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Always fill up at shell, will have a look next time it smells many thanks for the advice

facade wrote: First lift the bonnet when the smell starts, if it is the battery, you will know (keep your eyes away from it if it is)

Have you changed fuel brands?

I use whatever pool petrol Tescos have at the standard pump, although I try to keep away from ethanol blends.

I'd wait for a few more suggestions before you start spending money.

Why keep away from Ethanol blends mate? I've only every used E10 (10% alcohol, 95 RON) in my Jimny, from brand new 15 years ago and she has done 417,000 k's so far, still going strong.

ZookFastback wrote:

facade wrote: First lift the bonnet when the smell starts, if it is the battery, you will know (keep your eyes away from it if it is)

Have you changed fuel brands?

I use whatever pool petrol Tescos have at the standard pump, although I try to keep away from ethanol blends.

I'd wait for a few more suggestions before you start spending money.

Why keep away from Ethanol blends mate? I've only every used E10 (10% alcohol, 95 RON) in my Jimny, from brand new 15 years ago and she has done 417,000 k's so far, still going strong.

417k !! Is that on the same engine?

Yep, although I replaced the head at a bit over 400,000 k's. Only had 6 things break down in 15 years. Cam angle sensor, Heater core, front axle assembly (smashed into rock at speed), rear axle assembly (smashed into different rock at speed), clutch, and something else that I can't remember. This is in addition to normal wearable items, disk pads, tyres, odd fuse and globe, radio aerial.

This is what happens when one lets the moment get away from one and goes to fast in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia

ZookFastback wrote:
Why keep away from Ethanol blends mate? I've only every used E10 (10% alcohol, 95 RON) in my Jimny, from brand new 15 years ago and she has done 417,000 k's so far, still going strong.

We are already subjected to upto 5% ethanol in the UK, and are likely to end up with 10% in the future.

Apart from it is corrosive, hygroscopic & tends to separate from the fuel in storage, I don't trust anything these "environmentalists" say is A Good Thing

(Try getting paint that sticks to aluminium, we can't even buy creosote any more, people put emulsion on their sheds and it washes off in the rain :ohmy: )

That's amazing. Think I will buy one on the strength of yours