MG-Cars.info

Welcome to our Site for MG, Triumph and Austin-Healey Car Information.

Recommendations

Parts

MG parts spares and accessories are available for MG T Series (TA, MG TB, MG TC, MG TD, MG TF), Magnette, MGA, Twin cam, MGB, MGBGT, MGC, MGC GT, MG Midget, Sprite and other MG models from British car spares company LBCarCo.

MG MGF Technical - Smell of petrol in cockpit

Can anyone tell me why I have a slight smell of petrol in my car when I first get in it? then it goes and when I leave the car for a few hours and go back I can smell it again?

I have had an MOT and nothing came up. Can anyone help on this?
swanni

Steve,

What year is your car ??

I seem to remember hearing some earlier models 1996/1997 had reports of a petrol smell in the cabin. I too myself had this in my P reg VVC. Their is more in the archives about this but I'm not entirely sure myself what the reason is.

Maybe someone with more knowledge than me may give you a reason for this.

Cheers,

Tony
Tony Lynch

There are threads on here somewhere about this problem. From memory I think it's probably a blocked breather pipe.
Carl L

Some early cars had to have new tanks fitted as they had become porous.
Ted Newman

My P VVC has this whiff every now and then and has done for three years. Never found a problem that would explain it. Just wind the window down and wait a bit before lighting a fag. ;)
Steve Madden

Our first (R reg) MGF had this problem, we had the fuel tank replaced and the problem went away. (ps I got MG Rover to pay for parts even though car was well outside warranty as they accepted it was a known problem)
Nic

This thread was discussed on 21/07/2004

MG MGF Technical index

This thread is from the archives. Join the live MG MGF Technical BBS now