odd odor
#11
Re: odd odor
The "natural" (Soy based) foam used in the seats and kick panels of most cars today has a rather unique smell to it. I noticed that small when I picked up my new 09 TCH, had just come off the delivery truck the day before so the dealer didnt have a chance to air it out like they usually do
#12
Re: odd odor
Last year I ended up with a dead rat in my car. Talk about an "odd odor".
I cleaned the area as good as possible, but that smell was enough to gag a maggot on a fence post 2 miles away. I ended up buying a tub of activated charcoal from the aquarium supply store and a few pair of cheap socks from the dollar store. I filled half a dozen socks with granulated, activated charcoal and tied a knot in the top. One under each seat, a couple up under the dash, and one placed right on top of the cabin air filter. It was amazingly effective.
A couple weeks later I pulled them all back out and threw them away. Smells were gone. Not covered up with a spray, but gone for good.
I cleaned the area as good as possible, but that smell was enough to gag a maggot on a fence post 2 miles away. I ended up buying a tub of activated charcoal from the aquarium supply store and a few pair of cheap socks from the dollar store. I filled half a dozen socks with granulated, activated charcoal and tied a knot in the top. One under each seat, a couple up under the dash, and one placed right on top of the cabin air filter. It was amazingly effective.
A couple weeks later I pulled them all back out and threw them away. Smells were gone. Not covered up with a spray, but gone for good.
#14
Re: odd odor
Try switching to broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Bell Peppers, beer, and Taco Bell. She'll beg you to go back to the beans.
#15
Re: odd odor
For what it's worth, I've got a 2009 Camry Hybrid that I took into the dealer today for the floor mat recall and a similar odor problem. They confirmed the problem and said there was a service bulletin regarding this issue and ordered a replacement AC Evaporator unit for the car to solve the problem.
#16
Re: odd odor
You've opened the floodgates on car odor now
We got an aftermarket replacement starter for a previous car: for about the first year there was a very peculiar odor, ever time we started the car, like something burning off on it.
Regarding "new car smell": something a little bizarre I've noticed: if we've been using the broiler pan, when washing it up in the sink, as soon as I hit it's greasy surface with dish wash liquid and start scrubbing, an odor comes up that's a dead ringer for new car smell.
We got an aftermarket replacement starter for a previous car: for about the first year there was a very peculiar odor, ever time we started the car, like something burning off on it.
Regarding "new car smell": something a little bizarre I've noticed: if we've been using the broiler pan, when washing it up in the sink, as soon as I hit it's greasy surface with dish wash liquid and start scrubbing, an odor comes up that's a dead ringer for new car smell.
Last edited by Mendel Leisk; 03-06-2010 at 06:53 PM.
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