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Hey guys,

I've noticed over the past few weeks the smell of fuel in the car, it sort of comes and goes, i think more so when the windows are open than closed, but its been bothering me a bit lately, any ideas what could cause this, the car is pretty much stock bar the pod and fuel pump

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Steve

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its not the carbon canister. i havent had my carbon canister hooked up for over a year. this fuel smell starter wafting in the car after a year. i thought it was carbon canister. took it to unique auto sports to get a few things done told them to refit my carbon canister complained about fuel smell. they found a hose that had been melted through leaking petrol fumes into the car. reconnected another hose and fixed the problem decided not to refit canister as they advised its not needed and would have cost too much to put back in. problem fixed. not sure what the hose was connected too lol.

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its not the carbon canister. i havent had my carbon canister hooked up for over a year. this fuel smell starter wafting in the car after a year. i thought it was carbon canister. took it to unique auto sports to get a few things done told them to refit my carbon canister complained about fuel smell. they found a hose that had been melted through leaking petrol fumes into the car. reconnected another hose and fixed the problem decided not to refit canister as they advised its not needed and would have cost too much to put back in. problem fixed. not sure what the hose was connected too lol.

This actually sounds like it could be along the lines for me, i've had the car for just over a year, and when i got a service a little while back i found out one of my return fuel lines was cracking a little, maybe that is the problem

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Check the two hoses that go into it while your at it, they unclip so can be pulled off while checking the O ring. There is probably a tutorial on replacing your fuel pump in the DIY section, this should tell you how to go about checking and reassembly etc.

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