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Title: Petrol Breather Pipe Post by: Shane 05 on January 27, 2013, 06:53:24 AM Hi, just bought the fc from victoria. We have very strong petrol smell particularly in the boot & its extremely hard to put fuel in the tank, keeps clicking off & only takes a small amount at a time. There is no apparent leak. Does anyone know whether it has a breather pipe & could it be blocked & where is it ? Cheers Shane
Title: Re: Petrol Breather Pipe Post by: FCRB26 on January 27, 2013, 07:09:24 AM No breather mate it breaths thru the cap.
could be leaking through the sender unit might need a new gasket or the sender may have rusted out ? In the boot you will see the wires going under a round cover with a slot pry this cap out and see whats going on. I have never had a drama with it clicking when filling but i hold the bowser nozzle sideways .. Check around top of tank for seepage it may have rusted as well. May be worthwile removing it and give it a clean up only takes 20 min to remove. Good luck \\\Pete Title: Re: Petrol Breather Pipe Post by: Shane 05 on January 27, 2013, 07:44:34 AM Thanks Pete for the advice, will give it a try!
Title: Re: Petrol Breather Pipe Post by: DN2168 on January 27, 2013, 09:08:52 AM Hi Shane,
I had the same smell in my FC, mostly just after it had been filled right up. I removed the sender & cut a gasket out of gasket paper the coated it with aviation gasket sealer both sides & haven't had a problem since. Lke Pete said yuo will have to work out the right angle of the dangle for filling your car up, I work at a servo & new cars are not much better. Dean. |