R50/53 Stinky rotten eggs smell when heater is on
Stinky rotten eggs smell when heater is on
No it is not my farts. I turn the heater on and for the first minute to two minutes it has a musk like rotten eggs, what could this be?!
Also, before it got cold if I had the fan on with the windows up and I wasn't moving, I'd get an exhaust smell coming in through the vents. When I'd start moving it went away, or turn the climate control to recirculation mode it was fine. That's not a major thing, I'm just worried that the rotten eggs smell means something worse like a failing catalytic converter or something to do with the cooling system. The smell only occurs when turning the heater on.
Also, before it got cold if I had the fan on with the windows up and I wasn't moving, I'd get an exhaust smell coming in through the vents. When I'd start moving it went away, or turn the climate control to recirculation mode it was fine. That's not a major thing, I'm just worried that the rotten eggs smell means something worse like a failing catalytic converter or something to do with the cooling system. The smell only occurs when turning the heater on.
I'll check it but I'd hope its not the cabin air filter, I changed it as soon as I bought the car. So the new one has <600 miles on it.
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