smell

Hello all My Tdi Fr 130 is 18 months old and I like it a lot. However it has had one or two problems; the electric mirros packed up, a fair few rattles (all now fixed) and last but not least a complete loss of coolant; due to a poorly positioned clip cutting into a coolant pipe. All these...

Hi all, long time no post ;) Had a search but to no avail so thought I'd ask if anyone has any idea as to why since my last fill up, is there a strong smell of derv coming from the boot. My coat even stank of it when I took it out the other day so it must have got in somwhere :confused...

Another wierd one - Sometimes about every 15 mins or so there is a strong smell of petrol vapour in the vehicle - this normally happens when stopping at traffic lights or junctions and all the windows are closed. When you pull away it seems to disappears until the next time. I have searched the...

I've had my 1.2 Reference for about a week now. Is it normal for it to emit a sort of sweet, burning smell when new (the closest thing I can think of is when you make flapjack --- hot treacle and oats). It was really strong at first, and nine days later (360 miles) I can still pick up a faint...

Hi all, I've had my cupra about a week now and i absolutely love it. But over the last three days i've noticed a very strong smell of diesel inside the car when i start it first thing in the morning. After a couple of minutes the smell goes and it doesnt happen again until the car is...

Does anyone get a burning smell when they push their CupraR? I pushed mine from about 20 to 100mph but there was a burning smell for a few seconds after i eased off. It happens pretty much whenever i push the car. Any taughts? It was a private track just incase i have anybody at me for speeding ;)

I've noticed a glue-like smell inside the car, when starting the car up for the first time in a few days, anyone had similar? Could it be the aircon? Cheers :confused: :shrug:

Hello to 1 and all. I'm new here after having recently bought a 20vt leon on an 02 plate. When I'm at a stand still i get a whiff of fuel in the cabin which is stronger still when the fan is on. Has anyone experienced this or got any ideas before i have to start crawling all over the fuel...

Hi Has anyone come across a smell of damp when they first tern their air con/ climate control off? This only lasts less than a minuet but its still rather annoying. I have read after doing a Google search that it can be caused by bacteria build up in the vents but this was a merc forum...

It was coming from here .... There rear heater ... I have pics but cant see how to upload them anymore grrrr.... Any thoughts - heater exhuast looks to have a square box 3-4 inches from end of pipe which was was were the smoke was billowing out from - rear heater not on at this point...

2nd time tonight I walk past the back passenger side of my motor and get a really strong whiff of petrol. Would I be right in thinking that there is a fuel filter under there somewhere. Anyone had one puncture?

Please can someone help me, in the cold weather their is a horrible smell that comes from under the car. and I have checked and there is no dead bodies. Is it something to do with the booster heater ? is it something that can be fixed. Or do we need to disconnect the heater.? Please help. thanks

Hello all, I've noticed recently that there is a tyre rubber smell after a longish quick drive coming from the back pass side. I have not hit a kerb or anything. Car does pull slighlty to the left but I belive this is common. I have fitted new wheels and tyres recently but the problem was...

Hi folks, Recently bought my Leon 1.6S 02-reg and there's a faint but noticeable whiff of petrol in the cabin every time I draw to a halt, say at traffic lights or similar. It's definitely petrol but with a bit of a 'marzipan' type of edge to it. It disappears just as quick on pulling...

Ever since i brought the car every now and then i get a stong smell of fuel when im driving, any ideas what could be the problem?

Noticed a fuel smell the last couple of days, and can also smell it coming through the front air vents in the dash so I guess it was coming from the engine bay. Opened the bonnet while the engine was running, and it was pretty hot by then as had just arrived at work. Nothing immediately...

When I start my aircon, I get a smell (not nice) from the vents. This usually lasts for a couple of minutes until the aircon is in full swing and the smell vanishes. I seem to remember reading somewhere (maybe here?) that some parts of the aircon can get a bit mouldy due to the moisture etc...