406 eggy smell

probably decomposing England defenders ...........

I have read that the air conditioning can smell (although I have no idea what it smells like) and that there is a can of something or other that you can get in Halfords to treat it.

But it definitely isn't the air con. It comes from outside the car and increases when you rev the engine.

It must have had the Cat replaced recently - they sometimes smell a bit when they're new. Providing your emissions are OK, nothing is broken ! You'll just have to be patient until it goes away.

Thanks. Does that eggsplain why it didn't smell when I got it on Wednesday last week? A colleague has also commented that the end of the exhaust is at the back of the car so why is the smell getting in?

Because of the backdraft. All vehicles produce a backdraft, if you drive am estate car with the back door open, the exhaust fumes will be dragged into the car.

Bryan

Zoab wrote: ,

But not when stationary which is when I notice the smell. I have seen elsewhere that there are non-return flaps somewhere at the back of the car to vent the passenger compartment. Any idea where?

If you pull out the boot trim on the right hand side, you'll find the vent flap in the inner wing just in front of the lighting cluster. Martin