v4paul

Hi all. I opened the boot on my car and got a strong smell of petrol. I am not sure where it could be coming from as i thought the petrol tank is located under back seat area? Could it be coming from the fuel pump? Also i am not sure if there is a smell inside the car as i have smellies in there.

Any help would be great. Oh car is a v4 impreza.

Thanks.

Paul

smi565

check the fuel filler pipe also in the boot pull the carpet up and on the drivers side u will c a plate with 3 or 4 screws in take them off and check the tank seal and pipes hope this helps

v4paul

Ok thank you. Will take a look in morning.

360ste

iTrader: (1)

If you have had a fuel pump change, the rubber seal on the fuel pump mount may not be sitting right. I had this on mine so got a new seal and plastered it with sealent aswell.

v4paul

Thank you for the replies. I emptied boot and removed the carpet only to see a wet patch. Looks like owner before must of had a petrol can and it leaked. Wet patch is located at the rear of the car near the lights. Thank you again.

Paul

360ste

iTrader: (1)

How long have you had the car? As petrol would evaporate reasonably quickly even without our recent heat wave.

v4paul

Had the car about 5 weeks now. It is a stale type smell and the patch is a dark colour like oil but not so much the smell of oil. I can't see where it has leaked from unless it came from a container. The patch is on it's own away from all possible leak places.

Previous owner as put a new boot carpet in, but it looks like it as soaked the remains up and smells. I am going to strip the boot and get it steam cleaned and go from there.

I have only just started to get the smell but looks like stain been there for a while. May get in touch with previous owner and see what happened.