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Post by dober01 on May 28, 2008 15:00:48 GMT 1
hey guys. got a serious problem. while driving my mini there is a serious smell of exhaust fumes. took it to an A.T.S and they had it up on a ramp and said it all looked fine. any ideas  tnks |
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Post by jc1380s on May 28, 2008 15:04:45 GMT 1
Have you checked the rear door seals are in place and effective jc |
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Post by coedy on May 28, 2008 15:06:17 GMT 1
where the manifold joins the head? other than that there isnt many other places it could be coming from... its quite worrying though...
could be worth taking your exhaust system off and giving it an eye over yourself...
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Post by dober01 on May 28, 2008 15:08:51 GMT 1
think if i take it off it will never go back on. my spanner skills are not that good  |
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Post by coedy on May 28, 2008 15:41:17 GMT 1
hmm... im one of those aswel. taking things apart i can usually manage, putting it back, especially on a mini is more touch and go...
forgot you had a van! yeah check the rear door seals. otherwise ive no idea =/
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Post by jc1380s on May 28, 2008 17:02:57 GMT 1
Have you checked the rear door seals are in place and effective jc I could swear someone else suggested that too coedy!!!!!  ;D   ;D jc |
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Post by coedy on May 28, 2008 17:16:10 GMT 1
yes i know lol thats why i said 'Yeah, check the door seals' lol. ;D just incase he missed it lol.  |
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Post by jc1380s on May 28, 2008 17:29:36 GMT 1
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Only a bit of a leg pull there coedy!!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D jc |
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Post by biker on May 28, 2008 17:52:41 GMT 1
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Only a bit of a leg pull there coedy!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D jc that NOT like you mr jc(mg) |
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Post by dober01 on May 28, 2008 19:00:14 GMT 1
just took it to a few more places they all said the same thing. get a extension for the end of the exhaust. might have to get different seals for the rear door as well. |
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Post by biker on May 28, 2008 19:09:02 GMT 1
just took it to a few more places they all said the same thing. get a extension for the end of the exhaust. might have to get different seals for the rear door as well. like our jc(mg) said its probably the door seal/s you could try having someone to sit in the back while you drive to see if they can smell any fumes by the door/s. and yes you could use one of those extension things but most of them look a bit naf.if you find its the seals there is a company going to the bristol show (sound similar to somerford minis) they are advertised on there web you could always get in touch with them and ask if they got some seals that they could bring on sunday.  |
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Post by jc1380s on May 28, 2008 19:10:25 GMT 1
Just looked at the pics of the van but the one of the back end doesn't show the position or lenght of the exhaust. Have you got a pic showing the end of the exhaust in more detail To be safe the end of the exaust pipe should be at least flush with the back edge of the van but since you have the towbar fitted you can afford to make it a bit longer. Still think it might be the rear door seals not doing their job well enough though. Does the rear door feel secure when its shut or can you see any gaps around the seal? Might be a good idea to fit a nice shiney exhaust tail pipe to cure the problem and add a bit more shiney chrome at the same time jc |
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Post by dober01 on May 28, 2008 20:05:42 GMT 1
the exhast ends about an half an inch before the back of the van. the seals are not the best there not like on normal door seals there like bits of rubber. would take a pic for you but i would get a bit wet ;D
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Post by dober01 on May 28, 2008 21:27:37 GMT 1
tnks for that phil will have to go down there and have a look. dont really like going to halfords unless i really need to.
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Post by jc1380s on Jun 21, 2008 10:53:36 GMT 1
So did you manage to fix the smell problem then dober jc |
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tnks
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