Smoke inside cab when heater on

Discussion in 'Volvo Forum' started by luis2944, Jan 4, 2018.

  1. luis2944

    luis2944 Bobtail Member

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    Hello to all, I have a 1999 volvo vnl and what I am having a problem with is when I turn on the heater when I am parked and at Idle I can smell the exhaust smoke in the cab, anyone has had this problem? Thanks in advance
     
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  3. Sharky88

    Sharky88 Heavy Load Member

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    Thou have an exhaust leak some place you NEED to get that fixed asap it could kill you
     
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  4. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    LOL. Dude you will die from carbon monoxide poisoning from that exhaust. Your truck is dangerous until you get that fixed.
     
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  5. Johny41

    Johny41 Road Train Member

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    19 years old truck is your problem, could be manifold, exhaust; i wouldn't sleep in it, or until you get fixed I would stop in first Home Depot buy a smoke/CO/CO2 detector to wake you up still alive.( i have 2 all the time in my truck, i had it going off twice in last 10 years while sleeping, in this trucks with choked exhaust you never know) Few years ago i was in San Antonio, Texas, Love's TS, I-35, exit 144, when they pulled out a team/couple dead from a sleeper with similar problems.
     
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  6. ShooterK2

    ShooterK2 Road Train Member

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    Could be an exhaust leak. Could also be blow by from the blow by tube. Keep the heater on recirculate and see if that keeps it out. But either way it needs fixed. Dangerous situation.
     
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  7. IluvCATS

    IluvCATS Road Train Member

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    Since can’t see carbon monoxide, I doubt it can hurt you like people say.. no biggie. :)
     
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  8. jimmy7044

    jimmy7044 Bobtail Member

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    I was having a hard to find exhaust leak doing the same thing. Took me a few days to find it. 4" long Rubber hose on 2" metal tubing from egr cooler to inner cool. (Volvo engine) It was cracked on the back side.
    I aslo put a co2 senor(from the house) with read out in cab. co2 level never set the alarm off but there was a reading.
     
  9. baha

    baha Road Train Member

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    CK your flex pipe and every clamp for EX. leaks that make black marks on any of them fix all leaks you find with new parts!
     
  10. Flipcity_otr

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    I had the same issue with a 2012 vnl 670 w/isx. Turned out to be a cracked exhaust manifold(was fixed, it got better), then found a bad band clamp directly behind turbo. There was no indication that the clamp was leaking, could not feel exhaust leaking, did not see soot. Replace clamp and that fixed it.
     
  11. AModelCat

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    Like ghosts?
     
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