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Old 02-07-2016, 10:54 AM
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Hi all. Got my old girl out after a few weeks and noticed under hard acceleration there's a strong smell of fuel. I've checked and tightened all the lines but still doing it, Any ideas?
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Yours is 2WD? Check the hose between the reg and rail, this should be done as a matter of course anyway, as it's a potential danger.

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Yeah it's a 2wd. Have checked and tightened all fuel lines and connections but still the same
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Tightness is not the issue with what I mention, rather it perishes.

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Oh my bad I changed all the the lines at the beginning of the year when I put on a new fuel regulator as the standard one was knackered so all the lines should be good, Well I hope everything looks good and no leaks I can see on idle
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Smell of neat petrol or fumes?

Could be the exhaust to turbo joint leaking?
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