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strong smell of petrol
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:56 pm
by bigredbmw
comin from rear of car ...on filler neck side
Re: strong smell of petrol
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:51 pm
by daimlerman
Tank pretty much full?
1-filler pipe is rusty
2-rubber joining pipe from 1 to tank neck is perished
3-tank neck is rusty where it enters tank
1 and 3 are involved and potentialy expensive,2 could just be a loose clip....
Re: strong smell of petrol
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:45 pm
by bigredbmw
cheers will check this over
Re: strong smell of petrol
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:51 pm
by fuzzy
most likely the metal pipe attached to the tank or the filler pipe itself. new tanks are about £100ish from ecp and new filler necks are about £150 iirc.
Re: strong smell of petrol
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:52 pm
by rallye_turtle
Had this problem on my e30, turned out to be the rubber ring seal that sits between the fuel pump and the surface of the fuel tank where the pump clips down, under the rear seat bench.
Re: strong smell of petrol
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:53 pm
by E30BeemerLad
tanks are now over £160 from GSF, massive hike in price
Re: strong smell of petrol
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:54 pm
by rallye_turtle
Had this problem on my e30, turned out to be the rubber ring seal that sits between the fuel pump and the surface of the fuel tank where the pump clips down, under the rear seat bench.
Re: strong smell of petrol
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 9:38 pm
by sparky1972
had this on my e30 turned out to be the metal pipe on the tank that connects to the rubber pipe tanks are very expensive thats one of the reasons i sold my e30