Car smell - help me!

dirkey_wynne

Howdie. Myself and my brother recently bought a car off a mates Dad. It's a '00 Honda Accord, which was in the cops possession before he had it. It's a lovely car...in all bar one respect - the absolute hum in it!

We have no idea what it is, nor how to get rid of it. The car was valetted before we took it, and the smell disappeared for a day or two, but then came back. At this point we thought it may be bacteria growing in the a/c, so we took it to a garage and a lad used a machine on it for about 15 minutes to kill the bacteria.

Again, the smell came back. We have checked everywhere, but have no idea where this tang is emanating from! Has anyone here experienced anything like this before? Any suggestions! Please God I'm at my wits end.

layke

Did you check the boot for body parts?

Could be anywhere. A propper Vallet should have cleaned it out, assuming ofc it's coming from inside the car itself. If they didn't cklean the boot it's the first plac i'd look.

Pull the back seats out too if no joy with the boot.

dirkey_wynne

Lol, yeah, everyone thinks body parts! Have checked the boot, under the seats - the lot! It's worrying!

crosstownk

I'm not trying to be smart, but you're going to have to use you nose and sniff around for it. Once you get close to the source the smell will obviously be stronger. Smells can be hard to locate.

What does it smell like? - I've often come across spilt milk thats been left without being cleaned off and man can it smell after a few hours and can be incredibly difficult to erradicate.

dirkey_wynne

We have tried to locate it without success. I couldn't really describe the smell...it's just not nice!

tc20

Take Yore Ma outta the boot

Sorry, couldn't resist.. why not ask your mates dad did he spill anything in it,
surely he, or your mates must have noticed it?

homah_7ft

Have you got a dog? Maybe they can locate the smell.

peasant

Could be a dead mouse inside a sill or doorframe or any such cavity.

dirkey_wynne

We don't have a dog, but i have considered going to me missis place and turfing her dog in to see what he does! The mouse is certainly an interesting theory!

My mates Dad only had the car a short while - it was given to him after the cops in Galway erroneously destroyed a car of his. He already had one and was selling this so we snapped it up.

craichoe

Check the Pollen Filters, They could be full of mould and all other sorts of gunk.

5500

Is there any signs of damp?Especially in the boot or under the front passenger side seat carpet

bo-bo

dirkey_wynne wrote:

it was given to him after the cops in Galway erroneously destroyed a car of his.

its prob been sitting in a compound for months so!

it could be a spilled liquid which is after working its way into the seat foam. it might be worth removing all interior trim.

Stephen

Last time I experienced a nasty smell that wouldn't go away in a car was down to a dead cat caught under the bonnet :eek: