Dahotstepper

Hi guys when my hawk is idling ie traffic lights and my fan/blower is opperating it seems there is a smell of fumes or something entering the cabin but with all turned off or with the recirculating button pressed nothing can be smelled,any ideas please cheers

**jay**

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Fumes ie petrol fumes? Check your fuel lines for leaks around the fuel filter ive had seen them leaking from there before.

Dahotstepper

Hi jay seems like exhaustie type fumes

jazzyjembreaze

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Are you full de-cat
Any turbo / filter mods ?

Dahotstepper

Hi sorry have cats in place atm ,2.5 turbo with cold air induction taken from fog lights

jazzyjembreaze

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Cats removed usually brings the smell on a bit
Stock exhaust + pipe work etc , u normally wouldn't pick up on it , unless the engine is running very hot , /

Dahotstepper

How would i know if the engine is running hot ,temp gauge is normal

jazzyjembreaze

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That's hot in generalisation ( hot day , car been boosting a lot , city driving etc etc
/ it's impossible 2 diag from a computer / it' could be anything from a bulkhead bung missing so the engine is also venting to cabin / turbo - downpipe gasket etc etc / or it could be like I said , it's hot & u have an acute smell .

Regards

silverfox72

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I sometimes get the same thing - couple of things:

Next time it does it pop the bonnet if its safe and have a look at the drivers side rocker cover look for any oil or smoke maybe that the gasket is leaking a little.

And if you have been driving it hard you may be getting a bit of oil carry over into the inlet can cause it to smell a bit - catch can is the only way around that that i know of.

Beastie

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Possibly rocker gasket oil leak onto hot exhaust.

I had my hawkeye for 7 years and never experienced this.

If its when you stopped its something burning off under the bonnet.

chopperman

I have had this smell now and again. I have no leaks at all and it only seems to happen on the odd occasion in traffic. I now think its outside smells from other vehicles rather than from mine. Another thing to remember though is stainless exhausts tends to leak a bit until there hot.