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Re: She's a keeper!
[Re: AnnieMac]
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08/07/2018 14:16
08/07/2018 14:16
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Good to hear you are keeping her but please don't try doing paint yourself it will only make a respray cost more just save and then shop about
LE53 (452BHp & 389ftlb's with Quaife) Wine red VIS FOOFY Audi RS4 B7
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Re: She's a keeper!
[Re: AnnieMac]
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08/07/2018 16:47
08/07/2018 16:47
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The RAC man had a good look under the car and under the bonnet and in the boot, with the engine running, and he could not find a leak. So if there is one it must be very minor. The main thing is he said it's safe to drive it. He thinks the petrol smell is just the exhaust, that it might be running rich?
What do you think of his verdict?
Mine smells rich if its been parked for awhile and ive let it tick over a few minutes before driving so could be that
LE53 (452BHp & 389ftlb's with Quaife) Wine red VIS FOOFY Audi RS4 B7
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Re: She's a keeper!
[Re: barnacle]
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08/07/2018 19:46
08/07/2018 19:46
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Also check that the fuel pipe fittings on the fuel filter are tight - under a cover under the floor in front of the back right wheel. Do you access this from inside the car or underneath it?
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Re: She's a keeper!
[Re: AnnieMac]
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08/07/2018 20:55
08/07/2018 20:55
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Also check that the fuel pipe fittings on the fuel filter are tight - under a cover under the floor in front of the back right wheel. Do you access this from inside the car or underneath it? In the boot. Lift up the carpet and it's under a circular disc held on with 3 screws on the right near the seat back.
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Re: She's a keeper!
[Re: barnacle]
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09/07/2018 08:03
09/07/2018 08:03
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Also check that the fuel pipe fittings on the fuel filter are tight - under a cover under the floor in front of the back right wheel. VIS model, fuel filter is inside the swirl pot so the single feed pipe and design rarely leak.
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Re: She's a keeper!
[Re: AnnieMac]
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09/07/2018 15:37
09/07/2018 15:37
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Great news,its the right choice. I mean what else were you going to get? All vehicles eat money.
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Re: She's a keeper!
[Re: JKD]
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10/07/2018 18:46
10/07/2018 18:46
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An imperfect Fiat Coupe is still ten times more exciting to look at and drive than a perfect boring car. You're so right! Sometimes I browse at other cars and nothing really cuts the mustard. And one day, with a respray, she will look fabulous.
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Re: She's a keeper!
[Re: AnnieMac]
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10/07/2018 20:25
10/07/2018 20:25
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From when I was looking... Fuel cap seal - for all models. It's a drop in replacement and an exact fit. It's sold for the Volvo S60, S80, V60, V70, XC60, CX70 - dimensions 40x52x6mm, possibly part number 291602712081
But ebay doesn't show any tonight. The part you found doesn't look, from memory, quite right - though it may well fit. As I recall it, the seal is a flat doughnut, with a slit along the outer edge.
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Re: She's a keeper!
[Re: AnnieMac]
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11/07/2018 09:11
11/07/2018 09:11
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Good to see it's a keeper & of course the help & backup you get from this forum.
I'm an old git & happy with it,most of the time
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