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GOT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES? => PETROL => Topic started by: exadus23 on May 15, 2018, 03:53:30

Title: rotten egg smell from exhaust
Post by: exadus23 on May 15, 2018, 03:53:30: i have a 2016 i30 active x

for months now every so often the car smells like rotten egg gas. my first thought was the cat is on its way out but i heard there may be an update to the ECU to fix the problem.

has anyone else got this problem??
has anyone else heard about any ECU update regarding this problem??

thanks
Title: Re: rotten egg smell from exhaust
Post by: Dazzler on May 15, 2018, 08:14:24: Welcome. Is it petrol or diesel? Our 1st i30 (a diesel) used to get a bit on the nose in some situations. Can't recall this particular issue being mentioned much if at all on here. Hopefully you're right and there is an ecu update. :Good_luck:
Title: Re: rotten egg smell from exhaust
Post by: mickd on May 20, 2018, 13:40:26: G'Day exadus23,
Have a 09/16 Active X , sometimes there is a smell out of the pipe. Think it's more of a e10 stink.
Varies from none to whoa ! .
Try normal unleaded for a while and compare.
A battery will smell like that if low on water, but, you should be having other trouble by now.

Keep us updated.
Title: Re: rotten egg smell from exhaust
Post by: Pippa on May 22, 2018, 10:55:18: I have a 2017 i30 SR premium with a couple of major isdues and this is the lesser of them. Today the service manager at my dealership told me it’s normal. The reasons they gave me are many - none of which I am happy to accept. An example is that I ‘only drive short trips’ which in my view ridiculous. I am going to give them one more opportunity to come up with a solution before I take it up with Hyundai themselves. Has anyone else had an issue like this with the same model ?
Title: Re: rotten egg smell from exhaust
Post by: Dazzler on May 22, 2018, 11:58:46: Quote from: Pippa on May 22, 2018, 10:55:18
I have a 2017 i30 SR premium with a couple of major isdues and this is the lesser of them. Today the service manager at my dealership told me it’s normal. The reasons they gave me are many - none of which I am happy to accept. An example is that I ‘only drive short trips’ which in my view ridiculous. I am going to give them one more opportunity to come up with a solution before I take it up with Hyundai themselves. Has anyone else had an issue like this with the same model ?

Welcome Pippa. I've used a variety of fuels in my Sr. Mostly E10 , but a few tanks of unleaded 91 as well without any smell issues. Some weeks I do mainly short trips but generally not. :cool: