Smell Of Petrol

Have just started to notice that after I've been a spin in my Mk1 golf gti cab there is the smell of petrol coming from a under the rear wheel. Sort of from where the fuel filler neck is.

Can't see that anything is leaking so could this just be from the breather pipes, or should I take a closer look.

cheers

Check/replace the O-ring under the sender unit in the top of the fuel tank - can often be that only about ?2 to fix! :wink:

Do you get to this under the rear seats in the car, surely you don't have to drop the tank.

Also any idea of a part number as my local Vdub garage always seem to order me the wrong parts, with the only benefit being the bird in there is a complete babe.

Cheers buddy

Yup, under rear seat, remove the plate with the 3 screws and twist out the sender. Really easy job. don't know the part number of top of my head but if she really is a babe at your local dealer, surely you need an excuse to keep going back?! :wink:

Cool. cheers dude, will try and have a look when I get a spare five mins.

And oh yes, she be fine, was quite glad when they kept giving me the wrong exhaust rubber the other week, haven't been in for a while now so is about time I went and showed my face again, and at only 2 squid can't be bad.

sound like a cheap date to me!!

hmm…i think my car might well have this problem too…..Does anyone know the part number of the o ring i need, gonna pop to my vw dealer in a bit and get fixing her!

Seems to be a regular friday event, fixing and washing her, thank god for half day fridays at work

I had the same prob, but on mine the hose between the filler neck and fuel tank had loads of cracks in, after while it split, and petrol pi**ed out everywhere!!

Probaly the sender unit seal through , just though id mention it,

might be worth checking anyway.

PS could i have part no. for the seal as well, as my sender unit is broke and i need to fix/replace it.

Hope it fixes it :wink:

if it smells more when u fill her up its the o ring seal as hairy says!

Part number for o-ring seal 113 919 131 A fits all models

 

err ive lifted up the rear seats (put them forward) and couldnt see a plate…

what does it look like, and or where is it exactly? By the way im quite dense about cars, but very willing to learn, one of the many reasons i bought me golf!

I'll show you when you come up if you like.  It's on the driver's side under the rear seat about 4 inches from the front of the seat.

Check this out, ..

http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=18818&highlight=#18818

cool, thanks