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Car Smells Of Weed - WTF?
- EViS
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Car Smells Of Weed - WTF?
As of a two weeks ago, the interior of our Z4 e85 has a pretty pungent smell of what can only be described as a weed aroma. The smell is obvious when getting into the car after it's been sat overnight. This seems to almost entirely clear once the air vents have blown through and the car's driven. However, once it's sat around again for a couple of hours and upon returning to the car, the weed smell is obvious again.
The car is always locked, no one else has access to it, and we do not smoke or ever come into contact with weed ourselves. The car is always well maintained and cleaned and there is no obvious mould growth. So, where could this smell be originating from? Could something have crawled in somewhere and died (although I feel like that would be a very different smell)? Any pointers on where to look and what to check for would be great .
The car is always locked, no one else has access to it, and we do not smoke or ever come into contact with weed ourselves. The car is always well maintained and cleaned and there is no obvious mould growth. So, where could this smell be originating from? Could something have crawled in somewhere and died (although I feel like that would be a very different smell)? Any pointers on where to look and what to check for would be great .
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Used any scented sprays to clean it? There's a few churches I've been to that seem to reek of weed but I put it down to a polish or something that they use!
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Nope, haven't used any interior cleaners, other than an APC deep clean about a year ago.smorris_12 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 12:21 pm Used any scented sprays to clean it? There's a few churches I've been to that seem to reek of weed but I put it down to a polish or something that they use!
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If you've never come into contact with 'weed' how do you know what it smells like?
Could be the a/c evaporator. The condensate they produce can get a little funky if it hasn't dried out, or the drainage tube is blocked. They tend to smell like pungent fish, though!
Could be the a/c evaporator. The condensate they produce can get a little funky if it hasn't dried out, or the drainage tube is blocked. They tend to smell like pungent fish, though!
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I also don't come into contact with Armani Code, Chanel no 5, or a strangers arse gas whilst sharing the same lift as me. But I sure can distinguish between them and know I was not the original source. Smart ass .Pondrew wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 12:23 pm If you've never come into contact with 'weed' how do you know what it smells like?
Could be the a/c evaporator. The condensate they produce can get a little funky if it hasn't dried out, or the drainage tube is blocked. They tend to smell like pungent fish, though!
Thanks for the heads up on the AC. But as you say, probably a different smell from those.
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Definitely air vents. Just be careful of legionnaires disease if they have never been cleared. You can buy a “bom” to clean it all out from the bacteria
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Maybe a neighbours kid who goes out for a smoke at night who thinks he's funny by blowing smoke in the air vent.
There are many different HVAC cleaners like this one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/203613464296?c ... gLNpfD_BwE
There are many different HVAC cleaners like this one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/203613464296?c ... gLNpfD_BwE
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Are there skunks in your area?
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Got straight onto this. Cause possibly found . The filter is obviously caked with decaying leaves and wet towards the bottom. I vacuumed around and within the filter box and ran the fans on full blast for 10 minutes without the filter to hopefully clear anything which may still be trapped. Time to order a new filter and see whether that is in deed the cure.
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Is this different to the "bom" which @pvr referred to above?grannyknot wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 2:14 pm Maybe a neighbours kid who goes out for a smoke at night who thinks he's funny by blowing smoke in the air vent.
There are many different HVAC cleaners like this one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/203613464296?c ... gLNpfD_BwE
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You don't change the pollen filters every year?
When the filter is replace get one of the antibacterial AC cleaner spray things that you let off in the car and run the AC while it's doing it's thing.
Instructions come with them.
When the filter is replace get one of the antibacterial AC cleaner spray things that you let off in the car and run the AC while it's doing it's thing.
Instructions come with them.
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Clearly not, doh! A bit of an oversight. Will do them annually together with the oil change now. Any particular brand of AC cleaner you recommend?
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If you search on air con bomb in Amazon you get the ones with the best reviews. I bought the highest rating one
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The filter is just an intake filter so it won't make any odds. I've also a feeling they run with the system set to recirculate to get it to circulate instead of being blown straight out anyway.
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2006 Z4 2.5si Silbergrau und rot
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Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?
2006 Z4 2.5si Silbergrau und rot