keeping fingers crossed that's it

No 7 and 8 on the picture. Done a fair few when I worked for Skoda.

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is it a common problem then, and what causes it to fail?

Reckon that it not tight enough either from factory or when it's been removed from having the egr cooler assembly replacement.

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Must be from factory as EGR has not been touched

I have exactly the same problem, has happened directly after having the turbo replaced, just need to get it booked in to be sorted.

all done now, I'm £110 lighter, though was fearing the worst at one point!

Can you believe it!!!

Same problem just resurfaced from the same area.

Noticed smoke coming up from just below windscreen when parked, and sure enough, looks like it's coming from the side of the DPF.

Also noticed white smoke from the rear on accelerating - this could be the smoke from engine bay being sucked out from underneath?

What gives? It is normal for a recent fitted DPF filter and clamp to fail?

Can't afford time off the road this week:(

well, just the bolt holding the clamp was loose, tightened it up and not so much smoke, but still a little......

 

should the bolt work its way loose, or was it not tightened properly? Did not notice any smoke after it was repaired, but did not check to see if the bolt was loose either.

well, just the bolt holding the clamp was loose, tightened it up and not so much smoke, but still a little......

 

should the bolt work its way loose, or was it not tightened properly? Did not notice any smoke after it was repaired, but did not check to see if the bolt was loose either.

Hi, my car has the same issue. New filter and new clamp. And it still blow fume smell. It seems like the clamp always become loose or can not prevent the fume coming out. How is your car now?

it is currently at skoda being fixed again, but they are driving it around for a few days to see if the bolt comes loose again, before giving it back to me.,

it is currently at skoda being fixed again, but they are driving it around for a few days to see if the bolt comes loose again, before giving it back to me.,

Yes. But I think the reason should be the DPF which produce a lot of back pressure and make the exhaust leak.  I will follow up and to find good solution.

On 11/01/2016 at 19:57, FLAPPERJACK7 said:

No 7 and 8 on the picture. Done a fair few when I worked for Skoda.

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@FLAPPERJACK7 After smelling strong exhaust fumes in the cabin on a few occasions I popped the bonnet and spotted some tell-tale sooty signs in my engine bay...now hoping it's nothing more serious than that gasket & clamp issue you mentioned...