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(Message started by: Wafoo on Sep 26^th, 2005, 3:29pm)

Title: Fuel smell
Post by Wafoo on Sep 26^th, 2005, 3:29pm

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?

Title: Re: Fuel smell
Post by Snoopy on Sep 26^th, 2005, 3:44pm

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

Title: Re: Fuel smell
Post by Wafoo on Sep 27^th, 2005, 11:08am

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!

Title: Re: Fuel smell
Post by Mottsy on Sep 27^th, 2005, 8:48pm

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.

Title: Re: Fuel smell
Post by Wafoo on Sep 29^th, 2005, 12:59pm

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

Title: Re: Fuel smell
Post by Danny_R on Sep 29^th, 2005, 2:07pm

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

Regards

Danny_R