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[addy]

Can anyone tell me please, if the gasket under the plate for the fuel pump and the one on the locking piece, can be reused? The wifes Estate Omega smells of petrol. When switched off. She hasn't overfilled it, as I asked. Fuel cap is ok and the seals inside the filler area look OK. I have looked under the inspection plate. The top of the fuel pump plate, with the two outlets is dry. So was going to check underneath the plate, incase the pipes have rotted. (I hope not, only found one replacement, so far and it is stupid money.)

If the pipes are OK is there anywhere else I can look? The smell is definately from the back of the car.

Thanks in advance for any help.
Addy

[Doctor Gollum]

Sounds like the only item not ruled out are the fuel lines where they pass over the rear axle or the vent pipe to the filler/charcoal cannister

[addy]

Thanks DG. I will get it up in the air and check them. I am sure her car hates me. Something always happens close to MOT time

[Doctor Gollum]

Unless you completely chew it up or it is perished you should be a able to reuse the seal. (To answer the other part of your question).

[grifter]

Can anyone tell me please, if the gasket under the plate for the fuel pump and the one on the locking piece, can be reused? The wifes Estate Omega smells of petrol. When switched off. She hasn't overfilled it, as I asked. Fuel cap is ok and the seals inside the filler area look OK. I have looked under the inspection plate. The top of the fuel pump plate, with the two outlets is dry. So was going to check underneath the plate, incase the pipes have rotted. (I hope not, only found one replacement, so far and it is stupid money.)

If the pipes are OK is there anywhere else I can look? The smell is definately from the back of the car.

Thanks in advance for any help.
Addy

Found that fuel pump plate on mine - the pipes were corroded, causing fuel smell, although I never seen any, might have been when under pressure it was sweating as there was a stain down tank when you looked underneath (Nothing worse than stains down underneath  ). See you've checked your pump cover though.

[polilara]

Did you check filter? Mine corroded through after having been there 17 years.