How smelly is your Mini?
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I'm getting quite a lot of crank case vapours in the cabin, particularly bad when up to speed. I have my 2 breathers connected to a catch can on the drivers side inner wing which vents to atmosphere. I think I am either getting lots of blow-by or maybe the vapours are getting drawn through the hole in the inner wing and into the eyeball vent (there's no trunking on the vent so it draws air from the wheel well).

I've only done 200-300 miles so far so maybe the rings will bed in a bit more I hope! I might move the catch can but I was wondering if I could vent it to the pipe between by turbo and air filter? That way the vapours are dealt with, only I don't want issues if the engine is drawing in large amounts of funky vapours especially if there's a bit of oil mist. What are people's thoughts?

As standard the breathers went into the line you describe. I don't see any issue with that really.

Oil dilution of the intake charge reduces octane and therefore makes your engine more knock prone when under boost.

Put your window down and drive it harder

My friend in work got into mine back in January and the first thing he said was how small my bucket seats were.. Then that it smells exactly like his used to 30 years ago! I've only got two breathers atm, one going into a catch can and another near my rad. We've definitely got to get our caes together at IMM 2017!

They don't die, they just get faster!

Phones being a div!

Edited by Shauna on 11th Aug, 2015.

They don't die, they just get faster!

Mine stinks of flatulance everytime John visits and we are in the garage.............

Edited by oli79 on 11th Aug, 2015.

On 5th Oct, 2014 Shauna said:
What that's crazy, you go commando hahaha! How heavy is your helmet ?

U know when u open up a real old classic and u can smell the vinyl/leather....

Well when ya open mine up after its sat for a while u can smell lovely fuelly/oil smell.. i just assume that its the smell from when the dv dumps n somehow passes thru into the cabin? Theres no leaks and i kinda like the smell!! Left my jacket in there once n when i wore it down the pub everyone asked me what aftershave i was wearing haha

mine smells of fuel, the clubby smells of old car but not a fusty old car just i dont know old lol
the skyline smells of cherrys and banananana
unless im booting it then then it smells of meths and fuel with an after taste of oil lol

Yes i moved to the darkside

Instagram @jdm_brett

btw it takes an oil mist ie alot of oil in the intake to cause sufficient issues with lowering the engines resistance to knock
a smokey crank case fed back to the inlet has nowhere near enough oil in the air imo

Yes i moved to the darkside

Instagram @jdm_brett

Mine smells off fuel every time I open it,, then fags after 20mins and them burning heat wrap after a bit of boost,, then fags again and sometimes burning oil if there is a leak. One time I went away for 5 weeks and wen I got back and opened the door first time it stank of dead animals!! But it was easy sorted when I worked out I had left 1/2 a chicken and Mayo sandwich in the door bin the last time I used it, It will never smell like a normal car but it will.

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Minis just have a smell, i still remember what mine used to smell like even after 5 years

Haha more information than I was bargaining for! If my mini is parked up it smells fine, it's only when running. I noticed when it's warmed up (maybe a little too hot actually) I see some feint mist coming from the catch can breather at idle. Hopefully it might settle down with some miles on it. I will shift the catch can to somewhere where vapours won't enter the cabin.

On 12th Aug, 2015 D4VE said:

On 12th Aug, 2015 madmk1 said:
Mine smells off fuel every time I open it,, then fags after 20mins and them burning heat wrap after a bit of boost,, then fags again and sometimes burning oil if there is a leak. One time I went away for 5 weeks and wen I got back and opened the door first time it stank of dead animals!! But it was easy sorted when I worked out I had left 1/2 a chicken and Mayo sandwich in the door bin the last time I used it, It will never smell like a normal car but it will.

But it will.... what? Dont leave us on a cliff hanger haha

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Lol... get drunk again and finish the story

Mine stinks - It worries me putting Lucy in the car really

The dust is soaking up any smells on ine :(