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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:42 AM
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petrol smell? what is it?
everyday when i gona start up my car there is something like petrol smell in my car. can any body tell why is it. any experiences and sol to it??
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 02:03 PM
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Have you change your Cabin filter ?

Who did your oil change ? and when ?
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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it must be Petrol.

Maybe they overfilled with oil or spilled some so it's 'burning' when the car gets hot?
Have you checked the oil level? Oil cap on?
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 10:42 PM
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tranny fluid.

Is it an AT or MT?
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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Could be a gas leak?
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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i have mt . i have checked my oil and its level is fine.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 11:09 PM
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When I had my AT there was a TSB out back then for what was a fuel or gas leak.
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