Old thread I know but better than starting a new one, temp at 0 this morning and a really strong smell of fuel in the car, will be using the info off this thread and giving subaru uk a call tomoro.

 

E mail Phil mate and give him your chassis number. He'll tell you if your car can have it done free of charge. I had mine done in April and so far all ok :-)

 

Couldn't find his email address anywhere so I rang, Phil was out so talked to someone else who sort of new what I was going in about, he told me ring my local subaru dealer (35 miles away) and talk to them, they on the other hand did not have a clue what I meant, there checking for recalls on my car and getting back to me. I'm not holding my breath. So iv ordered some no smoking signs for cold mornings.

 

PM sent mate.

 

thought i would bump this thread for anyone else having this problem as i recently have spoke to subaru uk today (adrian hogg) he told me my bug is eligable to be fixed f.o.c providing it is the reason for the smell of fuel so my car is booked into subaru tomorrow for an inspection

 

What's phils email address? I tried this with my last newage and got totally fobbed off but I have a newage wagon now and this week the smell is horrible. I do have mods so has anyone had any luck with mods getting a repair done?

 

give phil a ring mate thats what i did had my car looked at today and they are gonna order the parts and get me booked in to be done f.o.c and mine is modded

 

how do you no if yours car has already been done,, is there anyway of checking?

 

When you ring subaru uk he will ask for your registration so I imagine if its already been done it will show on they're system

 

I spoke to phil, advice was to take it to a dealer & get it looked at, dealer advised it will take 1/1.5 hr to check out, I advised them about the bulletin & said by the time I get there, 35 mile drive away the smell will be gone, plus I forgot to ask if there was a cost in looking at the car as he said hopefully they could sort the problem out in this time frame. Hmm thinking they will try to sting me at the dealer. Is this smell dangerous?I am 2 minds whether to pop the car along. Everyone else seems to have got the go ahead for the work by checking the vin, phil asked for no info so bit sceptical.

 

Did they charge you for the inspection?

 

I had to take mine in (45mile round trip) for them to look at, no charge for looking at it, think there just checking it isn't anything obvious whats causing it, anyway it's going back next Friday to be fixed

 

Gra. Speak to TH Whites in Cirencester. They did mine and do remember as one of the guys spoke to me at Rally Day.

 

No charge mate I was there about 40 mins they even had a look at the rest of the car for me aswell and fixed my alarm fob I was well impressed

 

I spoke to Phil yesterday and advice was same as yours.
But he said that there may be a cost to me depending on what is/ is not found.
Now I have to book for inspection with dealer.
So I'm going to speak with my nearest dealer tomorrow.

Did you fix your car and did the dealer charge you?

 

"If its the fuel lines causing the smell it will be free, if its something else it won't be" is what I was told at the dealers, there was no fuel smell when I was there or evidence of it, they just have to take your word for I suppose, wether they do there own checks on the vin I don't know but phil did not ask me for mine either

 

I spoke to my local Subaru dealer on Friday and booked inspection for 6th March.
I was told that it will take day or two not like dealer advised to gra2730 1/1.5 hr.
So I'm going to drop Scooby off on Tuesday 5th and will wait for news.

 

We've got the same problem on the Forester, even though hey are the same fuel lines there's no recall!

 

Scooby came back home yesterday. They didn't find any evidence of petrol smell and fixed it under warranty as Subaru UK instructed dealer.
They found some other things to do and fixed them too but I paid for parts only.

 

this bugeye sti too? i have a smell when i start her up in the morning

 

Yes.

 

So is this a case of phoning the dealer and asking, mines a late 2001 bugeye, are these affected.