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Wafoo
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Very,Very Alive 1998 2.9 24v Cossie Scorpio
 
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My 98 Cossie Scorpio has a strong fuel smell around it,filled the tank the other day and it appeared to leak from the tank area,stripped the tank down,seems fine,take the cap off and you get a rush of air into it,so seems solid,anyone any ideas where it could be coming from?
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Snoopy
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Re: Fuel smell
« Reply #1 on: Sep 26th, 2005, 3:44pm » |
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The rush of air should be out not in but I think thats what you felt/heard.. Have a look around here it might help but if there is pressure in there then you have no leaks.
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/fuelsystem.htm
Was it just a dry seal around the pump or something like that...
You say you have checked and all fine then surely there is nothing to worry about
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Wafoo
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Re: Fuel smell
« Reply #2 on: Sep 27th, 2005, 11:08am » |
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Thanks for that,could be a seal I suppose,just the wife has gone into paranoia mode smelling it everywhere!
Got me out of a trip to IKEA but now in full on nagging mode!
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Mottsy
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Re: Fuel smell
« Reply #3 on: Sep 27th, 2005, 8:48pm » |
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I had same problem with mine and in the end brought a new tank.
Upon taking the old tank out I noticed that the sender unit was not fully located into its mounting and the stains on the take showed thats was were it weeped slightly when full.
I fiited the new tank anyway but a few blows with cold chisel and hammer to make sure the sender unit was fully home would have done the trick.
Just a thought.
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Wafoo
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Re: Fuel smell
« Reply #4 on: Sep 29th, 2005, 12:59pm » |
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Well hopefully will have a few days with the beast off the road this weekend,so will have a look at the sender unit,still is a whiff or two around her
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Danny_R
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Re: Fuel smell
« Reply #5 on: Sep 29th, 2005, 2:07pm » |
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Does anyone know if the sender unit is mounted along side the fuel pump in the tank? I remember seeing a big round disk that looked like it was the electronic fuel pump located on top of the tank. This could also be another possible escape route for the fuel/vapor.
Just another thought
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Danny_R
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