sewerage smell in reverse, Tit X 125 ecoboost

[rossierose]

Hi, would appreciate some advise please if possible. Had my 65 plate titanium X ecoboost 1L / 125 for nearly 7 days and done just under 200 miles so speedo  now 1700 miles.  Over the last few days I noticed every time I use reverse I get a horrible sewerage/ bad eggs /sulphur smell in the cabin and the car judders and creaks its way back  (that may be be due to me not revving hard enough I suppose - I'm not used to it yet, having driven a diesel for last 5 years!). I have  also found that the clutch feels juddery at times in forward gears . I checked the forum for previous answers and althoughbad smells have  been mentioned, no solution seemed to be evident. Is this normal for this type of car or do I need to take it back to the dealer? I didnt experience any of these problems with my 1.6 diesel so am not sure if I just need to get used to driving a petrol again ? would appreciate some reasurance! many thanks.

 

[alexp999]

It's just the catalytic converter.

By going backwards you are probably driving in to your exhaust trail.

It smells more when new until it has settled in a bit, and it will also smell if you have been driving the car hard.

[rossierose]

many thanks Alex, feel reasured the car isnt going to break down on me now!