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R50/53 Stinky rotten eggs smell when heater is on

Old Oct 28, 2020 | 06:32 AM
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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.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2020 | 06:56 AM
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I'd start by changing the pollen filter & check for mouse nests while you do.
'Ozium Original' spray is very effective.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2020 | 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by MVPeters
I'd start by changing the pollen filter & check for mouse nests while you do.
'Ozium Original' spray is very effective.
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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Old Oct 28, 2020 | 08:55 AM
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This stuff worked well for me.

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Old Oct 28, 2020 | 03:17 PM
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+1 mouse nest in air filter. Happened to me.
 
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