Cav MkIII petrol filler pipe/brakes

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Wed 2 Oct 2002 09:40
Cav MkIII petrol filler pipe/brakes - Ellis
After reading HJ car by car breakdown i have been enlightened to the fact that the petrol fumes I smell from time to time in the back of the car and boot, but with no leak evident, could be cracks in the petrol filler pipe. has anyone any experience of cost and difficulty of this job, either DIY or garage? any views on brake fluid changes and the extra performance this will bring would be appreciated,

thanks

Ellis
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Wed 2 Oct 2002 09:57
Cav MkIII petrol filler pipe/brakes - Dynamic Dave
any views on brake fluid changes.


Change every 2 years, as specified by Vauxhall.
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Wed 2 Oct 2002 13:18
Cav MkIII petrol filler pipe/brakes - JonM
Got these extracts from a www.cavweb.com forum (would recommend this site to all cav owners - you'll need to register but it's free and there's tons of useful info on there).

"A few times recently I`ve got a very strong wiff of petrol in my V6 cav. Always whilst just sat there idling. Garage couldn`t find anything obviously amiss, and it then disapears and doesn`t come back for a week. What could I check for?"
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"My Cav did this for 18 months b4 i sussed it, and several other cav owners I know have had the same problem. Mine (and theirs!) turned out to be the fuel cap believe it or not. I assume the rubber sealing washer compresses or perishes. Mine looked ok, but a new cap (£10 from vaux) sorted it instantly. Got to be worth a shot for a tenner. No garage I took the car too ever guessed it, infact one place even told me that there was nothig wrong - it was a design "feature" of cavaliers!"
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"Fuel cap with me too. Changed it twice, luckily!!! and the 3rd one was OK. No Visible difference between them!! You can tell though, after a run undo the cap and it should go pfffff."

HTH
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Fri 4 Oct 2002 08:19
Cav MkIII petrol filler pipe/brakes - Ellis
Cheers,

I defo look into the filler cap theory, and a tenner sounds very good value for money if it solves the problem,

Ellis
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Fri 4 Oct 2002 13:59
Cav MkIII petrol filler pipe/brakes - Cyd
Brake fluid changes will not improve the braking performance (above what it was new) but will prevent it from falling off with time. If the fluid hasn't been changed for a long time then changing it will restore original performance, but you may not notice this in "everyday" driving though it will be there on that once-in-a-lifetime occasion when you need every ounce of braking you can muster.

You could uprate to DoT 5.1 to give an extra reserve (much better on cold winter mornings too).

Steer (or should that be brake) clear of DoT 5 silicone based fluid.
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Fri 4 Oct 2002 14:04
Cav MkIII petrol filler pipe/brakes - Ellis
Thanks Cyd, any idea what sortof money I'm looking at for the uprated fluid, Kwik Fit have quoted £6 for whatever they use, won't go to them just use them as a benchmark.

Ellis
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