F-type rotten/sulfur smell
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F-type rotten/sulfur smell
So I bought a 2015 F-type R a couple of months ago, and noticed that under accelaration the car had a weird smell. Car was under warranty so I took it to the dealer and they said that the smell is normal and nothing was wrong with the car. I even tried going back a second time and got the same answer. As time has been going by, I feel like the smell is getting worse and its so bad nowadays that it makes me not want to accelerate because then I have to deal with the nasty smell. Any suggestions on what to do?
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So I bought a 2015 F-type R a couple of months ago, and noticed that under accelaration the car had a weird smell. Car was under warranty so I took it to the dealer and they said that the smell is normal and nothing was wrong with the car. I even tried going back a second time and got the same answer. As time has been going by, I feel like the smell is getting worse and its so bad nowadays that it makes me not want to accelerate because then I have to deal with the nasty smell. Any suggestions on what to do?
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If you are reluctant to even accelerate because you then have to deal with that nasty smell, "that is normal, nothing's wrong" wouldn't be a good enough of an answer for me!
Did someone from the dealership took it even out for a drive together with you?
"That is normal, nothing's wrong" is a way to say, "sure, JLR build its cars in such a way they start to smell when you accelerate, and you need to take the rotten egg smell for granted - it is part of the Jaguar experience"!
Really...???
Did someone from the dealership took it even out for a drive together with you?
"That is normal, nothing's wrong" is a way to say, "sure, JLR build its cars in such a way they start to smell when you accelerate, and you need to take the rotten egg smell for granted - it is part of the Jaguar experience"!
Really...???
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If it is smelling bad from inside the car there is something wrong, though my experience is with coupes and not 'verts so I dont know whether they get smelly. I had a car (volvo) that woiuld get the sulfur smell inside under hard acceleration, it ended up being that an inspection hatch was missing in the drivers footwell letting fumes inside the car. We were also getting heat through there.
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Also a bad sensor could be at fault. Do you have any loss of power or notice any restriction on one side or the other? You might try changing fuel brand, the station you use or the octane level of the fuel to see if what you're using now could be part of the problem.
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Many years ago I had a Mitsubishi that I modified the exhaust system on including extractors and hi-flow cats.
A few months later in summer every time I gave it the beans and then sat at a stop light afterwards I had an overpowering smell of exhaust fumes in the cabin.
No smell when cruising, only after stopping with a hot engine on a hot day and only after giving it plenty.
The exhaust specialist who fitted the system checked things over and eventually found a hairline crack on the inside of one of the flexijoints, just aft of one of the extractor collectors. It took him a while to find the crack as he had to cut open the downpipe and poke a special camera in to find it. Turns out the system had to be hot (so the crack expanded) and under pressure before it leaked, and the car had to be sat still for the fumes to enter the cabin otherwise they just blew out the back.
I believe the F-Type exhaust system has two or maybe even four flexijoints so one (or more) might be cracked inside.
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Also a bad sensor could be at fault. Do you have any loss of power or notice any restriction on one side or the other? You might try changing fuel brand, the station you use or the octane level of the fuel to see if what you're using now could be part of the problem.
Also a bad sensor could be at fault. Do you have any loss of power or notice any restriction on one side or the other? You might try changing fuel brand, the station you use or the octane level of the fuel to see if what you're using now could be part of the problem.
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There’s something wrong if spirited driving causes enough heat to limit engine rpm. Check your coolant level. Also see if any codes were stored as a result of that spirited driving incident.
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R-1234yf has a sweet smell, not noxious sulfur smell. Besides, if it was leaking badly enough to smell it during acceleration, it would be fully evacuated by now and the AC wouldn’t be cooling anything.
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