So I fitted another throttle body the other day after breaking my injector and since then I'm getting a strong smell of fuel through the vents when I turn the fans on. Have checked for leaks and splits in breather pipes but found nothing. Any ideas?
Technical strong fuel smell from vents
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Technical strong fuel smell from vents
Obvious checks would be around throttle body -- probably best done with engine running.
Have checked round throttle body and all is as it should be.
Pipes are all ok. No fuel leaks. Just can't work it out.
Even though I havent had the problems you have had, once I had the same fuel smell in my cabin and I was getting a really bad mpg, I reset the ecu (disconnecting the negative for a good half hour) and all was well again 
There is a few ways around it, you can recirc it back into the induction setup (that's how it is standard), you can fit a catch tank.. which will lessen emission from it a fraction, but still should then be routed back into induction from the catch tank rather than to air (technically an mot fail, though mine never failed on it even once), or another way around it is to remove the filter, run a much longer breather hose down the back of the engine to direct the fumes under the car.
The "correct" way though is to get the engine taking in it's own fumes
Maybe it's just because it's getting warmer outside it's more noticeable. When mine was setup like that, i seem to remember that you never noticed it at all in winter but could really smell it badly when it got a bit warmer outside.
I'd keep an eye on it all the same though, it shouldn't be excessive....
I'd keep an eye on it all the same though, it shouldn't be excessive....
I am running a pipe which goes and points at my arch liner, i also had strong smell without it. But this is a 16v.
Unless your MOT man is blind it's an automatic fail. The gases from the breather must be re-circulated as per Mr.C's suggestions.
If the gases are very petrol, rather than oil, it could be that your oil is petrol diluted aqnd the petrol is evaporating.
If the gases are very petrol, rather than oil, it could be that your oil is petrol diluted aqnd the petrol is evaporating.
It is recirc, i smoke it in the car.
Now that stuff will definitely give you cancer!
I happen to be a mot tester but it's not due till October anyways so win win lol
to be fair, they do smell if you just have a filter on but they shouldn't really smoke much - not visibly...
Check the flame trap in the pipe isn't totally clogged up, i'd be tempted to do a compression test at this point myself.
But if its been like that for ages it could just be that the filter is totally full of oil and that starts smoking a bit once the engine is upto temp.
Check the flame trap in the pipe isn't totally clogged up, i'd be tempted to do a compression test at this point myself.
But if its been like that for ages it could just be that the filter is totally full of oil and that starts smoking a bit once the engine is upto temp.
Flame trap? It's just a piece of empty rubber pipe :s
The cinq have a flame trap the sei didn't. Not sure why.
I personally never recirc mine, just run a pipe and point it somewhere else.
it should have one of these in it...
http://www.ricambio.co.uk/1601-brea...6-classic-panda-uno-cinquecento-punto-new-500
But my main point was to check its not clogged - but do get one if it is an empty pipe Can get one from scrappies and just clean it up a bit.
http://www.ricambio.co.uk/1601-brea...6-classic-panda-uno-cinquecento-punto-new-500
But my main point was to check its not clogged - but do get one if it is an empty pipe
Can get one from scrappies and just clean it up a bit.
