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Gaz

 posted on 26th Apr 07 at 18:16

no de-catted are you?

My car stinks most of the time but its becasue of that.


Corsa E-Tec

 posted on 26th Apr 07 at 13:41

lift the rear seats up, then the carpet, then the black circular cover and check for leaks there.


FasT09

 posted on 26th Apr 07 at 13:22

jus wen ur in the car. it comes and goes


abdus

 posted on 26th Apr 07 at 13:01

charcoal canister?

can you smell it outside in the engine bay? or any other place?


FasT09

 posted on 26th Apr 07 at 12:07

im the same. usually only happens in hot weather. its really strong though. and iiv got no leak. wen its really hot and u look at the petrol cap i can see fumes of petrol coming off it (like wen the air goes squigigly lol if u know wot i mean.)


Kurt

 posted on 26th Apr 07 at 11:11

i have the same, my tank has a crack i think though, so i need to replace it pretty soon


little_duke

 posted on 26th Apr 07 at 10:03

:O dont know what could cause this!! your petrol tank is under the back seat i know that so dont light a fag :D


charlessurr

 posted on 26th Apr 07 at 08:52

Not really sure where its coming from tbh, but it comes on strong on the inside of the car about 5-10seconds after i start up then seems to come ang go as i drive, really strong some thimes though!

Any idea what it is? Or where to look? :thumbs: