smiffy220 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I seem to have a strong smell of fuel inside the Manta? I've noticed it's worse when I've recently refueled or the more fuel that is in the car. I don't seem to be losing any fuel underneath, and the carpets are dry in the boot. Is it likely that I have a breather blocked or split or something around the fuel tank maybe? Haven't taken the panel out the boot yet to have a butchers, just noticed it again last night when I went out to put the car on charge. Opened the door to pop the bonnet, strong smell of fuel inside. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Hi Dave. Likely the tank breather has split / perished. Had the same problem with mine at Billing last year. Still haven't got around to fixing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB15 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Hi Mate , Check it out as soon as you can , Apart from it being dangerous , U`r head will be splitting with the smell , Best of luck Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 worth checking your fuel pipes they leak when there old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiffy220 Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Thanks guys, I'll try and get to have a look tomorrow. Didn't notice it too bad when I took it for the MOT today, but my first thought was Tank breather, so thanks James, I'll check that out. Doesn't help that the ignition switch has just packed up today, so having to spark a screwdriver across the contacts to start it to come home. That might have been a little risky! Will check out any leak before I do that again!! Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16vGraham Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I have the same smell of fuel in my coupe. It started just after I removed the tank to fit new fuel lines. think I will have to change the breather pipes next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiffy220 Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 Are the breather pipes an easy change guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74009 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Hi Dave, Both of my Mantas have suffered strong petrol smells when the tank is full / nearly full. The first one back in the 80's was just a split in the tank breather as James mentioned. The second time there was actually a hole in the tank leaking petrol out, but because the hole was near the top it only occurred when full. This happened on the day I collected the car from its previous owner; I'd done about 100 miles and stopped to fill up in the motorway services with about 20 miles to go to home. Back on the motorway the smell was terrible, and when I left the motorway at my exit the car next to me popped the horn at the roundabout and shouted over that there was fuel running out of the car onto the road. In fact it was running across the exhaust and most of it was evaporating from there Being a GTE Hatch I couldn't find a replacement tank so I had to have it removed and repaired, but all has been well since. The AA, during my conversation with them, asked me whether it was petrol or diesel that was the dangerous one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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