Hey all,
So heres the scoop. My car has been smelling like rotten something or other for around 3 weeks now. I have tried a lot of things to get rid of the smell, air freshiners,leaving my windows open for 3 days straight, and even getting the carpets shampooed. Nothing has worked, the smell is still there and im starting to think its somehting in my ventilation ducts( maybe a dead mouse). Is there anyway a mouse or animal could get in there? and if there is does anyone know how i could get in there to see if anything is in there? I have searched and found nothing.
Thanks alot
-Bip

 

Check your pollen filter

 

where is that?

 

To the left of the battery (you facing the car). It's under a plastic cover, just remove a couple screws and tabs.

 

They're easy to replace too. You can get one at your local parts store for under $20.

 

lol ill bet something crawled in there and died

 

Could be. The alternative is that someone spilled something on the carpet. Milk makes a god awful smell if carpet gets wet.

Try to pinpoint if the smell is coming from your ventilation system. Open the windows to air the car out, turn on the fan and sniff the vents.

 

check your airbox too, not that that is really connected to the interior. My moms Mazda 6 had a mouse dead mouse in the airbox when I went to change the filter

 

lol yea probably not gunna cause a smell in the car.... didnt you know each mouse in the Air box is another 10hp to the wheels.... but dont tell the ricers that

 

Yesterday at work I pulled two dead mice out of a Jeep Liberty's airbox. 20hp right there.