Petrol smell

[samurai]

Is it right that when i open my boot of my escort it stinks so much of fuel? Sometimes i can smell it if i just walk to the back of the car to.

 

[Trevmk3]

i used to have to the same thing when i had a mk1

[rsdaz]

mine smells of fuel in the boot and in the car when im driving,never been to sure if this was normal or not

[mk1mexico]

9 times out of 10 its the filler neck thats perished between tank and body of the car.

 

GS Escorts keep them in brand new

[samurai]

I replaced the neck about 3 years ago when i was puting the car together, im sure its fine.

 

Its smells even more because im using V-power fuel.

 

There is a metal pipe coming from the fuel tank which leads nowhere inside the boot...

[RossMK2]

i use v-power and i can smell it in the boot

[over_head_cam]

The metal pipe is the breather and should have a rubber hose which goes out of a hole behind the bumper

[tim]

I replaced the neck about 3 years ago when i was puting the car together, im sure its fine.

 

Its smells even more because im using V-power fuel.

 

There is a metal pipe coming from the fuel tank which leads nowhere inside the boot...

 

that metal pipe should lead to a vent hole in the boot floor under the catch on the back panel

[samurai]

The hole is on the boot floor below the boot light?

[styut]

9 times out of 10 its the filler neck thats perished between tank and body of the car.

 

GS Escorts keep them in brand new

 

that was the problem with mine - I changed it and no more smell of petrol

[marky4]

mine smells in the boot and in the car when its been shut up for a while but don't notice it when driving

[5hane]

9 times out of 10 its the filler neck thats perished between tank and body of the car.

 

GS Escorts keep them in brand new

 

just about to say this

 

Me dads one stunk of fuel for ages.. so he nicked my one

 

good to know GS escorts do them !

[bomber1]

The hole is on the boot floor below the boot light?

 

 

yes m8 thats the one

[Ken B]

Not escort I know but my Anglia Van (like all the vans) vents thru the fuel cap. If i use the car cover over it, the fumes seem to build up under the cover and find their way into the van. Bit dangerous I thought, as when you open the door the light comes on...perfect ignition source. When the cover isnt used there is no smell at all in the garage, so i no longer use it. Just suspect todays petrol is much more volatile and fumey than the old stuff.

[mexman123]

My Mk1 smells also, even though i have got it vented via the fuel pipe. MIne vents out through a hole in the rear panel on the right hand side just below the rear lamp unit and above the bumper though?? It looks like an original swaged hole also??

I think all old cars seem to smell of fuel though, particularly carburetted cars, i think the fuel smell comes from the engine bay through the poorly insulated bulkhead and the locality of the heather inlet to the carb and engine in general?