Strong Fuel smell inside....urgent help needed!!!

[gor131-x]

is that the one that normally goes into the airbox? and if so,can i put a silicone hose on and one of those pipercross small mesh round filter things on it?run it from there to the front of the car

but if it is the airbox then why is the breather pipe facing downwards and not upwards towards the airbox? (sorry if im on the wrong lines)

[gor131-x]

errrr...........i just checked to the oil now and the oil filler cap has got a mayo type sludge on it,please say its not the head going!!!car has done 147k for a 1.4 aex engine,but still purrs and pulls fantastic with no smoke whatsoever

anyone figure out what the yellow connector is in the pic and is the space next to it suppose to be blank?

im panicking now,only had the car a month or so and didnt expect all this to happen...aaaargh!

[justalex81]

the mayo could just be condensation. check your oil for milkyness and check your water for oil (it'll be brown)

[Mikester]

The mayo could be related to your split breather hoses. I would sort out the breather hoses, clean the throttle body as it will be gunked up from the split pipe, oil change and filter change, and go from there.

[gor131-x]

are there 2 pipes like that in that area? i.e. crank case breather hose and an oil breather hose or is it the same thing?

ive got a cone filter on at the moment as thats how it came,could i get a metal pipe with a nipple in the side and put breather hose into that or would i have to put one of those little mesh filters on

also,tried finding the thread on taking off and cleaning 1.4 throttle body,anybody got links as im sure theres a how to somewhere,just cant find it!

[rubjonny]

as already said, there is a rubber seal around your fuel pump, which is sat in the fuel tank I'd say its probably that.
even with a fuel leak in the engine bay i doubt it would get so bad that you would have to pull over to get some fresh air (ask me how I know!)

lift up the boot carpet and you'll see a metal disc, remove this and you'll see the fuel pump. make sure its not swimming in fuel, check both fuel pipes aqre connected properly and lift the pump out to check the rubber seal.

[Len]

and lift the pump out to check the rubber seal.

Not as easy as that sounds John! 

[rubjonny]

2 fuel clips and a large plastic nut? whats so hard about that?

[Len]

Well I had all sorts of problems "lifting the fuel pump out"

Ended up taking out the whole tank coz I couldnt see how it was fixed in! Now I know, well it is relatively easy!

[rubjonny]

ah ok. the pump itself is locked to the tank also, you twist it to release then lift

printed this off Elsa just for you
http://vwtech.no-ip.info/downloads/g3fuelpump.pdf