Sometimes at low speed or sitting still i get the smell of petrol vapour in cabin, ive looked around engine bay and exterior and cant smell any vapour, seems to be coming through air vents. Any ideas guys?

i recall reading that removal of charcoal canister without properly piping the fumes out of th bay can cause this -

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/231348-how-to-charcoal-cansiter-delete-mod/

 

has it been removed from your?

no my charcoal canister is all still plumbed in and standard.

Even a tiny amount of petrol can create a strong smell, so it could be a very slow drip from a fuel line / fuel pump or fuel filter.

Sometimes at low speed or sitting still i get the smell of petrol vapour in cabin, ive looked around engine bay and exterior and cant smell any vapour, seems to be coming through air vents. Any ideas guys?

 

Check this post were I explain my fix on the same problem

 

http://newbeetle.org/forums/1-8-liter-turbo/72322-fuel-smell.html

 

 

Hope this info help you

 

Good luck,

 

Isaac

Edited 29 May, 201412 yr by Turbo_Boss

Pipes that go to the charcoal canister are a common 'split' point.

Found the the plastic nipple on the cannister where the plastic convoluted hose attaches had snapped off! Had traces of glue on it so previous owner must have repaired it. Now glued back on!

Aha! I broke that part on mine and it was fixed with tape for a couple of years before I removed the cannister completely.