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Hey Guys,

Not sure if this is normal but ive had my exhaust for nearly 7-9 months now, and ever since i have been getting a strong smell of petrol when i turn the car on or off never while im driving.

I thought it was just the smell of the exhaust, and also use bt ultimate.

I put injector cleaner but made no difference. Inside the cannon the smoke martial (not sure what its called) is very dark. I took a tissue and put it in front of the exhaust while the car was on it went completely black

What does this mean?

Any feed back would be great.

Thanks

Babylon

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Check the seal on the side of the fuel tank where the inlet pipe goes in... mine looks brittle and i have dampness (of petrol) around it.. just bought the O ring that replaces it... my smell gets worse when the tank is full, and if i do a hard left..

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  • 2 weeks later...

i checked the seal just in case but the smell comes from the exhaust only when i turn off the car or on.

anyways

i think i know what the issue is

i changed petrol brands so far been driving it seems fine

im on Mobile 8000 (98octane)

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