Hey all
New to the forum so Hello first of all...
Have a 1999 Xsara VTR and sometimes the heater smells of engine/oil
Could the pollen filter need changing???
Ive only the car 3 weeks and the dealer told me the car had been sat for a couple of weeks, battery was dead as a doornail when i went to buy it but is all fine now. Smell is going slowly but still ligging!
Thanks
Chris
Xsara Heater Smell
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Xsara Heater Smell
1999 XSARA VTR
Re: Xsara Heater Smell
Dare I say heater matrix?DJC VTR wrote:Hey all
New to the forum so Hello first of all...
Have a 1999 Xsara VTR and sometimes the heater smells of engine/oil
Could the pollen filter need changing???
Ive only the car 3 weeks and the dealer told me the car had been sat for a couple of weeks, battery was dead as a doornail when i went to buy it but is all fine now. Smell is going slowly but still ligging!
Thanks
Chris
Either that or there is oil in the engine bay thats burning of into the ventilation ducts.
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Re: Xsara Heater Smell
No, I agree, the heater matrix would give the good old "curry smell". This is oil fumes from an oil leak somewhere. Most likely one that drips onto the exhaust and burns off..howiedean wrote:Dare I say heater matrix?
Either that or there is oil in the engine bay thats burning of into the ventilation ducts.
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Re: Xsara Heater Smell
Haha,citrojim wrote:No, I agree, the heater matrix would give the good old "curry smell". This is oil fumes from an oil leak somewhere. Most likely one that drips onto the exhaust and burns off..howiedean wrote:Dare I say heater matrix?
Either that or there is oil in the engine bay thats burning of into the ventilation ducts.
You replied just as I was editing my message.
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2006 Fiat Idea Dynamic 1.3 Multijet
2010 Renault Laguna Dynamique tom tom 2.0 DCI 130
C5 VTR 2l 8v HDI Estate 112000 miles gone
Kia Rio 2007 1.5 CRDI 62,000 miles gone
2001 Dodge Durango 4.7 V8 170,000 miles gone
1999 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6 V8 151,000 miles gone
2006 Fiat Idea Dynamic 1.3 Multijet
2010 Renault Laguna Dynamique tom tom 2.0 DCI 130
C5 VTR 2l 8v HDI Estate 112000 miles gone
Kia Rio 2007 1.5 CRDI 62,000 miles gone
2001 Dodge Durango 4.7 V8 170,000 miles gone
1999 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6 V8 151,000 miles gone
Thanks Guys for arguing amongst yourselfs but you hit the nose on the head! Or however that saying goes lol
Its definately not "Curry" smell, does sound more like the oil leak problem, ive got no major leaks (oil on the driveway or such) and it is going... so it may just have been spilt oil or the like!
Many thanks and I shall consult you guys on any further queries...
Its definately not "Curry" smell, does sound more like the oil leak problem, ive got no major leaks (oil on the driveway or such) and it is going... so it may just have been spilt oil or the like!
Many thanks and I shall consult you guys on any further queries...
1999 XSARA VTR
Thanks Guys for arguing amongst yourselfs but you hit the nose on the head! Or however that saying goes lol
Its definately not "Curry" smell, does sound more like the oil leak problem, ive got no major leaks (oil on the driveway or such) and it is going... so it may just have been spilt oil or the like!
Many thanks and I shall consult you guys on any further queries...
Its definately not "Curry" smell, does sound more like the oil leak problem, ive got no major leaks (oil on the driveway or such) and it is going... so it may just have been spilt oil or the like!
Many thanks and I shall consult you guys on any further queries...
1999 XSARA VTR