new car has a funny smell

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So when are the pakoras going to be ready? I'm starving...

anotherbaldrick

My new car smells like a sumo wrestlers jock strap.

GlynD

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

My new car smells like a sumo wrestlers jock strap.

That's what you get for ordering leather upholstery

anotherbaldrick

I thought you were going to say you didn't know what a s.w.j.s. smelt like.

GlynD

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

I thought you were going to say you didn't know what a s.w.j.s. smelt like.

I admit to having some peculiar habits.:D

kaya

curry smell always used to linked with slipping clutch

alastairq

I always used to get car-sick riding passenger in new mark two Escorts...

never had that issue navigating [new] Toyota Corolas in club rallies...

Tucker

Leaking and burnt coolant smells of sweet curry, so you may well have a minor leak.

My car is the same when I first turn on the heater, but it loses very little fluid and the smell goes after a short while.

I'd consider replacing the heater matrix, but on my car it involves dismanteling the whole dash, so I'll live with it.

dazzadub

ive had a look around the car today and the smell is from under the bonnet.

i noticed there was some old water sprayed over every where, it was a nasty brown colour, maybe this is the cause of the issue, i cant see any leaks anywhere or smell it anywhere else.

Flyboy152

Sounds like something blew and it is expelled coolant. The brown colouring is the rust from the coolant system; probably a reason why it blew.