A Particularly Bad Smell!

[peterws]

LOL! The family is pointing at each other. We`re all blaming the dog now. But it`s not . . . A sweaty sort of smell, but different. Anybody else had this? And was it car related . . . . ? Faulty aircon, or something?
But it will not go away!

[taxi]

Carpets damp ?

[brodfather11]

Go and sniff the coolant in the radiator header tank when hot
Carefully ! Watch for pressure in the tank. , if its the same it could be the heater matrix leaking.

or the dog

[peterws]

[quote='brodfather11' pid='30073' dateline='1352568666']
Go and sniff the coolant in the radiator header tank when hot
Carefully ! Watch for pressure in the tank. , if its the same it could be the heater matrix leaking.

or the dog


No damp carpet. Wife said it might be a dead cat/rat under the bonnet . . . not that either!

[brodfather11]

it dosent always show as a damp carpet. A little drop of coolant leaking onto the outside of the matrix then evaporating is enough

[hachiroku]

When I use the washer jets an ungodly stink wafts in through the air vents, either the washer fluid had sat in the bottle for months before I bought the car or the previous owner had "relieved" himself into the washer fluid bottle:eek:
Despite me emptying and now refilling the washer fluid the whiff still remains, although it is now less pungent.

Perhaps this is a possibility for your malodorous vehicle? :S

[Trevor]

LOL! The family is pointing at each other. We`re all blaming the dog now. But it`s not . . . A sweaty sort of smell, but different. Anybody else had this? And was it car related . . . . ? Faulty aircon, or something?
But it will not go away!

I had an odd smell in my Mk2 for a while, it turned out to come from the pollen filter. I have no idea why or what but changing the filter stopped it.

[pidgeonpost]

As well as all the above suggestions check also you haven't got the ventilation control set to only recirculate the air in the car - I can't remember its official name! Had this on a previous car with aircon when set to recirculate. Smelt of wet spaniel.
Try going for a drive on your own. If the smell has gone then have another word with the dog!
If the smell's still there then ummmmm....errrr...it must be something else..... :whistle:

[taxi]

Place a bowl of vinegar on the floor overnight to neutralize any lingering smell, remember to remove the bowl next day !! Hopefully it's just a one-off.

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When I use the washer jets an ungodly stink wafts in through the air vents, either the washer fluid had sat in the bottle for months before I bought the car or the previous owner had "relieved" himself into the washer fluid bottle:eek:
Despite me emptying and now refilling the washer fluid the whiff still remains, although it is now less pungent.
Perhaps this is a possibility for your malodorous vehicle? :SI

read somewhere on t'internet that someone had similar problem and it was due to a small fieldmouse getting into the washer fluid reservoir somehow.Weird but True ( allegedly ) tudy:

[philip]

Sniff the seats