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[gwa]

When I first start-up if I forget to hit the Recycle button on the CC I get this 'God Awful' smell. Now my nose or should I say sense of smell is not what it used to be, so I dunno if its burnt oil or CO2. If I'm on Recycle then the smell is not there, so its coming through the heating air ducts somewhere.

Last week I read about a women who nearly died because of Emmisions in her car and at the w/e my daughter had an asthma attack which could be down to a 50 mile round trip a few hours previous.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7715643.stm

Any help appreciated  

[Marks DTM Calib]

Have you checked the scuttle for rotten leaves and blockages

[gwa]

Have you checked the scuttle for rotten leaves and blockages

Yep, they are all clear. I've also fitted (prior to this) a new pollen filter. To me it smells like exhaust, but I'm not sure. :-/

[Pitchfork]

When I first start-up if I forget to hit the Recycle button on the CC I get this 'God Awful' smell. Now my nose or should I say sense of smell is not what it used to be, so I dunno if its burnt oil or CO2. If I'm on Recycle then the smell is not there, so its coming through the heating air ducts somewhere.

Last week I read about a women who nearly died because of Emmisions in her car and at the w/e my daughter had an asthma attack which could be down to a 50 mile round trip a few hours previous.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7715643.stm

Any help appreciated  

If it's exhaust you smell it's Carbon Monoxide CO not Carbon Dioxide CO2
Both will kill you but in a different way

[gwa]

When I first start-up if I forget to hit the Recycle button on the CC I get this 'God Awful' smell. Now my nose or should I say sense of smell is not what it used to be, so I dunno if its burnt oil or CO2. If I'm on Recycle then the smell is not there, so its coming through the heating air ducts somewhere.

Last week I read about a women who nearly died because of Emmisions in her car and at the w/e my daughter had an asthma attack which could be down to a 50 mile round trip a few hours previous.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7715643.stm

Any help appreciated  

If it's exhaust you smell it's Carbon Monoxide CO not Carbon Dioxide CO2
Both will kill you but in a different way

Great, at least I know what's gonna kill me   So, how do I tell if it is. I thought about going to an MoT center and get them to stick the probe inside, then though they may cancel my existing MoT   What d'ya reckon?

[iainb]

I had the horrible smell and kept getting headaches. After changing the exhaust  (cat back )and cam cover gaskets all was well.
The old exhaust had pin holes in the pipes

[Darth Loo-knee]

Could the CATS be knackered?

[gwa]

I had the horrible smell and kept getting headaches. After changing the exhaust  (cat back )and cam cover gaskets all was well.
The old exhaust had pin holes in the pipes

Cam covers have been changed, not sure if theres a leak from anywhere else. I'll get the exhaust checked. Thanks

[Pitchfork]

Could the CATS be knackered?

Yeah but they won't like it much!!

[gwa]

Could the CATS be knackered?

So as the smell comes in via heating system, where are the cats in relation to any air intake area that would cause the problem. Whilst not mechanical I was thinking more like a loose manifold or joint/thingy where the exhaust meets the engine. If you get my drift