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

[gor131-x]

right ive changed the lambda and topped up £25,ive got 54 miles and im just hitting reserve now,the temperature needle hasnt budged from zero even though theres warm air from the heaters,the car is drinking a bit of water but there doesnt seem to be any signs of head gasket or anything to suggest somethings wrong on this new engine

gonna keep a petrol can in the car and drive till it runs out of fuel,just to confirm the cluster isn't reading faulty,will let u know about the progress,but the lambda has made a big change,especially the smell,its still there but its not over bearing.

[oneblueleg]

well it continues from the box to the inlet tube, so sorta plural, but thats all 

Cheers 

[Wayne]

right ive changed the lambda and topped up £25,ive got 54 miles and im just hitting reserve now,the temperature needle hasnt budged from zero even though theres warm air from the heaters,the car is drinking a bit of water but there doesnt seem to be any signs of head gasket or anything to suggest somethings wrong on this new engine

gonna keep a petrol can in the car and drive till it runs out of fuel,just to confirm the cluster isn't reading faulty,will let u know about the progress,but the lambda has made a big change,especially the smell,its still there but its not over bearing.

These 2 things suggest to me that your replacment engine has problems.

[gor131-x]

the engine had 73k when it was pulled out of the scrap car,the rest of it is fine,sounds sweet,its still missing but i think thats the ignitiion timing as i was tinkering with that.

[gor131-x]

done 70 miles and still on reserve and its minus 2 in oldham today

[axewielder]

the engine had 73k when it was pulled out of the scrap car,the rest of it is fine,sounds sweet,its still missing but i think thats the ignitiion timing as i was tinkering with that.

you cant tinker with the ignition timing, its either right or not, the ecu does all of the fine tuning, the dizi just needs to be in the right area to work.

[gor131-x]

what do you mean by right area? and would i know its in the right area?

[axewielder]

line the engine up to tdc + the rotor arm should line up with a notch in the casting on the dizi, as long as its in the right area itll work fine as the ecu does the timing so you can adjust it at all

[gor131-x]

right,ive had a w ork with another reputable mechanic,he recommened sme changing the plug leads and spark plugs as that could be causing a misfire or juddering,ive still got the original leads which are brand new and ill buy a setof spark plugs from halfords,

[gor131-x]

line the engine up to tdc + the rotor arm should line up with a notch in the casting on the dizi, as long as its in the right area itll work fine as the ecu does the timing so you can adjust it at all

thanks for that! will have a go at that later as im wrapped up in my duvet lol