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kawika
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petrol smell

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from exhaust im getting the smell of unburnt petrol, what i wana know is how you recon is the best way to fix this prob?
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change cts sensor
change plugs, leads,
dizzy cap and rotor arm if it has them
then check its timed up correctly

and make sure the air filter isnt clogged
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do need to clean airfilter,

but only had a new engine fitted 4 k ago so other bits should be fine.
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sounds like its overfueling, try resetting the ecu, sometimes works :thumbs:
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