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Spontaneous fuel leak

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Good morning all. 

I have a mk3 sportline plus 272, its now 2 months old, with 760 miles on it... Still running in...😴. she's kept under cover, so im not exactly mistreating her.. 

I last drove her on Saturday before last as I was at Bovington this weekend.

Yesterday afternoon,  she developed a fuel leak down through the rear offside, behind the rear wheel. The fuel tank was only about 60% full and it was only 26 degrees outside, its been warmer.

Thankfully the local dealer was still open, so now I'm awaiting their call.. 

Reading this post leaves me disappointed (and concerned) in Skoda and their R&D - the Superb 280 fuel smell/leak has been a topic on here for many years - you’d have thought they would be on top of this by now………..

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This one was a definite leak, with accompanying smell, looks like the circuit de la sarthe marshals have been busy on my drive..

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33 minutes ago, Berisford said:

Reading this post leaves me disappointed (and concerned) in Skoda and their R&D - the Superb 280 fuel smell/leak has been a topic on here for many years - you’d have thought they would be on top of this by now………..

Thanks for the heads up, I've read the most recent thread on this and advised my dealer, who at the time of calling couldn't locate the leak.... it probably having stopped and the fuel evaporated.... 

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The car is back from the dealer after 4 weeks.. skoda advised a new valve and carbon filter.  The dealership also want to swap the brand new fuel tank out under warranty too. This is currently on back order

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