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Fuel smell..

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:48 pm
by Themoog2
I've got a fuel smell inside the X5.. Before I take it to bits is there anything common that I should be looking for? Ta

Re: Fuel smell..

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:40 pm
by henrym3
Had a fuel smell for years on my m3, changed everything except what was causing the smell. Then one day on start up it spewed petrol all over the engine. Injector "o" rings. May not be your problem but worth thinking about.

Re: Fuel smell..

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:13 pm
by Themoog2
Hmm.. I'll have a butchers tomorrow or at least a sniff around. :?

Re: Fuel smell..

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 5:30 am
by Themoog2
Can't find anything.. The past few days have been OK too.

Re: Fuel smell..

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:00 pm
by Themoog2
Talking of fuel... I happened to be reading the owners manual the other day and noticed that the 4.4 is supposed to be run on 98 octane. The last three or four fill ups have been with 98 and I now get a better average mpg. Up from 18.6 to 20 ish. How about that..

Re: Fuel smell..

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:14 pm
by henrym3
When your down in that area doesn’t 20 look and feel soooooo much better

Re: Fuel smell..

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:01 pm
by Themoog2
It seems really economical compared to our Range Rover.. That averaged 16mpg on a 250mile run today.
I know my X5 can do up to 24mpg on a run.