[urq] In car fuel odor - SOLVED

[Martin Pajak]

There is a drain hose from the filler rubber neck, and it should lead from
it straight through the trunk and down to the outside of the car... even if
the gasket fails the fuel should enter the trunk through that hose and exit
to the outside...

Check if you still have that hose..

Cheers
Martin Pajak

http://www.quattro.ca

1983 Audi Ur-quattro (305,000 km) In storage
1985 Audi Ur-quattro (203,000 km) Euro spec. import mit 3B ;o)
1986 Audi 4000s quattro (270,000 km) winter car
1971 Porsche 911T (45,000 mi) all original



-----Original Message-----
From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Thatcher Hubbard
Sent: January 13, 2005 15:22
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Subject: Re: [urq] In car fuel odor - SOLVED


Interesting, I've noticed a slight fuel smell every time I ever fill
my car up.  I tend to drive it till it's about empty and then fill it,
so it's a reliable occurance.  I guess in my case it could be the
extra gas that comes out of the pump nozzle but doesn't end up in
actual filler pipe.  I'll have to give that a try.


On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 15:18:19 -0500,
Louis-Alain_Richard at computerhorizons.com
<Louis-Alain_Richard at computerhorizons.com> wrote:
>
>
> 4000, Quattro and Coupe GT owners, rejoice!
> You too can drive a (fuel) smell-free car now.
>
> After many years of fuel smell in my car, after replacing all the rubber
> lines going from and to the fuel tank, after checking the tank itself for
a
> pinhole leak, after replacing the o-ring that squeezes the rubber boot
> around the filler neck, after checking all the grommets in the firewall
and
> the trunk flor, I said to myself : "it's just the natural odor of the car,
> can't do much about it".
>
> Wrong.
>
> I forgot an important (but nearly invisible) part: the fuel cap gasket!
> When fuel reach the end of the fill tube (during spirited driving :-)) )
it
> just get past the old worn gasket and drips slowly in the trunk.
>
> I still have the OEM locking metal gas cap, and the gasket in there was
> similar to a flat rubber washer. I ordered 811 201 557A (10$CAN) and what
I
> got is a dual lip molded gasket, where the cross section is a lot like a
V.
> No wonder why the old gasket was not fuel tight anymore.
>
> Now Honey won't say that my car has that "special" smell...
>
> HTH,
>
> Louis-Alain
> 1983 Quattro
>
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