Robsscooby

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Hi peps got a w reg impreza and getting strong fuel smells while car sitting and running. Can't see no leaks seems like it coming from drivers rear have removed inspection plate but no signs or smell its weird anyone help please cheers

riiidaa

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if it were a bugeye it would probably be the well documented recall fault

Iain250

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fuel filler pipe for sure - welcome to the club m8 we all go through it !

Robsscooby

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An it's a classic and are they prone for fuel fillers then i take it

Iain250

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Sure are rob - easy enough job - wait till you see the state of your old one



iain

Robsscooby

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Stuck head under car and can't smell nothing and looks ok

Iain250

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in behind the plastic mud shield in the inner wing is favourite place rob also check where pipe goes into actual tank - if your smelling fuel m8 youve got fuel

iain

Robsscooby

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I stuck head under car and no signs of leakage and looked where fuel pump fits and no wretch patches there either but car stinks of fuel

Robsscooby

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And can't smell fuel outside car only inside which is weird

Robsscooby

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If was filler neck wouldn't I see a leak when filling up

Iain250

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you might my man - its usually pinholes though or the top overfill pipe has come away from the main pipe

riiidaa

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remove rear seat base and take a look

Robsscooby

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I have removed rear seat base and I can't see anytihing only some fuel pipes coming through a rubber bung which look ok to me

angryscooby

In my bugeye wrx I had same problem as you robsscooby. Petrol smell inside car but not under the bonnet or under car. I took off the intake manifold and discovered that it was leaking from all injector seals plus few of those rubber petrol lines under intake were also cracked. There was no way to see those leaks without taking off intake manifold

Iain250

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Sorry m8 to far away to help - anybody reading this close to him who could help out ?

Robsscooby

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Have replaced fuel pipes under bonnet and had inlet manifold off and changed injector seals 100% because it stunk of fuel before I changed all that lot

angryscooby

Ok, seems even more strange now that I know u have allready replaced all those things

Robsscooby

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Smell does seem
To come from
The rear of car

riiidaa

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What are the pipes under the rear seat near the rear door? (showing my ignorance)

Been at the fuel pump access panel?

Robsscooby

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Pipes look fine and yes had panel up and can't find a fuel leak and can't locate smell but stuck head under arch today and filler pipe looks rusty and car has been sat since 2008 will look weekend more at fuel filler neck. What people wreckon about fuel cap

Iain250

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I think your answering your own problem there my man

riiidaa

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ok sorry mate, must have missed post #13 first time round

Robsscooby

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Gonna change filler neck I think

Robsscooby

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Any body no to some cheap ones

360ste

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Think they are brake pipes as it would be dangerous having fuel pipes running inside the car. Unless a stripped out rally/race car.

Infected by sti

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I thought the fuel pipes ran through the car tbh I can honestly say I have never noticed them whilst the car is up in the air

Iain250

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fuel and brake lines run inside the car lads

Iain250

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These are the hard rear brake lines coming from the a.b.s pump - do not touch unless you have to - the small pipes going through the rubber bung that you are seeing goes to a brake splitter and is a complete mare to fix

iain

Robsscooby

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Are we still saying fuel filler neck or so peps wreckon something else I honestly can't see a
Wet patch any where and when
Look up under wheel arch the bit of filler neck I can see is thick brown with rust

Robsscooby

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Is there no way t could pressure the system to find any leaks