[s-cars] Fuel Odour from Under Car

[Mark Strangways]

I ended up using..... Copper.... 

Boy I am gonna hear about this.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean Douglas" <quattro20v at telus.net>
To: "'Fred Munro'" <munrof at sympatico.ca>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 6:29 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Fuel Odour from Under Car


> Thanks Fred, Mark and all:
> 
> So assuming that the metal line is rusted, is it possible to cut out the
> bad section and graft in a new one or do I have to buy a whole new
> length of line?
> 
> Sean
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Fred Munro [mailto:munrof at sympatico.ca] 
>> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 2:38 PM
>> To: Sean Douglas; s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Fuel Odour from Under Car
>> 
>> 
>> Sean;
>> 
>> The fuel lines corrode and leak under the rubber line mounts. 
>> Dry the area off and take a look with the car running - you 
>> may have a line that only leaks under pressure. As a 
>> preventative measure every UrS owner in the rust belt should 
>> pop the mounts off the fuel lines, remove the rubber blocks, 
>> and clean, paint, and spray the lines with your favourite 
>> anti-rust treatment before re-installing the mounts. If you 
>> don't your fuel lines will fail, in spite of Audi's lovely 
>> epoxy-coated, copper-clad steel fuel lines.
>> 
>> Fred Munro
>> '94 S4
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On > Behalf Of Sean 
>> Douglas
>> Sent: January 23, 2005 3:57 PM
>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: [s-cars] Fuel Odour from Under Car
>> 
>> 
>> For the last 2 weeks, I've noticed a strong fuel odour in the 
>> garage after I park the car. I traced the fuel lines in the 
>> engine bay and couldn't find any visible signs of gasoline - 
>> no odour either.
>> 
>> Today when I was washing my car (balmy 12 celcius), I noticed 
>> the smell at the right rear, just ahead of the rear wheel. I 
>> jacked up the rear and took a look at the fuel lines. There 
>> are 3 lines, supply, return and evap (I think). There is a 
>> black plastic cover and above this, are several connections 
>> where the hard lines change to flex lines. Some are clamped, 
>> others have a threaded fitting. No sign of gasoline here 
>> either, but the odour was unmistakably gasoline - hard to 
>> tell because this area was wet with water.
>> 
>> Since there is an odour, but no sign of fuel leads me to 
>> believe it has something to do with the evap system?
>> 
>> I think I should take a closer look when its dry - any tips 
>> or suggestions?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Sean Douglas
>> 1997 Audi S6//RS2-spec
>> 1990 Audi 90 quattro 20v
>> 
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