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1. Non Starter

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Well I put the car (MGF MPi) in the garage a month ago,,, went to it yesterday engine spins over but show no sign of life, although there was a strong smell of petrol it failed to start. I have a good ...

Created on 15 January 2023

2. An unashamed bodge.

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... overwhelming smell of petrol. Pulled in, checked under the bonnet and found that the thread in the fuel pump body for the fuel outlet pipe union had stripped. After a little fiddling I discovered that ...

Created on 13 July 2022

3. An unashamed bodge.

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In 1970 my wife and I were out in Lincolnshire in our Frogeye ( We were doing a year at Cranwell courtesy of the RNZAF) when there was a sudden, overwhelming smell of petrol. Pulled in, checked under ...

Created on 12 July 2022

4. New TF

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... I thought may look similar but different...but it was a bit too dark, so I changed the colour to Firefrost red, and its so much better. Next was the nasty smell of fuel in ...

Created on 29 May 2022

5. MOT failure fun

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... the exhaust smelled like after failing on massivly high CO but I would expect to smell petrol if there was incomplete combustion. I came near too death sniffing the exhausts of all three cars recently ...

Created on 22 November 2021

6. MOT failure fun

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... 1 error). Using Pscan live data i have these reading so far. Idle speed from cold. Reporting Closed Loop State. Think it sounds a bit rougher at idle, can smell quite strong petrol in exhaust, idle ...

Created on 27 October 2021

7. Smelly at Start Up

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Hi all, would anyone like to offer a suggestion re-MGTF with petrol smell at start up, like unburned fuel No OBD codes or EML displayed could this be a charcoal canister issue ? regards Mike .

Created on 18 September 2021

8. New member - with a problem!

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Hi and welcome to the forum. We've done a few European tours in our F but obviously CV19 has put that on hold. I am watching this thread with interest as I have a slight petrol smell issue. Jame

Created on 09 August 2020

9. New member - with a problem!

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... fuel filler there was no hiss of escaping pressure. There is also a faint smell of petrol in the car from time to time. I have checked the emission canister and the fuel pipes on the top of the tank, and ...

Created on 06 August 2020

10. Fuel smell after stopping

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The unburnt excess fuel stores in the fuel canister before being dumped back into the fuel tank. May be worth checking the fuel lines for any leaks, they are mostly push in connectors. Also worth checking ...

Created on 21 May 2019

11. Fuel smell

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So all back together now, and this appears to have sorted it - no petrol smell and a much more emphatic 'whoosh' when I take the fuel cap off. I polished the pin, and cleaned the socket out with switch ...

Created on 27 August 2018

12. Fuel smell

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Dont forget to check the cable connector before re-assembling. Will likely be in a similar "burnt" condition. Also if poor connection caused the over-heating, then the pin connector (receptical) ...

Created on 26 August 2018

13. Fuel smell

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Continuing to try and sort this- looking at the tank pump I've noticed that the electrical connection plug on the top of the tank appears to have petrol gunge around the pins, so could it be leaking through ...

Created on 23 August 2018

14. Fuel smell

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Fuel tank is pressurised- I replaced the filler cap o ring recently. There aren't any apparent leaks on any of the fuel pipes, but we all know how petrol vapour appears to get through joints where fuel ...

Created on 18 August 2018

15. Fuel smell

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If you press your petrol filler cap in, you should get a slight venting of pressure and a nice smell of petrol! This means that your fuel system is pressurised. If this does not happen, then you may have ...

Created on 18 August 2018

16. Fuel smell

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So I've sealed the petrol tank lid with sealant and tape and I've still got a petrol smell in the cabin, especially after filling it with petrol, although it's there on and off all the time. I've never noticed ...

Created on 17 August 2018

17. Charcoal canister

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So I've sealed the petrol tank cover with mastic and tape, but still getting an intermittent fuel smell with the roof down. I was wondering if it's happening when the valve on the charcoal canister opens, ...

Created on 14 August 2018

18. Greetings from Somerset

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... well with suitable tape. Charcoal canister is my next point of call, I see MGOC have a batch on offer at present. https://www.mgocspares.co.uk/pdfs/hotline.pdf my petrol smell issue was actually ...

Created on 02 August 2018

19. Greetings from Somerset

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... still to sort out - intermittent petrol smell, I've replaced the fuel cap seal, and the fuel system is holding pressure ( cap goes 'woosh' when i take it off after a run!). What should I check next?  ...

Created on 01 August 2018

20. First memorable Dad car

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... urging my dad to go faster has I watched the speedo needle rise...the smell of petrol and the air vent in the roof..thought I'd get a mini van one day but crikey have you seen the price of them now.  ...

Created on 10 February 2018