V50 Egg smell

[askim98]

Originally Posted by tc

Mine's defo the cat, only smell it after a good run and then it's REALLY strong...

I had a similar problem on my wife's Merc what i did was add a bottle of wynns clean burn to a tank of fuel and the smell went away after the first 50 miles.

[paddyred]

Gearbox oil has a rather eggy smell.. you can smell it in a scrapyard very strongly. possibly giving off alot of vapour and its coming out the breather?

[Phil6]

Just been outside, checked the battery voltage when running, 14.5V, doubt that would be considered to high ?

Hmm, on my S40 2.0D(2005) it is 13.3V, when it gets over 2200rmp it is 13.8V Alternator has been replaced few months ago, the previous one=12.6V.

[05volvos40]

the charging voltage on the volvo diesel s4o/v50 is 14.5 volts if the proper alternator is fitted, that is 150 amp alternator!
there is an additive used in the diesel tank to burn off soot in the exhaust it can smell like eggs, it burns when the exhaust is really hot during a long fast run, this is normal!