Fathers N reg Xantia is smelling badly of petrol. it really stinks, if you park it up in the sun & leave it for an hour or so & get in you can actually feel the petrol in your skin.
Its only in the cabin, outside, under the bonnet & under the car is all dry & free of fumes. There is a strong smell of fuel from the offside rear wheel arch but how much this is to do with the cap above I dunno.
We've lifted the rear seats & all is ok & dry.
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N reg Xantia mobile firework?
Moderator: RichardW
I had a leak on the ZX 1.9D when we bought it. Traced it to the tank area and eventually found a small innacessible pipe on top of the tank had split at its junction.
Rather than remove the tank I replaced it in situ which entailed cutting a small hole in the floor for access. great fun to ensure you don't drill into the tank. I replaced the floor using seam sealer and pop rivets as the ends are blunt should they contact the tank.
jeremy
Rather than remove the tank I replaced it in situ which entailed cutting a small hole in the floor for access. great fun to ensure you don't drill into the tank. I replaced the floor using seam sealer and pop rivets as the ends are blunt should they contact the tank.
jeremy
Not necessarily, I'm not 100% familiar with these cars but is quite possible the top plate on the fuel tank which houses the suction/vent pipes and level guage has corroded.
Before you start dropping the tank, take the rear bench seat out and look for an inpection plate of some kind. This may not be precise info for a xantia but the majority of family hatches have the tank under the rear seat area with feed/return on top of the tank.
Years ago I had a rough running Sierra which turned out to have a rusted pipe in the area I explained.
Before you start dropping the tank, take the rear bench seat out and look for an inpection plate of some kind. This may not be precise info for a xantia but the majority of family hatches have the tank under the rear seat area with feed/return on top of the tank.
Years ago I had a rough running Sierra which turned out to have a rusted pipe in the area I explained.
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Worth having a good look around with torches and mirrors to see if you can see something out of order - I was able to find the ZX one that way - but be careful if there's loads of petrol around.
If its vents at the top I would expect to see damp stains after the car has been driven with a full tank. The smell may go away with a nearly empty tank.
Jeremy
If its vents at the top I would expect to see damp stains after the car has been driven with a full tank. The smell may go away with a nearly empty tank.
Jeremy