Funny Smell

[Otterson]

Hi Guys.

I do a lot of driving in my car for work and all day I have had this smell following me aound and I know it was not me as I had a shower this morning!!!

It turns out its coming from the car but I don't no what it is. Smells like Methane but as the Mrs said it smells like eggy trups!!!!

I have a 2006 FR TDI 130 anyone got any ideas????

 

[adam kelly]

have you felt your carpets i had a problem with the door seals which got water under my carpets which made a stagnat water water smell.

iv got a really bad smell in mine at the min dont like drivin it but it was cause my girlfriend dropped a full bottle of milkshake in the back bein valeted in the morning which is good

 

[Aimez]

Milkshake ew bet she was in the bad books, she paying for the valet?!! I remember when my friends mum spilt cream in the back of her car once and I got in it weeks after with a hangover made me want to puke!

 

[Gorynych]

Hi,
Smell in a car usualy are of 3 origins.
1) water inside, check rain drenage under windshild -probably something jammed here. Check doors seals - under preasure, in a car wash ( lift salon carpets). Check rubber plugs in body bottom plate, may be one of them broken or become depressurized.
2) Fungus in air conditioning system -use spesial anti fungus sprays for Air cond. Or visit spesialized service.
3) Some foodstaff (liquid or not) somewhere in car. Throw away it and use dry-cleaners foam in a spray can.

Good Luck!

 

[cupra.al]

you might have somthing stuck to your exhaust carrier bag maybe although to me that smells like burning candles ive never had it happen to me but when i was a mechanic had a thew customers that it happened to.
if it is that its a free fix which is always a bonus.

 

[Altech]

I've got a nasty eggy smell that comes from my washer fluid everytime I use it. I've drained the system, cleaned it through with fairy liquid, changed the additive that I was using and it still stinks!

 

[James FR]

Check the engine bay - sometimes its funny to put things in there, on other peoples cars....

 

[adam kelly]

Milkshake ew bet she was in the bad books, she paying for the valet?!! I remember when my friends mum spilt cream in the back of her car once and I got in it weeks after with a hangover made me want to puke!

No didnt tell her off whats done is done shouldnt have my car so low then it wouldnt of fell out her hands.
Had it cleaned today looks so clean now and smells so nice had my air con regassed and had cleaner put in my air vents.
Didnt make her pay only cost me £10 as the bloke at work done it all for me.plus she payin to take me to spain on monday

 

[Aimez]

fair enough Spain would settle things for anyone! Yes had my air con re gased and serviced yesterday and the car smells nicer too.

 

[cupra.al]

I've got a nasty eggy smell that comes from my washer fluid everytime I use it. I've drained the system, cleaned it through with fairy liquid, changed the additive that I was using and it still stinks!

washing up liquid is probally where your going wrong mate.
if you had that in your washer bottle as screen wash or the previous owner did.
over a short period of time it turns to snot looks like frogsspawn stinks of egg and blocks all your washer pipes.
your best bet is to use a strong mix of screenwash untill it runs out to kill the smell then just use a normal water and screenwash mix window cleaning products do the same thing as washing up liquid too with the smells snot and blockages.
so always use screenwash not saying you dont though.

 

[James FR]

I would take the pollon (cabin) filter out and give it a sniff- if it skinks get a new one - if it don't stick it back in - only takes mins.

 

[Altech]

washing up liquid is probally where your going wrong mate.
if you had that in your washer bottle as screen wash or the previous owner did.
over a short period of time it turns to snot looks like frogsspawn stinks of egg and blocks all your washer pipes.
your best bet is to use a strong mix of screenwash untill it runs out to kill the smell then just use a normal water and screenwash mix window cleaning products do the same thing as washing up liquid too with the smells snot and blockages.
so always use screenwash not saying you dont though.

It never used to smell. I think it may have been the cheapo screen wash that I used after the good stuff ran out that has created the smell. It smelt ok after I cleaned it out with fairy liquid (ran water through after to get the rid of the liquid) But now, even after using a high concentration of good screen wash the smell is back!

 

[cupra.al]

if your anything like me you may not use it enough as you clean the car more often than you use the screenwash.
if thats the case id say only fill the bottle up half way as water goes stagment after a while giving you the manky smell and make up a stronger mix.
it can only be the water or the stuff you use.

 

[Ol' Timer]

It sounds like it might be the catalytic converter. Mine sometimes smells a bit if I push the car before it's fully warmed up.

 

[Otterson]

Think its the aircon.

I had it on all that day but now the smell has gone and the aircon on since!!

So the answer is keep the aircon OFF!!

 

[Aimez]

No air con it will smell as you will smell in this heat!lol

 

[thefunkygibbon]

anyone get a solution to this as i've got the exact same thing. its def the washer as my aircon doesnt work.

filled the washer tank up... emptied it. filled it again and used it and it smells ok. leave overnight and its smells again.

kinda feels like there maybe something dead in the tank/pipes but given its a sealed system i dont know where that could be.

i thought it was the screen cleaner stuff i was putting in there until i bought some new stuff and it does the same

 

[great_kahn]

I've got a nasty eggy smell that comes from my washer fluid everytime I use it. I've drained the system, cleaned it through with fairy liquid, changed the additive that I was using and it still stinks!

I had this on my old Rover 25. Ran very hot water and fairy liquid through the system. Sorted it.

 

[wrayvon]

Hi Guys.

I do a lot of driving in my car for work and all day I have had this smell following me aound and I know it was not me as I had a shower this morning!!!

Did you wash your winky?