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<blockquote data-quote="SFGiantsBallDude" data-source="post: 3336485" data-attributes="member: 70894"><p>I do use the recirc button sometimes and it helps some, but does not completely eliminate the fumes. I would rather the leak be found (if that's what it is, and I suspect it is) than to go on permanent recirc. A non-Fedex mechanic I use for my personal vehicles looked up my Sprinter on his IDENTIFIX software and found similar issues reported. The closest symptoms were "exhaust smell and fumes in cabin." Tests showed that the "most common leak point is the flex pipe connected to the Diesel Particulate Filter". The report came with a confirmed "fix": "Replace Exhaust Flex Pipe". All this was shown to our station mechanic. His response was (paraphrasing) "the Flex pipe either works or doesn't work. There's no in between." Therefore, no need to fix, according to him. He also said that it could be a regen occurence happening, though there's no dash indicator for that on the Sprinters. And I doubt it's a regen issue as this Sprinter was clean and without fumes for two years until last December, when the problem began. I hope to communicate with our mechanic's superior, who has visited our station recently, and get some kind of action. Our Senior Manager's response after telling her all of this was "wear a mask". I will continue to write it up daily. And I'm documenting all of this so my wife can sue Fedex if I expire due to lung cancer from inhaling carbon monoxide fumes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SFGiantsBallDude, post: 3336485, member: 70894"] I do use the recirc button sometimes and it helps some, but does not completely eliminate the fumes. I would rather the leak be found (if that's what it is, and I suspect it is) than to go on permanent recirc. A non-Fedex mechanic I use for my personal vehicles looked up my Sprinter on his IDENTIFIX software and found similar issues reported. The closest symptoms were "exhaust smell and fumes in cabin." Tests showed that the "most common leak point is the flex pipe connected to the Diesel Particulate Filter". The report came with a confirmed "fix": "Replace Exhaust Flex Pipe". All this was shown to our station mechanic. His response was (paraphrasing) "the Flex pipe either works or doesn't work. There's no in between." Therefore, no need to fix, according to him. He also said that it could be a regen occurence happening, though there's no dash indicator for that on the Sprinters. And I doubt it's a regen issue as this Sprinter was clean and without fumes for two years until last December, when the problem began. I hope to communicate with our mechanic's superior, who has visited our station recently, and get some kind of action. Our Senior Manager's response after telling her all of this was "wear a mask". I will continue to write it up daily. And I'm documenting all of this so my wife can sue Fedex if I expire due to lung cancer from inhaling carbon monoxide fumes. [/QUOTE]
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