, polythene mixed with solvents  :undecided:

Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: SL56 on 17 April 2005, 19:00

Had that meself too m8 - turned out it was some breather pipe at the back of the engine - 8 quid it cost and jobs a good un - sure theres another thread on this on here somewhere but I cant get the search thing to work,

SL56 :)