So over the last week I have noticed when getting into my 2016 VRS in the mornings after being parked over night there is the slight smell of what I think is petrol, after driving a few a minute or so the smell is not present anymore. I have looked under the car for any damp patches but seems to be all dry, any suggestion what could be the cause? 

Any ideas? 

 

Evaporative purge canister flooded through overfilling of the fuel tank filler neck.

On 24/04/2023 at 02:25, BlockABoots said:

So over the last week I have noticed when getting into my 2016 VRS in the mornings after being parked over night there is the slight smell of what I think is petrol, after driving a few a minute or so the smell is not present anymore. I have looked under the car for any damp patches but seems to be all dry, any suggestion what could be the cause? 

Is the car garaged overnight or outside?

As per @J.R. did the smell become apparent after refueling?

Have you lifted the bonnet to 'see' if the petrol smell comes from that area?

Do you have a jerrycan in the car that might not be properly sealed?  ( I had to ask)  

Any old rags in the car used to clean up oil (on dipstick for instance). Older oil can be quite smelly.

 

You are very unlikely to find any sort of petrol puddle under the car unless it is a really major leak it evaporates quickly even in cold weather.

And do you have a fire extinguisher to hand in the car?

I had a tiny leak of petrol on the large thread on the front of the high pressure fuel pump on my 2013 Vrs, new pump was silly money (out of warranty), so just unscrewed the thread and put some PTFE tape on it! Been like that for 6 years now. 

Edited 30 April, 20233 yr by jimbojames