car stinks!

[Bowey]

right for the past month or so my car has really stank of just like damp but theres no water getting in anywere, i give it the biggest clean ever last nite... shampo'd all the interior, steam cleaned everything and hoovered everywhere and bought some smelly trees and left it overnight... ive just come back from work got in and it still really stinks i dont have a clue what it is... any ideas on getting rid of the smell or anyhelp? thx

[dinga]

you checked under carpet pass.footwell?
check for a fish nailed under your seat !

[fisherposh]

Mine didnt really smell but my boot was damp under the carpet, have no idea why

[WelshyUK]

Condensation can be a problem as it doesn't allow your carpet/seats to dry fully the best way to sure this is either leave the car running with the heaters on full or just open the whole car up and vent it out, preferably on a hot day! once you've done this you need one smelly tree and it's sorted!

[Quick]

Also can be worth cleaning the vents where the car sucks in air for the heater! Can get crap stuck there!
And flush out the windscreen washer water as that can go moldy!

[barrett]

change the air filters
then cleck the pipes that run the air to the vents.
check heater matrix
check under the carpets, really easy to lif them, pull off door seals, pull off metal clips and have a feel of the sound deadening to see if its damp.
Also make sure you allow the carpets to dry fully, leave the engine running with the blowers on hot for ages, clean your car or something whilst you do it.

[jonny13_vtr]

i had this problem on my 106. the water was coming in from the rear lights, runnng along the boot in the corner, onto the rear seatss and on to the floor. the top of my rear seats werent wet but the underneath was soaking. hope this helps. :y:

[Bowey]

change the air filters
then cleck the pipes that run the air to the vents.
check heater matrix
check under the carpets, really easy to lif them, pull off door seals, pull off metal clips and have a feel of the sound deadening to see if its damp.
Also make sure you allow the carpets to dry fully, leave the engine running with the blowers on hot for ages, clean your car or something whilst you do it.

bllaaa pissed off... lifted the carpet on passengers side and its like a bastard river lol well im guessing its the rainwater pipes from the sunroof blocked.. ill have a look tommorow

[immense]

Less sex in the back seats, especially if you're breaking into a girl for her first time, the mess!! :fcuk:

[Bowey]

Less sex in the back seats, especially if you're breaking into a girl for her first time, the mess!! :fcuk:

u have 2 b a midget 2 have sex in the back of a saxo! its solid! lmao :P

[bridgesvtr90]

boot, doors, sunroof...my saxo leaked from all of them :)

[VTR-Chris-VTR]

Mine didnt really smell but my boot was damp under the carpet, have no idea why

Mate take your rear wheels off and look to see if theres a hole coming on the inside of your arch, if there is then water is going through the hole into your boot and this is making the boot carpets wet...........then it drys and then you get the nasty damp smell

Got the same problem with mine.

[bullit]

bllaaa pissed off... lifted the carpet on passengers side and its like a bastard river lol well im guessing its the rainwater pipes from the sunroof blocked.. ill have a look tommorow

lol.....

[barrett]

best thing to do then is get all the carpet and sound deadening out and hang it over something in the nice sun to dry out completely!

Then in the mean team get someone to be inside the car and someone outside and run the hose over it to see where the water is leaking in from, then fixed each of the problems you find.

[Yates]

mate if you want a new carpet i can sort out out, in darlington next week, nice and cheap as well ;)