Charcoal Cannister (Turbo)
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pauljmcnulty
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Urgent check of the fuel lines behind the wing, if you don't have new fuel lines already?
944Scott
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What's worrying me Paul is that I noticed this from the moment of the accident and informed the garage about it when the car was repaired yet its another thing I have found that has been overlooked or bodged. Firstly there was the case of the car being returned to me with a hole in the radiator. When removing the batwing to replace my washer pump the other week I found the oil cooler cowl broken off and missing, the cooler clogged full of soil and dented and weeping. The batwing was split directly under the oil cooler and stained from the weeping oil. The garage decided rather than replacing or plastic welding the batwing drilling holes in it and securing with cable ties would be an acceptable form of repair.
I have just ordered some fuel dye to help with finding the problem.
I have just ordered some fuel dye to help with finding the problem.
944 man
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Pay heed to Paul's warning! Fuel smell from the offside is almost always caused by weeping fuel lines. Don't run the car and remove the wheel arch liner to inspect the pipes. Some people have been lucky and seen fuel evaporate on their exhaust manifold, whereas others have seen their car engulfed in flames.
George Elliott
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I would add to what others are saying, not to store the car indoors (fume buildup & 12v elec arc presence, plus 240v contact splash in light switches) , and remember the fuel leak with the ignition on will be at 2.5 bar or 37psi
its not like the fuel leak on Dell's Van
I'd hazard a guess, removal of the nsf wheel arch liner will reveal the problem, a saturated inner arch and floor
Sorry to hear of the bodge artists you have been involved with
Take care
George
944t
its not like the fuel leak on Dell's Van
I'd hazard a guess, removal of the nsf wheel arch liner will reveal the problem, a saturated inner arch and floor
Sorry to hear of the bodge artists you have been involved with
Take care
George
944t
944Scott
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Another job for the weekend, no signs of fuel on the floor.
I spoke to my insurance company re the issues I still have and they basically said "tuff luck" I queried this with the Insurance Ombudsman who confirm this and said its a contract between me and my self appointed repairer and that I need to go back to them and maybe also trading standards
I spoke to my insurance company re the issues I still have and they basically said "tuff luck" I queried this with the Insurance Ombudsman who confirm this and said its a contract between me and my self appointed repairer and that I need to go back to them and maybe also trading standards
George Elliott
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sorry, make that osf arch liner.
it won't drip on the floor from a slow leak as it evaporates, but with 2.5 bar behind it, that changes
it won't drip on the floor from a slow leak as it evaporates, but with 2.5 bar behind it, that changes
Monkeythree
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Before rushing in and pulling the wheel arch liner out, I would first jack that side of the car up and inspect the visible parts of the fuel lines. If it's been through the undergrowth I would suggest the runs under the floorpan would be most vulnerable. If they are the original lines they will be one piece each but if they have been replaced with OEM Porsche ones then each line is split with a hex block steel connector piece.
The fact you can't find anything obvious thus far suggests to me it is more likely to be the return line. A leak in the pressure line would be spraying out.
If nothing is revealed there then pull the wheelarch liner so you can trace the lines up to the hose joints in the engine bay.
Stub your fag out first[
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The fact you can't find anything obvious thus far suggests to me it is more likely to be the return line. A leak in the pressure line would be spraying out.
If nothing is revealed there then pull the wheelarch liner so you can trace the lines up to the hose joints in the engine bay.
Stub your fag out first[
]
pauljmcnulty
Active member
Hi Scott,
To be fair to the repairers, there are a lot of things that might occur on the car at this age even if it wasn't in an accident.
944 fuel lines last 20 or 25 years, but they do fail eventually. I think it's a tough call to say it's either the accident that caused them to finally give up, or a poor repair?
To be fair to the repairers, there are a lot of things that might occur on the car at this age even if it wasn't in an accident.
944 fuel lines last 20 or 25 years, but they do fail eventually. I think it's a tough call to say it's either the accident that caused them to finally give up, or a poor repair?
944Scott
New member
From the moment I reported the accident by the side of the road the insurance are aware there was a strong smell of fuel so they have a recording of the conversation. Now given the first time it was returned to me there was a hole in the radiator and no coolant in the car i'm going to pursue my complaint.
For instance this is their idea of a repair to the bat wing
And you can see the stain where my damaged oil cooler has been leaking.
For instance this is their idea of a repair to the bat wing
And you can see the stain where my damaged oil cooler has been leaking.
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