After my post earlier this month about 24 mpg around town, I want to ask you about a petrol smell in my car. May / m ay not be related.
There is some sort of petrol or chemical smell in the c-max, the wife says it smells lie petrol. When I push the button for air re-circ, the smell disappears. Someone told me to change the pollen filter, but does it still not blow through the pollen filter when in re-circ mode?
Is the fuel pump accessible from under the rear seats and if so, if the lid of the fuel pump was not screwed down tight, I suppose it would cause a smell, but why would the smell disappear in re-circ mode.
Smell comes back when I switch off recirc mode.
It's not an exhaust gas smell.
Mechanic had it up on the lift and we looked about underneath, with the car not running, but just stopped before it went up on the lift, and there were no leaks apparent.
Wife is worried about her and baby breathing in fumes.
Only had it a month, and might have to get rid of it again!
I would take it back to garage I bought it from, but that's two hours drive away.
Has anyone got any ideas of what this smell could be, and where it is from?
Thanks.
Edited by myjess on 29/03/2009 at 20:10
|
|
Do you notice the smell when you are outside the car or just inside the car ??
|
My Signum whiffs a bit of petrol until the engine is warm. I just put it down to whatever is the modern equivalent of running with the choke on. The very fact that it disappears after a while would lead me to think this might be the case.
Alternatively, loan it to a smoker for a week. If it's not a problem he or she will bring it back and if it is a problem you'll get the insurance for what remains of the car.......
;-)
|
|
|
|
funny enough, we only notice the smell inside the car. I do know that as soon as a door is opened and if I am downwind, it can be smelled outside then.
Edited by myjess on 29/03/2009 at 20:54
|
I had this problem once,not on a Ford though.
The petrol filler cap wasn't properly seated,the symptoms were as you described exactly
|
|
|
|
My initial thought was a leak from the petrol tank but maybe some of the more technically minded members may have an idea
|
ok half fill the thing with petrol and get mechanic to put car on ramp and lift first the front end then the back end up to stimulate a hill scenario,this may well bring up a leak situation on the fuel tank like i had yesterday on a corsa (dont tell kerattle though)
of course as said it could be something silly like a fuel cap with a bad seal or even a faulty charcoal filter on the return side
ask mech to give it a closer look as fumes are dangerous as you appreciate
|
Theres an emissions thingy under the engine, not the cat, saw it in the workshop manual. Is that the same as the charcoal filter?
Thanks.
|
|
they are normally behind a wing liner
|
>but does it still not blow through the pollen filter when in re-circ mode?
No
|
|
|
|
|
|
:no_upscale():format(webp)/https://cdn.uk.prod.group-mobility-trader.com/images/fallback/coming-soon.webp)
