Technical petrol smell

[vespina]

hi there,
iam having a string petrol smell inside the car! any help would be appreciated.

 

[F4usT]

try searching ... there are a lot of threads for that issue...

https://www.fiatforum.com/barchetta/159962-very-strong-petrol-smell.html
https://www.fiatforum.com/barchetta/143431-petrol-smell.html
https://www.fiatforum.com/barchetta/183121-petrol-smell-car.html

and then show us some pictures of your barch...

 

[HP]

Mine needed a new petrol cap, all sorted now.

 

[Nino_1975]

Hi

Two most common things

1 - New petrol cap
2 - Pipe from the tank to the cap, check the connections boths ends.

Take the panel off from behind the seat.

 

[bumble]

Mine has a feint whiff of petrol but only inside the boot. Also, there is a hiss of air when I remove the fuel cap... does the pump tend to cause a vacuum in the tank?

Steve

 

[Plug]

Hi

Two most common things

1 - New petrol cap
2 - Pipe from the tank to the cap, check the connections boths ends.

Take the panel off from behind the seat.

Spot on..

Mine has been down to my friendly local garage today to get this sorted, it was (2) the breather pipe. Phew.. lot cheaper than a new fuel tank!

Looking forward to a petrol-whiff free driving experience from now on

Cheers,

Plug

 

[HP]

Mine has a feint whiff of petrol but only inside the boot. Also, there is a hiss of air when I remove the fuel cap... does the pump tend to cause a vacuum in the tank?

Steve

They generally run under a little pressure.

 

[doolahrock]

Mine gets this from time to time. My B has an uncanny habit of repairing itself though. Walking in a FIAT wonderland.

 

[s130]

Another point to look out for is inside the rear wheel arch. On our Punto HGHT the multitude of breather hoses that congretate around the main tank filler tube had become/were inadequately restrained an one of the hoses had crept forward to then be rubbed and worn through by the rear tyre.

We had petrol smells that initially we could not trace till I took the rear wheel off and closely examined all the pipes in that area.

 

[FDF]

I had a petrol smell a couple of years ago in my Marea, so strong I had to drive with all the windows open at one point. Took it to the garage and it turned out to be loose jubilee clips on the pipes taking petrol to and from the injection fuel rail. The garage tightened them up and is now petrol wiff free

 

[Nino_1975]

Spot on..

Mine has been down to my friendly local garage today to get this sorted, it was (2) the breather pipe. Phew.. lot cheaper than a new fuel tank!

Looking forward to a petrol-whiff free driving experience from now on

Cheers,

Plug

Good stuff