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Old 04-21-2006, 12:30 AM
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My car has been in storage all winter (in my garage). Within the last week I have started to use it now the weather is a little nicer. When I run the heater in the morning the car has a strong small of crap. Anyone encounter this. Smells like something is dead somewhere but I can find anything.

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Old 04-21-2006, 04:19 PM
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Who's heather? Have you check the heater ducts? Also, are you getting any type of film on the windshield when running the defrost?
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Old 04-21-2006, 06:06 PM
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lol tell heather to take a shower

but anyways check your **** out and dont fart in the car with the heater on lol

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perhaps some mice got up in there and chilled....check things out
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Old 04-21-2006, 06:41 PM
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Sounds like the same thing I have! My car smells, quite frankly, like manure, and I cant figure out why... checked the cat, but apparently it is fine...
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Old 04-21-2006, 07:02 PM
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Sounds like the same thing I have! My car smells, quite frankly, like manure, and I cant figure out why... checked the cat, but apparently it is fine...

if the cats r bad it would smell like rotten eggs
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Old 04-21-2006, 07:08 PM
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I had my car stored too an no crappy smell. I used dryer sheets and stuck them all over the place... under hood, exaust pipes. No critter dared to come close and my car smells like a spring morning.

Could be coolant leak in the heater core, but I doubt it. Something might have got in there.
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Old 04-21-2006, 10:57 PM
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Might just be mold maybe, try changing the air filters
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This should do the trick...



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Old 04-21-2006, 11:27 PM
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Thanks guys. Very poor spelling on my part in my initial e-mail.....and I have an MBA...go figure.

I now know its not coming from the heater as the stench is mind blowing when you open the door after the car has been sitting for a few hours. I'm freaking out as this car smells like crap. I'm going to remove the seats (front and back), pull everything out of the trunk this weekend to see if there's anything there.

This has just started on Tuesday.
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Old 04-21-2006, 11:32 PM
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Oh by the way....all response about "smelly" heather were way too funny....
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