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Title: Petrol Smell
Post by: cleggy on 25 September 2009, 23:47:59
Went for a day out to the sexless county today, and on the way home via the A17 went round three roundabouts fairly smartly, and got a distinct aroma of fuel for a few seconds when on the straight again. The tank was showing just under half full.
Any ideas as to why or is it just me?
Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: rustym95 on 25 September 2009, 23:53:54
it prob just you i get the smell somtimes, not me other cars or the road, now if you have a strong smell when u get home its prob your car but wile you are out for a run itprb somthing els.
Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: Stevie-blunder on 26 September 2009, 00:41:27
I don't get any smell of petrol at all from mine !

Oh, it's a diesel, that's why  ;D
Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: rustym95 on 26 September 2009, 01:08:23
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I don't get any smell of petrol at all from mine !

Oh, it's a diesel, that's why  ;D
Well when you smell diesel, your prob filling the tank lol :y :y
Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: feeutfo on 26 September 2009, 01:29:03
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I don't get any smell of petrol at all from mine !

Oh, it's a diesel, that's why  ;D
Well when you smell diesel, your prob filling the tank lol :y :y

on a bike if you smell Diesel, or petrol to a lesser extent, its a major clench as your probably riding over it, usually on a bend >:(
Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: rustym95 on 26 September 2009, 01:35:56
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I don't get any smell of petrol at all from mine !

Oh, it's a diesel, that's why  ;D
Well when you smell diesel, your prob filling the tank lol :y :y

on a bike if you smell Diesel, or petrol to a lesser extent, its a major clench as your probably riding over it, usually on a bend >:(
When I had a bike 125cc I ran over some in the road on a bend and came off, rip'd my knees to bits legs and hands. :'(
Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: feeutfo on 26 September 2009, 01:44:11
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I don't get any smell of petrol at all from mine !

Oh, it's a diesel, that's why  ;D
Well when you smell diesel, your prob filling the tank lol :y :y

on a bike if you smell Diesel, or petrol to a lesser extent, its a major clench as your probably riding over it, usually on a bend >:(
When I had a bike 125cc I ran over some in the road on a bend and came off, rip'd my knees to bits legs and hands. :'(
Sorry to hear that, you'd think with the price of fuel people would want to keep it in their tank.
Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: rustym95 on 26 September 2009, 01:51:09
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I don't get any smell of petrol at all from mine !

Oh, it's a diesel, that's why  ;D
Well when you smell diesel, your prob filling the tank lol :y :y

on a bike if you smell Diesel, or petrol to a lesser extent, its a major clench as your probably riding over it, usually on a bend >:(
When I had a bike 125cc I ran over some in the road on a bend and came off, rip'd my knees to bits legs and hands. :'(
Sorry to hear that, you'd think with the price of fuel people would want to keep it in their tank.
Its ok i dont ride any more last time I was on a bike was 1997, when i was out 1 day, and was on way home it started to freaz on the road so tuck it steady, went round a bend it was solid ice could not see it as same colour as road, lost control, went into a hedge bike went other way, well and 2weeks in hos, and I know when its going to rain 20 min before it dose you know what i mean :'(
Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: OmegaGav on 26 September 2009, 07:21:44
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Went for a day out to the sexless county today, and on the way home via the A17 went round three roundabouts fairly smartly, and got a distinct aroma of fuel for a few seconds when on the straight again. The tank was showing just under half full.
Any ideas as to why or is it just me?
Could be worth checking under the rear of the car for the fuel filter, the pipes on mine had gone hard and split leaking petrol sometimes :y
Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: alexh551 on 26 September 2009, 07:45:02
i had this fault on my old cavalier. someone said to change my fuel filler cap and it solved it.
Title: Re: Petrol Smell
Post by: cleggy on 26 September 2009, 09:43:08
Cheers guys had a quick look and all seems Okeh, so I'll presume that because it was momentarily  it was someone in front of me who was leaking the vital fluid.
It would also have been the first time I'd made made a greaser soil his leathers. ;D