Hi all.

Very weird question.

My car's been filled with an odd odour. A sort of rancid, rotting garlic 
sort of smell.

I assumed it was one too many kipper vindaloos, and didn't think anything 
of it.

To cut a long story short, I ended up sniffing the door rubbers, and they 
*all* have this really manky smell to them.

I don't think it's environmental, because the tyres don't smell of it, so 
it's something specific about the batch of rubber in the door seals.

Is there something I can cover the rubbers in to remove the smell, but not 
degrade the performance or the materials longevity? I was thinking back to 
black or even furniture polish.

I'm just off to Halfords to buy a car deodoriser!

Car's a 2003 Mondeo BTW.

Pete.

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"Pete Smith"  wrote in message
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> Hi all.
>
> Very weird question.
>
> My car's been filled with an odd odour. A sort of rancid, rotting garlic
> sort of smell.
>
> I assumed it was one too many kipper vindaloos, and didn't think anything
> of it.
>
> To cut a long story short, I ended up sniffing the door rubbers, and they
> *all* have this really manky smell to them.
>
> I don't think it's environmental, because the tyres don't smell of it, so
> it's something specific about the batch of rubber in the door seals.
>
> Is there something I can cover the rubbers in to remove the smell, but not
> degrade the performance or the materials longevity? I was thinking back to
> black or even furniture polish.
>
> I'm just off to Halfords to buy a car deodoriser!
>
> Car's a 2003 Mondeo BTW.
>
> Pete.
>

you sure its the door rubbers & not the pollen filter given off the smell ?
what sometimes happens is the filter doesn't get changed, clogs up with all
sorts of shite and then starts to rot giving off a smell, if it has been
changed perhaps air con bacteria smell, that's if air con is fitted of
course !

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:03:30 +0100, Guy King 
wrote:


>My screenwash has got infected with something that makes it smell like a
>Turkish wrestler's jockstrap. Dunno what it is, but I took it off and
>washed it out a while ago, along with flushing the pipes through with
>Milton, but it's back.


I had this a few years ago on a Peugeot 405. I dropped a capful of
Dettol into the (nearly full) washer bottle and it never returned.
Perhaps worth a try before moving onto stronger stuff?

....Nick.

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from Nick Challoner  contains these words:


> I had this a few years ago on a Peugeot 405. I dropped a capful of
> Dettol into the (nearly full) washer bottle and it never returned.
> Perhaps worth a try before moving onto stronger stuff?


Ah, that's a good idea. 

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