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Diesel fumes & wading
Just done a little impromptu wading to get to & from walking the mutts. On the way out, no problem, however on the return leg the car was stinking inside with diesel fumes. The water was the same depth either way, 12" - 18" ish and this happened just after I opened my window to have a look outside. I assume it came from the fbh (it was 3degC according to the car). I seem to remember many moons ago that there was a know problem (and fix) to fumes from the fbh entering the cabin, can anyone point me in the right direction??
5th Mar 2007 9:30 am
simon
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The fix was a software upgrade. Was an update to the climate control system. Assuming you had the enhancement program done you already have this.
5th Mar 2007 9:34 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Enhancement has been done just after got car. Was weird it happened after I opened & closed my window.
5th Mar 2007 9:38 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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Its not a perfect cure, it does stop the fumes first thing in the morning by closing the recirc flap. However, I reckon it does not close the said flap on a warm restart, when the engine is not totally cold, but still below the 75 deg threshold for fbh fire-up.
I still get the odd whiff of derv fumes. I think the wading could be coincidental.
5th Mar 2007 9:43 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Will keep an eye (or schnozze) on it, if I get it again I'll mess around with the recirc button to see if that helps.
5th Mar 2007 9:46 am
SPOTTER
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you could just blame the mutts?end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
5th Mar 2007 9:53 am
Winger Site Moderator
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I get the same; it is much better than it used to be, but I agree with Gareth that I don't think the software modification totally fixes the issue.
5th Mar 2007 9:53 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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Do they run on diesel?
5th Mar 2007 9:54 am
SPOTTER
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I have known some that do consume strange substances end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
5th Mar 2007 9:54 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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I know a few that emit some strange odours
5th Mar 2007 9:55 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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These boys, nooooooooo! My little puppies never give off strange odours, it's mostly methane! It's what puppies do!
5th Mar 2007 10:03 am
SPOTTER
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but not diesel yet end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
5th Mar 2007 10:03 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Hope they have not been chewing on the heating oil pipe again, that could be recurring on them!
5th Mar 2007 10:04 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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Yeah, that brown one has a kind of guilty-but trying to deny it, look about it.
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