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Offline MoshiMoshi

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Strong Smell (Again)
« on: 31 March 2014, 21:04 »
Whenever I've been driving the car for a period of time (say 20 minutes on the M4) and then come to a stop, the car stinks of rich fuel. Properly stinks. I'm getting a 17705 and a 17545 (fuel trim bank 1 too rich or something). Any ideas on the cause of this?

I'm thinking: Dodgy MAF? Boost Leak? Problem with my Forge DV?
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Re: Strong Smell (Again)
« Reply #1 on: 31 March 2014, 21:11 »
You running a decat?
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Re: Strong Smell (Again)
« Reply #2 on: 31 March 2014, 21:18 »
No, it passed the MOT on emissions a few weeks back. The cat is a little worse for wear and will need sorting next year.
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Re: Strong Smell (Again)
« Reply #3 on: 31 March 2014, 21:36 »
Quote from: MoshiMoshi on 31 March 2014, 21:04
17545 (fuel trim bank 1 too rich or something). Any ideas on the cause of this?

That I believe is a lambda problem (I was getting the same on the vRS)
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Re: Strong Smell (Again)
« Reply #4 on: 01 April 2014, 12:27 »
Quote from: Wayne on 31 March 2014, 21:36
Quote from: MoshiMoshi on 31 March 2014, 21:04
17545 (fuel trim bank 1 too rich or something). Any ideas on the cause of this?

That I believe is a lambda problem (I was getting the same on the vRS)

+1 I had the same when my front one was shot
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Re: Strong Smell (Again)
« Reply #5 on: 01 April 2014, 12:51 »
 :grin: the famous 17705 fault,good luck  :whistle: http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/17705/P1297/004759 this can be alot of things also been well documented here and other forums  :lipsrsealed:

 Your 17545 code http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/17545/P1137/004407 as wayne has said a lambda problem  this is one of the faults to throw that code up
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Re: Strong Smell (Again)
« Reply #6 on: 01 April 2014, 13:33 »
Thanks guys, can we be more or less sure its the front lambda at fault? And can anybody recommend one that wont cost me a fortune? I'm pretty broke at the moment and don't want to spend much.
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Re: Strong Smell (Again)
« Reply #7 on: 01 April 2014, 16:06 »
TPS
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Re: Strong Smell (Again)
« Reply #8 on: 01 April 2014, 20:32 »
How do I buy through TPS?
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Re: Strong Smell (Again)
« Reply #9 on: 02 April 2014, 12:33 »
I order through my friends garage, but they must do cash accounts, is there a branch near you?
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