General Help it stinks,,,,,,,,,,,

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General Help it stinks,,,,,,,,,,,

Barrington b

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Hi guys a quick question to all and all,, guys ive got a Fiat ducato 2000 Hymer motorhome 1.9TD ive recently had a new clutch fitted, dont know if this is relivent or not????? guys when i took the van out the weekend had the window open and at a certain speed i kept getting a horrible gassey like smell entering through the window close the window no smell so window open smell enters the cab,,,,,, it smells like a combination of pork scratchings ans gass:mad::mad::mad::mad: any ideas please as its driving me mad:bang::bang:

Many many thanks Barrington B,
 
I often get a similar smell, also only if I have the window open, & used to think it was a blowback from the toilet cassette, but have now established that it is somehow getting to the cab from the waste tank:confused:

No idea why or how but it only happens if I drain the tank before driving (it may be that as the outlet hose is a few cms above the bottom of the tank there is smelly sludgy layer remaining which is normally covered by comparatively clean water)
 
Try craking another window open as well.
Also opening the heater vents could help.

Ford focus estates get a reverberation 50 to 60 mph when the drivers window is 30% open.
Open the vents and it disappears.
 
Cheers Guys i have a sneeking surspition you guys may be right its the grey water im smelling at a certain speed,,,,, somehow the wind round & under the van must keep it trapped like a plastic bag you see hanging around the rear of a HGV on the motorway thus the smell entering through the window maybe?????????????

Great help guys many many thanks again,

Barrington B,
 
I had the same problem.The smell got into the van via a drain in the cooker hob that is attached to the same level on the kitchen sink trap as the pipe to the waste tank.I could stop it by putting a plug in the hob plughole.However I bought an additive from the local caravan place that you pour down the sink which kills off bacteria in the waste tank .
 
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