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2012 Peugeot Partner incab smell fumes

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Hi

i have a 2012 1.6 diesel Peugeot partner that has developed a bad fumes smell in cab with or with out heaters on . i checked injectors and one was sooted/black around base of injector so i removed and replaced the copper washer.
however this fumes like smell is still present in the cab with or with out heaters on . its not a very nice smell and cant drive it anymore its that bad. the smell is very much like whats coming out tail pipe but i could be wrong. even driving with the windows down the smell it still very strong anyone know what next i should check or what could be wrong ?

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I had the same problem with my C5 when I first bought it. The smell was of hot/burnt engine oil and the actual smell obviously depends on what oil you are using. I also had an obviously leaking injector which was covered in shiny black brittle burnt oil deposit. I cleaned all that off and found the injector was not tightened properly. I tightened it and on impulse checked the others to find two out of the three were also not fully tightened. I tightened those and after an hour's driving the smell had gone and has never returned. I put that hour down to residual fumes in the system clearing. Good luck! :)
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mickthemaverick wrote: 08 Dec 2019, 08:46 I had the same problem with my C5 when I first bought it. The smell was of hot/burnt engine oil and the actual smell obviously depends on what oil you are using. I also had an obviously leaking injector which was covered in shiny black brittle burnt oil deposit. I cleaned all that off and found the injector was not tightened properly. I tightened it and on impulse checked the others to find two out of the three were also not fully tightened. I tightened those and after an hour's driving the smell had gone and has never returned. I put that hour down to residual fumes in the system clearing. Good luck! :)
Hi well i did change the engine oil fuel filter oil filter air filter not long after i got the van possible they sold me the wrong oil or something ? i do remember when buying the engine oil form eurocarparts there was some confusion whether it had dpf or not ?
when you say injector was not tight do you mean the collar that locks / slides into the injector with the Torx bolt or the actual injector its self ?
i did check the other collars torx bolts and got a slight turn on them while refitting the bad one, they did seem tight and did not want to over tighten to much.

but i do notice after starting the engine i can smell the smell it incab after like a minute that's without heaters on at all.
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I meant the actual injectors in the head fitting. :)
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mickthemaverick wrote: 08 Dec 2019, 17:00 I meant the actual injectors in the head fitting. :)


ok i will check them again . will check exhaust joints etc will post back asap.

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ok so after i changed the engine oil i started to get the smell. could it possible be the wrong engine oil ive been sold buy eurocarparts.
the oil they sold me was

triple QX 5w-30 c2 synplus fully synthetic low saps . i cannot see on the oil can or there site if its for dpf or not , as some oil states that if its for with or without dpf.

EDIT

i just phoned eurocarparts and the oil they sold me was for without dpf so they say :oops:

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It won't be the oil - and that oil is OK for a DPF anyway (see the low SAPS bit). Exhaust fumes can only be injector, leak around the turbo or EGR valve. A good sniff around under the bonnet should point you in the direction. There is a bit of a black mark on the turbo housing, that could be a leak from the turbo joint?
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RichardW wrote: 09 Dec 2019, 12:08 It won't be the oil - and that oil is OK for a DPF anyway (see the low SAPS bit). Exhaust fumes can only be injector, leak around the turbo or EGR valve. A good sniff around under the bonnet should point you in the direction. There is a bit of a black mark on the turbo housing, that could be a leak from the turbo joint?
now am confused cause euro say the oil is not for dpf and i need c3 oil not c2 . i will check that black mark on the turbo thanks mate

i phoned a Peugeot dealer and now they tell me i should use 0w-30 oil :?

so my van does have dpf and Particulate filter fluid tank right hand side of fuel tank. ages ago i did get engine fault warning on dash and it has been in limp mode a couple of times . apart from that and the smell it runs ok ...
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i just went and started the van first time in days and noticed small puffs of smoke where the arrow is pointing in the picture. its a bit windy out side so i was only seeing the smoke sometimes , and there is a bit of a smell around this area. however now then van has been running 10 min i cannot see smoke from this bit now the smell is there a but the smoke was more prominent when i first started it.

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Looks like you need to get the heat shield off and have a look. I seem to recall that someone on here had trouble with a DPF that split....
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RichardW wrote: 09 Dec 2019, 20:25 Looks like you need to get the heat shield off and have a look. I seem to recall that someone on here had trouble with a DPF that split....
yeah will get that stripped down tomorrow and have a good look . oh did they will try and check the DPF also

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Extracts from the handbook for my 2013 3008 on oil...
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You can see that C2 is recommended top up spec (C2 is actually better than C3), and 0W-30 is only implicated when used in very cold conditions - although the tag line under the recommended oils table says that the preference is for 0W30 oil for fuel consupmtion, but then it's not authorised for the larger diesel engines!!
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Thanks for that info mate i will leave the oil as it is then, i was almost buying new oil yesterday until i noticed the puffs of smoke.
Not started stripping van yet as its a bit windy atm .

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took the shield off today and straight away i notice soot on the bolt . started engine and notice smoke coming from the bit marked in the picture . got my mate to rev the engine while i looked and smoke is definitely coming out that bit where it pivots. ordered a new turbocharger today . will be fitting new turbo unit on wed will post outcome.

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