Kerosene bathed my FMIC, cant get the smell to go away!!

[vinxs]

Ive left it outside in the heat for a week to evaporate.

Fitted it in my car today, and once i started hitting boost, i could smell the kerosene from the IC in the cabin, im worried that the kero fumes might be doing damage to my turbo/engine?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

[N54Yankee]

Kerosene being a petroleum fuel won't evaporate like water would have therefore still be residual traces of the oil which is what you're smelling now. I wouldn't worry about it as in time it will dissipate and disappear and I'm confident it won't do any harm to the sensors or the engine, turbos in general.

[vinxs]

Thanks mate

[tracer bullet]

Agreed to the above. It doesn't really evaporate very quickly like gasoline does. I think I'd suggest to get it all out before re-installation, but if a small amount is left I wouldn't go tearing everything back apart.

Also - where do you think the smell is coming from? The outside of the IC, getting into the cabin, or through the engine, out the exhaust, and then into the cabin? 2 very different sources if course.

[vinxs]

Originally Posted by tracer bullet

Agreed to the above. It doesn't really evaporate very quickly like gasoline does. I think I'd suggest to get it all out before re-installation, but if a small amount is left I wouldn't go tearing everything back apart.

Also - where do you think the smell is coming from? The outside of the IC, getting into the cabin, or through the engine, out the exhaust, and then into the cabin? 2 very different sources if course.

that's the thing...I have installed it already and you could only smell it if you put your nose to the outlet. since I've fitted it the heat from the hot air has intensified the stench.

Now the fact I can smell it in the cabin indicates to me I have a leak, which is something that just got brought to my attention.

[ShocknAwe]

Wash it with acetone if you're worried.