View Full Version : My car smells of feet!
Steve_Brown
25-11-2003, 15:13
Yup, about a week ago me Cupra started to smell like old socks or strong cheese inside. Flippin' horrible. No idea why, had a good hunt round and clean and couldn't find anything vaguely podiatric ;)
Any ideas anyone? Don't think it's coming from the aircon but might try some of that Aircol stuff...
you probably put a cheese slice in the cd auto changer by mistake
:hammer:
Gadget110
25-11-2003, 15:36
In the late 70's and through the 80's all ford heaters smelt of curry.
davefly76
25-11-2003, 15:55
Originally posted by Gadget110
In the late 70's and through the 80's all ford heaters smelt of curry.
LOL:laff1:
thats interesting:D tikka or korma:confused:
:cheers:
Gadget110
25-11-2003, 16:03
more of a chip shop curry sauce smell..................
It's probably bacteria in your aircon system. Blast it with some real hot air and hopefully it should go. Alternatively, you might have taken out an animal and it could be decaying under your wheel arch or in the engine bay.
Hi
Is the smell coming out of the vents or does it seem abit more ambient?
If its ambient, and if you've got mats, take them out check your carpets (footwells and boot tailgate) for dampness by giving them a really good squeeze whilst holding a piece of tissue.
As mentioned, if its coming out of the vents check the engine bay and arches for wildlife, and if all else fails buy a can of Aircol (the hot blast thing does work, but only temporarily IMO).
Cheers
Ray
mark sheerin
25-11-2003, 18:43
Get a bath!;)
Steve_Brown
26-11-2003, 07:29
Just had a thought... it could be the boot... geddit? ;)
You say it smells like curry.Ethyl Glycol (antifreeze) smells like curry when hot,check coolant level to see if its loosing any.If it is, the likely place it comes from could be the heater matrix or pipes connecting to it under the dash.Check carpet for dampness around that area.Have you topped up coolant level recently.:cheers:
Steve_Brown
26-11-2003, 12:21
Not so much curry as cheese - my favourite theory is some dampness on the carpets under the mats, going to check it out tonight.
Dormouse
27-11-2003, 13:54
Originally posted by Cran
you probably put a cheese slice in the cd auto changer by mistake
:hammer:
Stop wasting cheese! :p
Dor.
Steve_Brown
27-11-2003, 15:05
Well whatever it was, damp, cheese, socks or korma, has gone now so the mystery remains unsolved!
BeezerDiesel
28-11-2003, 04:32
Probably just an old stale fart hanging about:sick:
I had the same problem with my car but in my case it happened only after i washed it because the inside covers were not completly dry after washing them under pressure and in combination with the lack of air inside the "cockpit" the strange smell appeared