2 hours ago, rum4mo said:

The "air valve looks to be a "push fit", like snapped into place.

That other pipe that has the black foam over it might even be a steel pipe, so I don't think that it will be causing a problem, I've forgotten what it's function is, maybe just the low pressure fuel feed to the high pressure fuel pump.

yeah, i did wonder if id disturbed that when taking the ventilation pipe off, but then again would that cause the issue 🤔

From what i can gather (from some extremely technical "prodding" 😄) i think you are correct with the pipe in the foam lagging being steel, so unlikely to be the culprit!

When i do get another chance ill get the airbox off again, and re-check all the sparks too just to double check everything I've swapped over! (even though its running fine!)

Thanks again, your continued help is much appreciated!

Morning all, hope your all well?

So.. I've had another look!

Yesterday I took the under tray off and started back from the basics, checking everything again! Nothing underneath (thank god!) took the air box off and thought, although it's running ok, I'm gunna check the plugs.... Number 1 & 2 were a bit loose 🤦. Although loose it was running fine, so I've tightened them up, let it sit overnight and I'm currently sat in the rapid on the drive after a cold start, basking in the fresh smelling air! Hopefully that is that! (She's taking it to work this morning and has a far more capable nose than me! 😄)

Now second guessing myself about tightening 1 & 2, 3 &4 were fine... Honest 😄

Anyway, with what is hopefully an end to the small saga I'd like to thank you all for every bit of help you've sent, and taking the time out to red and respond to my ramblings!

I've learnt a lot over these last few posts, so it has not been in vain!

Many thanks again all 👍👍

Thanks for getting back to us with what you think was the root cause - lots of people would just have ran away and hidden!

59 minutes ago, rum4mo said:

Thanks for getting back to us with what you think was the root cause - lots of people would just have ran away and hidden!

Well, I'm not one to hide from my errors and who knows, it may help someone else someday as the fact it was running fine was a bit of a mask. The good lady has returned and reported no smells today so fingers crossed thats that 🙂