325i rough idling and strong smell of petrol from the back

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Farbbm
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Post Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:08 pm

Just recently my 325 had started to idle roughly to the point that it shakes quite alot (as can be seen by the exhaust on it's mounts) and at the same time there is also quite a strong smell of pertol coming from the exhaust, to suggest it's running quite rich. It runs fine when on the move.

Any idea if these 2 issues are related and any potenial fixes or things to check?
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Post Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:10 pm

Sorry should have said it's an 1987 325 Sport tech 1 with the M20 standard M20 engine.