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herbert 06-06-2009 11:45 PM

loseing petrol
 
ive been loseing petrol there is no sign of petrol under the car i got told to smell the dipstick and it smells of fuel
can u help and tell me the problem or wot it could be :doubleup:
p.s can it do the car harm ! :whistle:

majorscooby 07-06-2009 08:43 AM

Re: loseing petrol
 
try typing 'dipstick smells of fuel' into google. i got on to a nissan page about the same thing when i looked but i struggled to get the page link on to this thread sorry.
Its not a good sign though fella, get it looked at asap. :angst:

2-jaffacake-tone 07-06-2009 04:11 PM

Re: loseing petrol
 
petrol in the oil is a very bad thing as it is not a lubricant. how do you know your loseing fuel?
imo if you have notice it loseing fuel the oil level will be above max? if youre certen thats what it is i would check injector seals.

herbert 07-06-2009 05:46 PM

Re: loseing petrol
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 2-jaffacake-tone
petrol in the oil is a very bad thing as it is not a lubricant. how do you know your loseing fuel?
imo if you have notice it loseing fuel the oil level will be above max? if youre certen thats what it is i would check injector seals.

oil level is the same .
ive had somebody do a check on my car and on the checks its come back with a fault of
engine coolant tempreture sensor

so would u know of anybody that would have 1 ?


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