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Offline snailman

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rumbling at idle and high petrol smell
« on: Aug 2, 2008, 12:05AM »
hey guys another minor thing at the moment... when my car is idling it seems to rumble around a little bit... i've read some other peoples articles and noticed people have recommended changing the spark plugs and the like but also when the car drives off it stinks of petrol... would it be runninig rich? gimme any thoughts thanks alot
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Re: rumbling at idle and high petrol smell
« Reply #1 on: Aug 2, 2008, 01:38AM »
spark plugs would be my guess - crook spark means it's not burning all the fuel.
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Re: rumbling at idle and high petrol smell
« Reply #2 on: Aug 2, 2008, 08:18AM »
Check that you don't have any fuel leaks in the engine bay. Perished hoses would be the cause in 99% of cases if you do have a leak.
When you say the car stinks of fuel, can you smell it in the cabin as you take off, or is it only noticable to people standing behind the car as you take off?
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Re: rumbling at idle and high petrol smell
« Reply #3 on: Aug 2, 2008, 09:37AM »
yeh you can even smell it in the cabin a little bit ???
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Re: rumbling at idle and high petrol smell
« Reply #4 on: Aug 2, 2008, 09:38AM »
this has nothing to do with rumbling, but one of my fuel lines right near the air vents split, now my air vents smell like stale petrol, have done for about a month now.
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