jonsharland Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 I had a petrol leak the first time I put fuel in my tank, I put 10 litres in and it started to leak out steadily, I then took the car to Caterham for the pre SVA test and they tested the tank and found no problems. so I filled her up and drove around for a couple of days and had no petrol leak. On Monday last week I had about 1/4 of a tank and I left it overnight at my girlfiends house and in the morning I noticed a growing pool of petrol - anybody got any ideas ??? also my car keeps cutting out at after a good run when I go into a low gear it coughs splutters and stalls no amount of acceleration or lack of it or seems to get it to pick up, I then have to wait for 5 mins or so for the engine to restart. then it idles really low, Caterham have suggested I retune the carbs. anybody else seen this before ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 I've no idea why you should have a leak, unless it's from the pipe/fuel pump from the tank. The cutting out problem sounds very like the something I had on an old Fiesta I had. The fuel pickup pipe would slowly collapse, until it wouldn't let any fuel through. Stop for 5 minutes, the pressure in the tank would build up, and the problem would go away for anything upto a couple of hours before it would cut out again. Worth getting the carbs checked first, as its a much easier option. Dave H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 Does the fuel tank have a breather pipe, if so is it clear? If the breather is blocked then a vacuum eventually forms in the petrol tank and the pump cannot pull anymore out. Next time it happens try taking the filler cap off and listen for a hiss as it breaks the seal. Muttley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsharland Posted June 21, 2002 Author Share Posted June 21, 2002 No there is no hiss as I take the petrol cap off, I also took the petrol line off the carbs and checked that I was getting petrol through to the carbs but it still wouldn't fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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