Dev's Thoughts on Experiences, Projects and Lessons

While getting the brake rotors and pads replace earlier (click here to read), the mechanic advised that it would be good to have the brakes serviced, the work would include replacing the brake fluid, new brake hoses, and the caliper rebuild kit to remove worn-out seals on the calipers and at the same time regreasing all moving parts properly. I did not have this done earlier as we did not have the brake hoses available for replacement and the job would take half a day. I took this opportunity to also have the brake hoses upgraded to stainless steel made by Probrakes Germany (exact part purchased here ). An order was placed on 1st Mar 2021 and I received the shipment 5 weeks later. The delay was contributed by the COVID-19 situation where most delivery hubs are busy. Why stainless steel braided hose you may ask? I have no real reason, but from the little that I have checked, this specific one comes with TUV and DOT approval, and apart from that, it claims to provide improved feedback, ...

So after taking Rhino for a short drive and about 90 mins later, there seem to be fuel fumes in the cabin and trunk. I cannot seem to isolate where the smell is coming from. I have in the past replaced the fuel tank (used), the vent valve, fuel sender (VDO), fuel filter, fuel pump, fuel hoses between the fuel filter and fuel pump, the MOT valve and even replace some of the rotten metal hoses that leave the charcoal canister and into the MOT valve with no success. On the MOT valve, to know if it's working is to simply hold it when the engine is running. If there is a continuous pulse to it, it is most likely fine. On mine, there wasn't a pulse of any sort and I suspected that it would have been dead with the valve closed. This means fumes from the charcoal can will not be ingested by the engine. When I found the donor MOT valve and fitted it, which is as simple as removing the clip for cables and just wiggling it out from the mount, the valve started pulsing which signifies that...