Fumes from the car in front!!??

[Suj999]

On my MCS if I stop too close to the car in front I can always smell the fumes… Some times its so strong.

I also drive an A3 and a Polo but don’t ever seem to notice this on any of these cars only on the Mini. And if I just stop without a car in front I don’t smell it..

Do any of you guys & girls noticed this? The MCS has just been to an oil change, could they not have fitted the pollen filter?

[Nath316]

Yes I have the same problem

Its bad when its diesel isnt it

[AprilWhine]

I smell cigarette smoke from other cars at a stoplight.

[batou]

Quote: Originally Posted by AprilWhine (original)

I smell cigarette smoke from other cars at a stoplight.

Me and the Girlfriend noticed this the other day, it's awful. What was worse was the driver in-front was smoking with what looked like his son in a school uniform also smoking in the back. Was a rather sad sight!!

[oldnell]

Quote: Originally Posted by AprilWhine (original)

I smell cigarette smoke from other cars at a stoplight.

Yeah, this annoys me as well. I often end up turning the ventilation to recirculation mode, but by the time you've realised you can smell it it's in the car.

I only really notice other fumes if it's an older car that's pumping out real fumes, and it usually passes.

Oli

[Nath316]

But surely the filters should be stopping these smells and fumes coming in?

[ThE.gRiZzLe]

My friend had a problem similar to this on his MCS, and they took it to Cooper Maidstone who agreed, and figured out there was a recall on this model and infact it was theirown car giving off the fumes when stopped in traffic or at the lights....

Maby a possibility?

[richg40]

There are two different kinds of microfilter, the type for auto aircon and the type for nomal aircon. If your nose is particularly sensitive then pay a little extra and have the slightly thicker auto aircon filter fitted, that is if you havent already.

[Suj999]

OK, here is what I found out.

There are 2 different filters available.

One is normal: 64311496710
Costs £18:25

The other is marketed as
Active carbon filter (which in theory should be a better filter) 64311496711
Costs £19:19

But my local parts department didn’t know the different and said “for the MCS, it’s the one ending in 710 that they use!”

I might try the 711 to see if that helps.. but £20 quid for a pollen filter! Audi use to charge me some thing like £8.99!