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Fishy smell coming from the car
MenInBlack
Posts: 100 Forumite
in Motoring
Hey guys
I have noticed this week a fishy smell coming from the car. I noticed it on Tuesday when I'd gone out and it was fine before that. It's running ok and I checked by lifting the bonnet and there was slight odour but nothing as bad.
The smell is disappearing I noticed this morning and now I sat back in and it's almost gone. It's a Seat Leon diesel. I'm a bit concerned to drive it if it's anything to do with the oil or exhaust.
Has anyone had anything similar or the same before?
I have noticed this week a fishy smell coming from the car. I noticed it on Tuesday when I'd gone out and it was fine before that. It's running ok and I checked by lifting the bonnet and there was slight odour but nothing as bad.
The smell is disappearing I noticed this morning and now I sat back in and it's almost gone. It's a Seat Leon diesel. I'm a bit concerned to drive it if it's anything to do with the oil or exhaust.
Has anyone had anything similar or the same before?
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It could be leaking coolant evaporating on the hot engine- check the level.Sometimes failing electrical components smell odd- almost fishy, you'll have to see if something isn't working properly.It could be something in a puddle that you ran through and splashed up onto the exhaust.It could even be someone's idea of a "Wizard Jape"- I believe they call anything that causes distress/humiliation to others for the perpetrator's amusement a "prank" nowadays.I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....
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Does your car use AdBlue?N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
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I don't think soQrizB said:Does your car use AdBlue?0 -
The doors stopped functioning properly but it happened gradually. I can only open them from inside all but the driver door. The cigarette lighter thing has never worked and the aux stopped working a few years and now the cd player is acting up. Could it be electrical?0
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It sounds very much like you have an electrical problem, but it's unlikely to be related to the fishy smell.Unless it's an eel-lectrical problem
N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.3 -
I had a diesel VW Passat that often used to smell of cabbage.
It used to seep into the cabin when reversing so I assume it was just exhaust smell after CAT/DPF had modified it.
It was never a problem- the car had 147,000 miles on when I got rid and it never missed a beat.0 -
It cod be anything. You’ll need to find the right plaice to look.0
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