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[CRUISN]

So my GTB has an abnormally pronounced fuel smell in the engine bay. You can smell it in the car with the heater / A/C on when stationary.

 

Hard to pin point the location / source via sniffing and there's no obvious fuel leaks anywhere at all. 

 

I had a similar thing on the Gen2 when the vac line came off the charcoal canister but the Gen3 doesn't run a canister. Whats the set up on the Gen3 for recirculating fuel vapours?

 

Injector seals? Thoughts? Only started a few weeks ago.

 

Recent intake, gasket changes haven't changed anything.

[Robert]

The gen 3's still have a charcoal canister but it's in the rear, or some form of Vapour catching thing anyway

Guessing since you have had the manifold off you would have seen the vac lines to purge control solenoid so they probably are ok.

[CRUISN]

Cool, no canister in engine bay.

 

All lines are sweet, checked and double checked. Thinking purge control solenoid not doing its thing possibly.

[zahmad]

Have you checked the fuel tank assembly?

[glenisanutter]

There is two short piece of fuel lines under the inlet manifold that join the two halves of the metal lines together. Cold weather seems to set it off for some reason. They are accessible once the alternator is removed and can be done with manifold still on.
I had to cut the old hose off but the new hoses can be worked on with some slight bending of hard lines and some grease so the hose will slide over the hard lines easily.
You might get away with just tightening the hose clamps but that will just buy some time.
Hope this helps

[CRUISN]

Sorted.

I checked every line except these....

Didnt even notice the top line had the clip missing but also had a hole upon further inspection. Missed it as it was under the brace mount.

[Robert]

Good stuff

Luckily that hose is normaly stuck on
Would have blown off otherwise


Seems as if maybe Someone tried to get it off with pliers
And gave up and forgot to put the clamp back on

[Adam]

Derp

[CRUISN]

Strut bolts are a good mod.

Oh is that what the knocking sound is.