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  • 25-02-2011 4:45pm
    #1
    Conchurl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 693 ✭✭✭


    today i was doing a bit of driving and i drove to a town parked went to a few shops then drove to dunnes and when i came out of dunnes my car had no power in first i had to drive in 2nd at 4000 rev all the way home there was a strong smell of petrol when i got out and home. after letting it parked for an hour i started it and it drove fine but the was a smell of petrol when i got out of the car i only drove it in 1st around the house as i didnt want to take it on the road. the car is a peugeot 306 1.4 petrol with around 115k miles. any ideas what wrong with it.


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  • #2
    BuzzFish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭BuzzFish


    Split in the fuel line or a choke thats stuck on?


  • #3
    Conchurl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 693 ✭✭✭Conchurl


    BuzzFish wrote: »
    Split in the fuel line or a choke thats stuck on?

    where is the choke and how do i check the choke in the car


  • #4
    Jarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    BuzzFish wrote: »
    Labour had a much higher vote than expected... except in Dun Laoghaire.
    As Eamon Gilmore was not elected the job of Taoiseach has gone to Joan Burton.


    Worst Outcome Ever ;-)

    On a side note:
    Angela Merkel has promised to not harang too much.
    :D

    wrong forum me thinks


  • #5
    BuzzFish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭BuzzFish


    jarecki1976 wrote: »
    :D

    wrong forum me thinks

    oops :o


  • #6
    BuzzFish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭BuzzFish


    Conchurl wrote: »
    where is the choke and how do i check the choke in the car

    probably the easiest way is wait for the car to cool down completely and take it for a drive, if it seems OK until it warms up then it'll be choke related. I'm no expert though!

    Is there any leaking fuel? Any marks under the car after it run in the driveway for a few mins? Does it tick over OK? Its it jumpy to drive/accelerate?


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  • #7
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    It's unlikely to have a carburettor unless it's a very early model, so there's probably no choke. In any case, do not drive the car until you've found where the smell of petrol is coming from.


  • #8
    BuzzFish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭BuzzFish


    Anan1 wrote: »
    It's unlikely to have a carburettor unless it's a very early model, so there's probably no choke. In any case, do not drive the car until you've found where the smell of petrol is coming from.

    It'll still have a choke...... all cars do


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