LPG leak

Ok, how would i safely find a real on my LPG system?
Gas doesn't flow until it's actually running on LPG, but with the noise of the engine and the fan blowing air round the engine bay, finding the source of the leak seems impossible!!

I've done the obvious and tightened jubilee clips on joints etc but there's still a significant smell of gas when i open the bonnet

soap around the joints

Same way as i would check for a NG leak , and you would check look for eas leak soapy spray
mind i do have a fancy gas tester as well that can sniff gas

Fair enough, I'm a pro at finding leaking air bags now so, fingers crossed

I used to nick a few cans of Ambersil Leak Detector from work...then I changed jobs...now I have to buy it...what's that all about??

Ok this is me being dim. Wots that do? How do you apply it? And don't say 'spray' lol

Its a spray can you just spray it on

kermit_rr said:

Ok this is me being dim. Wots that do? How do you apply it? And don't say 'spray' lol

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OK I won't.
But that's how you use it.

What i mean i think, why is it better than soapy water?

Think the bubbles last longer. I use one I scrounged from a caravan servicing place.

Don't forget with LPG the the stenching agent doesn't burn - so be sure you've actually got a leak & you aren't smelling the exhaust fumes.
If your gas system introduces the gas through a gas ring or something like a BLOS carburettor before the plenum (or carbs) it MAY be the gas left in that part of the system leaking down after you've turned the engine off.
My filling adapter smells for a long time after I've used it. Stripped my BLOS recently & the parts smelled of gas for several days & still had a strong smell when I put it back together.

ETA. This worth a read: http://www.go-lpg.co.uk/Hints.html

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What i mean i think, why is it better than soapy water?

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The solution is much 'finer' than soapy water and as such will bubble using much less pressure from a minute leak, whereas soapy water won't.....

Surely a mask and a match would work just as well

Wave the flame around the bay and if it starts to grow then you're getting close..

If we hear a BANG!!!

we know you found it

Henry_b said:

Surely a mask and a match would work just as well

Wave the flame around the bay and if it starts to grow then you're getting close..

If we hear a BANG!!!

we know you found it

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lol

Henry_b said:

Surely a mask and a match would work just as well

Wave the flame around the bay and if it starts to grow then you're getting close..

If we hear a BANG!!!

we know you found it

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Available from Paddy Enterprises?

Grrrrrr said:

Available from Paddy Enterprises?

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Yep

ACME gas detector