Ok Guys... I love Seinfeld but not enough to make up a story based on one of the episodes.. which is almost exactly what happened to me, except it was my Mechanic and not the vallet.

When i first saw the Episode, I laughed, didn't believe that an ODOUR can take over the car like that... but guess what guys? I GOT SERVED

This all started happening a few months ago... when I brought the car in for a brakejob / fluid check / AC refill etc. basically a tuneup to make sure everything was topped up.

mind you, when i bought the car, one of the first things i loved about it was that new car smell (car wasn't used much)

after I picked up my car, i had this foul smell coming from near the driver side.. i thought maybe it was just a temp. thing.... it would usually start to smell when the car's interior gets very warm... after spraying, deodourizing, cleaning, the SMELL IS STILL THERE!!

Everytime, i would convince myself that the odour was TERMINATED! , but it kept coming and til this day... I have that odour.. it smells like sour milk aka. a bum... someone who hasnt' taken a shower in a long time..

of course, i try my best to cover up the odour whenever i expect company in the car but that doesnt' change the fact that , i got the case of the BOs.

and noooo its not me! i would sniff the steering wheel, the top of the door panel while driving..... no odour. (others on the road probably thought i was on crack lol)

I DUNNO WHERE THIS ODOUR is coming from... but I hope someone can help by pointing me in the right direction. thanks...

That was the last time i went to that mechanic.

 

did you try taking a whiff of your seat? center arm rest? maybe he took a nap in the backseat, nekid. or took a small dump and let it fall through the cracks, under the seat.

 

When was the last time you changed the car's interior air filter ??

 

damn clown..

its not the seats or the armrest... the backseats are in a much better shape as well.. and i can usually smell it when i have the windows down and when the air flows by..

 

I haven't changed it lol... but i'm only at 80000km.. would that cause this odour? but why all of a sudden after the trip to the Mechanic? i will do everything in my power to get rid of this smell. Keep the ideas flowing guys.. thanks

A list of stuff that I will be checking next:

incabin air filter.

 

Might have been his sweat dripping on the manifold and its burning the BO smell through your vents. Haha!

 

That would be my first job, change the in cabin air filter, it should be changed every couple of years.

 

or he might of left some man-chowder

 

you could always buy a squash air freshener.. they are not overpowering but definitely make your car smell fresh no matter what smell your car has.

 

you may also have a dead rat chillin on the incabin filter. it's happened to some people on the forum.

 

hhaha! reminds me of that crank yankers skit with wanda sykes...
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^first time hearing that. their laughing is hilarious.

 

80000 kms is a lot if you've never gotten the cabin filter changed. I changed mine when I got the car at 60000 kms. I'm pretty sure the previous owner never changed it because:
1. It wasn't in any of his invoices
2. The thing was NASTY looking.

And changing it sure made a difference. The air coming from the vents never smelled, but it felt dusty and mucky and now that's gone after the change.

Try CarQuest, they had the best price around. I picked up a charcoal one for around $25 which is a steal.

 

hey thanks... i'll give the cabin air filter a shot....

and regarding the air freshners, i do not want to disguise the odour, i want to EXTERMINATE the damn odour colony!!!!!!! * dun dun dun...*

 

bahahah +1

but def try changing the cabin filter I bought mines off David (the Infiniti parts guy on Kijjiii) was really cheap