Smell when stopped

5 messages, Last post on Nov 28, 2007 at 7:52 AM

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#4 of 5 Re: Smell when stopped [tbgmon] by steve_ HOST Nov 28, 2007 (7:38 am)
Replying to: tbgmon (Nov 28, 2007 7:22 am) I had the burning smell on my minivan back in '99. It was assembled in Ohio, but the drivetrain was shipped over from Japan, so who knows. The odor started fading immediately and wasn't noticeable after ~3 weeks. Maybe you could describe the smell a bit more - from what I'm reading through the lines, it sounds more like an oil/fluid smell instead of the interior plastics outgassing or some electrical smell. And is it stronger running the vent fan or A/C or defrost mode? Replies to this message: tbgmon (Nov 28, 2007 7:52 am)
#5 of 5 Re: Smell when stopped [steve_] by tbgmon Nov 28, 2007 (7:52 am)
Replying to: steve_ (Nov 28, 2007 7:38 am) It doesn't smell like plastics to me, it smells more like an oily fluid like smell. I would think that if it was plastics (i.e. interior) it would smell all the time not just when stopped. Definitely not an electrical or burnt type smell. So I am conviniced it is coming from the outside of the vehicle (maybe not exposed, but not in the passenger compartment). It seems stronger when the heat is set at a higher temp, I actually have not tried it without the vent on at all. I was going to do that today as well as let it run, confirm I can smell it inside and then look around outside to see if I can find or smell anything.

#4 of 5: Re: Smell when stopped [tbgmon] by steve_ HOST; Nov 28, 2007 (7:38 am)

Replying to: tbgmon (Nov 28, 2007 7:22 am)

I had the burning smell on my minivan back in '99. It was assembled in Ohio, but the drivetrain was shipped over from Japan, so who knows. The odor started fading immediately and wasn't noticeable after ~3 weeks.

Maybe you could describe the smell a bit more - from what I'm reading through the lines, it sounds more like an oil/fluid smell instead of the interior plastics outgassing or some electrical smell.

And is it stronger running the vent fan or A/C or defrost mode?

tbgmon (Nov 28, 2007 7:52 am)

#5 of 5: Re: Smell when stopped [steve_] by tbgmon; Nov 28, 2007 (7:52 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Nov 28, 2007 7:38 am)

It doesn't smell like plastics to me, it smells more like an oily fluid like smell. I would think that if it was plastics (i.e. interior) it would smell all the time not just when stopped. Definitely not an electrical or burnt type smell. So I am conviniced it is coming from the outside of the vehicle (maybe not exposed, but not in the passenger compartment). It seems stronger when the heat is set at a higher temp, I actually have not tried it without the vent on at all. I was going to do that today as well as let it run, confirm I can smell it inside and then look around outside to see if I can find or smell anything.