smell of eggs when heater is turned on

[irishdanny]

hi its my first post.so any help please .when i turn on the heater in my 1990 1275 clubman i get the smell of eggs .

what would be the prob ,

looking forward to your help ,

danny

 

[obi_waynne]

A faulty catalyst can cause a smell of eggs.

Does it have airconditioning? Have the filters been changed recently? If not get a full aircon service and regas.

Oh and a warm welcome to TorqueCars nice to have you with us.

 

[irishdanny]

hi,

no it does not have aircon.only when the heater is on

its a metro but i know that mini and metro are the same .as its a Aseries + engine

 

[irishdanny]

would a 1990 have a cat on it .

 

[pgarner]

depends - they werent necessary back them but they were fitted to some cars. my prelude didnt and that was 1990


welcome to the site.

another question do you use cheap fuel - supermarket etc as this can cause smells as well aparantly

 

[irishdanny]

thanks for the welcome.

no i use proper fuel .garage .

not cheap stuff

 

[obi_waynne]

If there is a filter for the heater I would get this changed. Smells are generally caused by bacteria.

Also try spraying an odour neutraliser in the heater intake (probably just under the wipers) and see if this helps. (Do it with the heater running and on a low setting).