Exhaust smell on 75 V6 Conn Saloon

billonthehill693 · 27th May 2007, 16:12

Hi,
Only just registered on and wonderd if anyone out there can tell me the reason why I can detect a faint smell of exhaust while stationary on tick over when I open the drivers side window. The smell is more apparent when I lift the bonnet whilst on tick over. Could this mean a gasket going ?.

Cheers

Bill:lol:

Lates · 27th May 2007, 16:20

With the bonnet open you should not be able to smell exhaust fumes. I would guess if you remove the "KV6 Quad cam" acoustic cover you may notice some broken breather pipes to the left hand side of the engine. The T piece is well known for becoming brittle and splitting.

billonthehill693 · 27th May 2007, 16:42

Thanks for the very quick reply and valuable advice.
I will mention this to the Rover dealer when I pop in there next week.
I am a disabled driver and find it difficult to do anything more than just the basic oil,water checks etc so the garage can take a look at the breather pipe

Cheers

Bill

27th May 2007, 16:12	#1
billonthehill693 Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: May 2007 Location: Woodford Bridge Essex Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Exhaust smell on 75 V6 Conn Saloon Hi, Only just registered on and wonderd if anyone out there can tell me the reason why I can detect a faint smell of exhaust while stationary on tick over when I open the drivers side window. The smell is more apparent when I lift the bonnet whilst on tick over. Could this mean a gasket going ?. Cheers Bill:lol:

27th May 2007, 16:42	#3
billonthehill693 Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: May 2007 Location: Woodford Bridge Essex Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Exhaust smell Thanks for the very quick reply and valuable advice. I will mention this to the Rover dealer when I pop in there next week. I am a disabled driver and find it difficult to do anything more than just the basic oil,water checks etc so the garage can take a look at the breather pipe Cheers Bill

27th May 2007, 16:20	#2
Lates This is my second home Jaguar XE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coventry Posts: 4,321 Thanks: 56 Thanked 59 Times in 55 Posts	With the bonnet open you should not be able to smell exhaust fumes. I would guess if you remove the "KV6 Quad cam" acoustic cover you may notice some broken breather pipes to the left hand side of the engine. The T piece is well known for becoming brittle and splitting.