Rotten Eggs Smell !

[Guest 2.4children]

Here`s one for you, about every third trip, after 5-10 mins of driving a strange smell like rotten eggs comes through the vents and lasts for about 5-10 mins. I`ve checked the water and oil levels, they are fine and I can`t see anything else untoward under the bonnet. Any ideas? The kids swear its not them and we don`t have a dog !!! (engine is a 2.3)

[bigdaddy]

I am sure the catalic converter makes this smell ;)

[johnb80]

Try the drains from the aircon and drop some aircon sanitiser into the system.

 

Regards - JB

[teresa]

i had this problem on a ford escort it was the cat

[bigdaddy]

far as i know its not a problem,,,,its what they do,,,,,,,,,,,

[jac6960]

Hi i had this on mine and it was the windscreen wash water! You will need to flush it out with a hose pipe for a good 5 mins.

[teresa]

nah iit wasnt a problem it was just the smell

[bigdaddy]

:angry: :angry: :D :lol:

[Guest 2.4children]

Thanks for the replies, and thanks jac6960 - it was the water in the washer bottle making that stink, gave it a good flush-out with hose for a few mins, just before the hose pipe ban came into force !!

[Masked Marauder]

I had this recently, it happened when I mixed two brands of screen wash! I think they must have reacted with each other.

[carterc_ae]

I've had similar problems, but the smell was more like urine / ammonia.

 

It also was the washer bottle, so after flushing out I dropped a sterilising tablet into it (the sort you get for sterilising baby bottles) - cost less than a pound from the chemist for a box that will last ages. Use the tablets sparingly and in a weak solution, otherwise you may stain or damage your paintwork (mine is fine and I've used them for some months now).

 

 

Chris