Gasoline Smell

[bob terwilliger]

Hi Max,

I took the tank out and brought it to a tank repair
shop.  They evacuated the fumes and braze welded over
the corrosion.  You could eat off the rest of the tank
it was that pristine. 

I replaced the rubber seal that the lines pass
through...the fuel leak had deteriorated the rubber to
the point where it was soft and lost alot of
elasticity.  I didn't take any pictures..sorry.  If I
recall correctly there was a steel snap ring that kept
the seal in place...mine was rusted and I hadn't
ordered a replacement so I made do.  If this is your
problem, and you need a new seal as well, order the
ring...shouldn't be expensive.

John

--- Max Hoepli <mhoepli at vif.com> wrote:

> What was done to repair the problem?
> 
> Max
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "bob terwilliger" <jitsu303 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Michael, Dave" <Dave_Michael at maxtor.com>
> Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: 11, May 2006 14:06
> Subject: Re: Gasoline Smell
> 
> 
> > I don't know the fuel system on the 5k but a
> couple of
> > years ago I had a similar situation on my 90 20v. 
> No
> > visible leaks but a strong smell.  Turned out to
> be a
> > pinhole leak in the steel feed line from the tank,
> > where it joined the rubber line.  The fuel was
> ponding
> > in the rubber grommet that sealed the fuel lines
> where
> > they passed through the floor.
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > --- "Michael, Dave" <Dave_Michael at maxtor.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> > > We had a very similar problem on our 90 200 qa.
> The
> > > smell would occur
> > > only after the car sat for ~5 minutes after
> driving 
> > > till it was warm.
> > > With the  help of folks in this group, I
> determined
> > > that it was leaky
> > > injectors. 5 new injectors later, problem
> totally
> > > fixed (only problem is
> > > that injectors have gone from $10.00 each to
> $50.00
> > > each in the last 8
> > > years).
> > > 
> > > Hope that helps
> > > 
> > > Dave
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Max Hoepli <mhoepli at vif.com> wrote:
> > >     Hello all
> > > 
> > >     1986 Audi 5000 Turbo Quattro. there is a gas
> > > smell I detect when
> > > coming out of the car, strong on the left side
> of
> > > car. There is no
> > > gasoline dripping from car. Fuel consumption
> seems
> > > to be as usual. When
> > > car is hot engine needs to be cranked over 10-15
> > > secs. Cranks over
> > > strongly. Then huffs and puffs and engine gains
> > > speed slowly while I
> > > hold gas pedal down. What could the problems be?
> Gas
> > > smell and hard
> > > starting when engine is hot may be unrelated.
> > > 
> > >     Max
> > > 
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > quattro mailing list
> > > quattro at audifans.com
> > > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro
> > > ---
> > > Watch this space for ads :)
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam
> protection around 
> > http://mail.yahoo.com 
> > _______________________________________________
> > quattro mailing list
> > quattro at audifans.com
> > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro
> > ---
> > Watch this space for ads :)
> 


__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com