Member Since: 21 Aug 2017
Location: Gods county
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Fuel smell on idle
Morning,
I hope you're well.
I'm after advice please.
The Landy has a strong fuel smell on idle, I keep forgetting to ask about it, though this morning it's on my mind as it seemed to be very smoky as it sat on the drive warming up.
It's an 07 plate D3 with EGR removed - I do add Millers additive in the fuel each fill up.
I don't have a Gap tool, but am I wiser to buy one and try fix myself, or send to a garage for diagnostics?
Is there anything I should be looking at first, known issues/ fixes, as a way to resolve?
Many thanks for you time.
Elliott
21st Nov 2022 12:09 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4444
You need to identify where the smell is coming from. Could it be the Fuel Burning Heater you can smell? It's been cold enough recently for the FBH to be running.
The other place to be checked is the injector leak off pipes on top of each bank of the engine. There are known cases of engine fires due to leaks here. Worth a check.Richard
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21st Nov 2022 2:33 pm
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
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very smoky sitting on driveway clear indication your FBH isnt burning diesel very nicely or there is a leak on delivery to it as long as that smoke was coming from the front of the car
G
21st Nov 2022 2:48 pm
Mr E
Member Since: 21 Aug 2017
Location: Gods county
Posts: 58
rrhool wrote:
You need to identify where the smell is coming from. Could it be the Fuel Burning Heater you can smell? It's been cold enough recently for the FBH to be running.
The other place to be checked is the injector leak off pipes on top of each bank of the engine. There are known cases of engine fires due to leaks here. Worth a check.
Many thanks for your reply.
The smell seems to be from the exhausts, it's happened over the last few months, I just keep forgetting about it.
It's worse when cold.
This morning there seemed to be alot of blue smoke.
I'll check the engine area again to be sure.
All the best
21st Nov 2022 3:15 pm
Mr E
Member Since: 21 Aug 2017
Location: Gods county
Posts: 58
grzesiul wrote:
very smoky sitting on driveway clear indication your FBH isnt burning diesel very nicely or there is a leak on delivery to it as long as that smoke was coming from the front of the car
G
The FBH seems to run ok with minor exhaust fumes.
Would any of the fuel for FBH end up in car exhaust if wasn't functioning properly?
Many thanks
21st Nov 2022 3:17 pm
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6296
blue smoke sound pretty bad
failing turbo, engine getting oil?
G
21st Nov 2022 3:47 pm
Mr E
Member Since: 21 Aug 2017
Location: Gods county
Posts: 58
Hello,
Checked it this morning, no real smoke like yesterday, so could have been the cold air that made me paranoid!
Still think there's a strong smell of Fuel, but will get it plugged in and see the output through injectors (looking in to threads on here it's one place to start)
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Location: Hampshire
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Also check injector values. You could be burning fuel in the wrong manner in one or more of the cylinders. If the problem gets worse the longer you idle, the more likely it might be injector related.
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