I just bought a 2017 Outback. @ weeks into purchase I began smelling a surfer/hard boiled egg scent. It's not constant, but there on and off each drive.
I took it to service; they said during 1st road test there was a smell but believed it was coming from the cars ahead going up a small hill; they asked did I want the service manager to test it the next day- he did and no smell. They said they also found no alerts, program problems. I wanted the exhaust checked and he said they did that as well, although that wasn't listed as done on my report.
he said see how it does up until my 1st oil change in March.
also said it could be the gas used. I told him the gas used was still the gas I drove off their lot with, and wouldn't other customers also have had an issue with smell if it was their gas?
A few days before I took it to service I did put BP gas in, but the smell was there before that.
He said gas changes because of the additives any company wants to put in it.
So, I still don't know whats causing the smell. I can say the last few drives it still comes and goes but not as strong.
It's not the smell they said new cars give off after the 1st few drives, I never had that.
1. Is there a particular brand of gas I should use? Normally we use mostly Shell and sometimes BP.
2. Do I have to use the lowest octane like the manual and my sales guy said to do?
3. will a higher Octane be better?
4. Any suggestions what the smell could be?
My exhaust fumes do seem strong. If I have my window down and the wind brings it my way, there's no way I could possibly keep my window down without being overcome by the fumes.
1. Is that normal?
Sorry for the novel, I'm second guessing if I made the right choice buying a Subaru if problems have started already.
Confused, frustrated, and worried.
I took it to service; they said during 1st road test there was a smell but believed it was coming from the cars ahead going up a small hill; they asked did I want the service manager to test it the next day- he did and no smell. They said they also found no alerts, program problems. I wanted the exhaust checked and he said they did that as well, although that wasn't listed as done on my report.
he said see how it does up until my 1st oil change in March.
also said it could be the gas used. I told him the gas used was still the gas I drove off their lot with, and wouldn't other customers also have had an issue with smell if it was their gas?
A few days before I took it to service I did put BP gas in, but the smell was there before that.
He said gas changes because of the additives any company wants to put in it.
So, I still don't know whats causing the smell. I can say the last few drives it still comes and goes but not as strong.
It's not the smell they said new cars give off after the 1st few drives, I never had that.
1. Is there a particular brand of gas I should use? Normally we use mostly Shell and sometimes BP.
2. Do I have to use the lowest octane like the manual and my sales guy said to do?
3. will a higher Octane be better?
4. Any suggestions what the smell could be?
My exhaust fumes do seem strong. If I have my window down and the wind brings it my way, there's no way I could possibly keep my window down without being overcome by the fumes.
1. Is that normal?
Sorry for the novel, I'm second guessing if I made the right choice buying a Subaru if problems have started already.
Confused, frustrated, and worried.