djtep
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject:
Re: Re: 1992 730 - Smell of petrol |
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Hi.
I am new to this newsgroup.
I've onwed (and still own, amazingly) my first BMW 318i E36 1993 model since
2001.
My car used to also emit the petrol smell. Initially, I was a little
worried, as it was quite strong when the car was initially started. Of
course, at the same time, my car had damaged rockers, camshaft, and tappets
due to infrequent oil changes.
I have recently had the rockers, camshaft, and tappets replaced by my
trustworthy mechanic, and now I do not smell any petrol.
I will confess that the annoying tapping noise that could have been
considered noise pollution was the primary reason for taking my car in for
the repair.
Kind Regards,
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Jason Tepoorten
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jason@tepoorten.com
8MP
Australia
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| Quote: | "dandaire" wrote:
I had a similar problem on a 91 318i, I had it back to the
dealers on 2 seperate occasions and they couldn't find
anything. I changed the hose's mentioned earlier. In the end a
friend of mine found out where it was leaking from, the "o"
ring seals on one of the injectors. They are hidden away under
the intake manifold on top of the engine. The replacement
parts were quite cheap ("o" ring seals) and the job was done
by my friend in about 1 hour. I have never smelt fuel since.
Thanks for the tip. Guess Ill look at the fuel lines / regulator /
injectors, and if that doesnt work Ill buy another car. Another
3-series that is - hooked on them now... |
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Nathan_Jo
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:12 am Post subject:
Re: Re: Re: 1992 730 - Smell of petrol |
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"" wrote:
| Quote: | Hi.
I am new to this newsgroup.
I've onwed (and still own, amazingly) my first BMW 318i E36
1993 model since
2001.
My car used to also emit the petrol smell. Initially, I was a
little
worried, as it was quite strong when the car was initially
started. Of
course, at the same time, my car had damaged rockers,
camshaft, and tappets
due to infrequent oil changes.
I have recently had the rockers, camshaft, and tappets
replaced by my
trustworthy mechanic, and now I do not smell any petrol.
I will confess that the annoying tapping noise that could have
been
considered noise pollution was the primary reason for taking
my car in for
the repair.
Kind Regards,
--
Jason Tepoorten
@HOME
jason@tepoorten.com
8MP
Australia
"Nathan_Jo" <DoNotEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in message
news:1_631500_0ee66bda6a49539e13d5d0f6896322c3@autoforumz.com...
"dandaire" wrote:
I had a similar problem on a 91 318i, I had it back to
the
dealers on 2 seperate occasions and they couldn't find
anything. I changed the hose's mentioned earlier. In the
end a
friend of mine found out where it was leaking from, the
"o"
ring seals on one of the injectors. They are hidden away
under
the intake manifold on top of the engine. The replacement
parts were quite cheap ("o" ring seals) and the job was
done
by my friend in about 1 hour. I have never smelt fuel
since.
Thanks for the tip. Guess Ill look at the fuel lines /
regulator /
injectors, and if that doesnt work Ill buy another car.
Another
3-series that is - hooked on them now...
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Thanks Jason – useful to know. In my case the tapping isn’t that loud
but the smell of petrol can make my eyes water at times! Pollution of
a different kind I guess... Out of interest how much did replacing
that lot cost you?
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