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Hi all. My van has started smelling of petrol in and around the tank area after I’ve filled it up - I can smell it in the cab too. Seems to disappear as the level drops.

The tank isn’t showing any signs of leaking. I don’t even fill it to the max any more as previously it started to overflow every time I did this, sometimes even coming back up out of the petrol cap rather than cutting out.

Any pointers at what to look at would be much appreciated.

Check your fuel tank breather pipes, if the pipe unions are old and cracked you'll smell petrol.

Thanks, will do.

My van is an’85. Is there a way to check whether it’s an early or late tank without dropping it?

Cheers

Same unless you have fuel injection which just has a swirlpot inside the tank