Exactly which I haven't noticed so far. Good stuff. Hopefully we shall find it
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Originally posted by Henkjan View Postyou mean the one going from the top of the tank to the filling pipe? had that happen on a typ85 once with the same symptoms: smell inside
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Originally posted by fourringsrus View PostNo , the breather hose on top of the engine which I believe returns the fumes back through the air intake for maybe recirculation
Heavy breathers can be stinky beggars.Volcano ABY coupe
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Originally posted by A80Avant View PostYes indeed, mine are sort of perished due to all these changes and extra bits coming in
Easy enough to rule out if it is that but even if it's not when you think about it, it's pretty nasty stuff to be breathing in so I just routed mine off the top of the can via a pipe to exit right down low by the gearbox. Before was just a small k&n type mini filter straight ontop with the can mounted on the tower brace so it was right near the pollen filter.
Of course it could all be speculation and you don't have that setup at allVolcano ABY coupe
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I should have all fumes vented correctly back into the inlet. If there is a leak after the n80 valve, I don't know. I'll check that. If there was though there should be oil residue as well from the engine fumes going to may tanks. I haven't deleted that tree
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I'm not sure if the avant has a similar setup to the coupe but there's a small hose that routes back to the tank just below the filler. A few of us have had a leak where the small (6mm?) metal pipe is soldered into the tank. Mine was leaking there and yes it would be smellier when the tank was full or when cornering hard. I fixed mine with some two part plastic metal a few years ago now and it's been smell free ever since.
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definitely, but only this part:
Originally posted by A80Avant View PostCar smells of fuel inside the cabin when left overnight ......
Weirdly enough when the car is in the closed garage it doesn't smell outside, but mainly inside the cabin.
Originally posted by A80Avant View PostCar smells of fuel ..... when driving at small speeds with the windows open.
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When you lift off you are always on rich mixture. Map is ok, it's not rich as lamda is correcting. However the smell wasn't there before so I can't explain the symptom from the rich lift off mixture
Sometimes I get the impression it happens on overrun, but as mentioned I have checked the N80 and it works, so I'll check if there is anything broken on the charcoal canister or the surrounding valves
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