Exhaust fumes

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Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:36 am

My 318is's exhaust fumes smell very strong as if it's running rich where should I start to look .
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:37 pm

blue temp sensor, Co2 mixture, injectors, air flow meter, plugs

Start simple check plugs, co2 etc, then you can check the simple quick things first, otherwise i would say its the dreaded blue temp sensor.
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:39 pm

Also is it definately exhaust fumes, or is it a smell of fuel. If fuel could be a blocked breather pipe on the tank, possibly a fuel leak (i had one of those) prior to the injector rail.
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Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:34 pm

thanks for the advice
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