smell of petrol

[wgaffney]

hi need help dose any one know what could cause the smell of petrol when i go round a cornor fast i get a really strong smell of petrol can any one help

[garythesnail]

The only time I've had a strong whiff of fuel with a Rover is when our '94 414 sli had a leaky petrol tank - the seam weld had rusted and failed in places - worth a check I suppose (?)

[slhhughes]

I had this on track with the BRM. It turned out to be the pipe between the filler and the tank. Check the rear tyre to see if any petrol is on it as that's how I figured out where the leak was. Hope this helps.

Ste

[wgaffney]

ok cheers i have a look

[wgaffney]

no petrol on rear wheel

[El Groover]

Dunno if its any help, but some years ago I had a similar problem with a 309GTi. I damn near spun it coming off a roundabout when the back end suddenly broke away. I knew it were loose at the back, but this was serious - and accompanied by a strong petrol smell. Turned out the gasket on the fuel gauge sender unit had gone, and when reasonably full of juice, enthusiastic cornering dumped fuel all over the wheel. Because it was petrol, it dried real quick, so the evidence went quite quickly.

[mafcaw]

My bet is the tank itself, wifes last 214 did the same thing, garage said it was very common

Regards

Mark

[wgaffney]

well its going in garage next week so find out then cheers for your help every one

[Andy619]

had the same problem about 2 weeks ago it was my petrol cap the seal had gone? worth a look but bit hard stickin your head out the window while doin 50 mph round a corner best you stick someone in the back to have a look lol.

[wgaffney]

lol i did look at that but not that thanks any way