[s-cars] Gas smell in cabin - where to look?

[Tony Curran]

Actually a couple of years ago I took all the clips off and painted the
lines with POR 15 to mitigate that but I'll take a look.

Thanks

Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: Kent McLean [mailto:kentmclean at comcast.net] 
Sent: January 21, 2009 9:25 PM
To: S-Car-List at Audifans.Com
Cc: Tony Curran
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Gas smell in cabin - where to look?


Tony Curran wrote:
> Was passing a gas station when I first noticed the smell but then it 
> didn't go away.
>  
> No obvious signs of leak. Any primary suspect areas? Looks OK around 
> filter but that is where the smell is strongest. Unfortunately the 
> lower parts are wet from road spray so will have to wait till morning 
> to take a closer look.
>  
> Appreciate any insight.

Underneath, where the fuel lines are secured to the chassis, they pass
through a clip with a rubber bushing. Salt gets under the rubber and rusts
the gas line. At first you get a pinhole with a slight leak and a faint
smell. It won't make a puddle, but you'll smell it.

-- 
Kent McLean
'99 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
'91 200 TQA #3, gray, UFOs, chipped, Euro headlights
'91 200 TQA #2 blue, up in smoke 2
'91 200 TQA #1 black, recycled
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody", sold
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy", up in smoke