Hi, I have recently purchased a L494 Range Rover Sport. 2014 3.0 Diesel.
Fantastic car except I’m experiencing terrible problems with cabin fumes. These smell like burnt oil and are bad enough to burn the back of my throat and make my eyes water.
2 garages have looked at this and neither have solved it.
Please help

EGR pipe, crossover pipe or a seal on one of the exhaust clamps

Hi Mikey thank you so much for a swift reply . Is this something I could check from underneath?

Do you think this would cause an acrid smell in the cabin and also a similar burnt oily smell in the engine bay even when the engine has been turned off ? Thank you

i had something similar with my old car. have you checked the cabin air filter? might be worth a look, though im not sure if it'd cause such strong smells.

Thanks fon the idea, yes I’ve even replaced it . It’s a strong burnt oil smell and very evident under the bonnet , in fact even as you walk up to it .

Rob Evans wrote:

Do you think this would cause an acrid smell in the cabin and also a similar burnt oily smell in the engine bay even when the engine has been turned off ? Thank you

Well that would certainly tie in with the symptoms ! I will try to get underneath and have a look . I presume there isn’t a tool to sniff exhaust fumes? Once again thank you for your help. It’s all helping track down the cause 🙏

Ps has anyone out there replaced a EGR crossover pipe on a L494? Any idea of the difficulty and what’s involved?

Hi guys, because the burnt oily smell is still very evident days after I’ve switched the engine off, may this suggest an oil leak somewhere? Just a thought