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Posted: 3/28/2024 8:13:05 AM EDT
[Last Edit: VACaver]
I mainly use my 2020 Ranger to tow my camper, so it doesn't get driven very often, maybe 3 or 4 times a month.
I got in it the other day and it smelled bad, like spoiled milk. I went through the entire cab and found nothing that smelled. I Febreezed it and that hasn't helped. I sprayed it with Lysol and that hasn't helped. I put it a heavy-duty air freshener, and now it smells like spoiled cherries. I went through the cab again and there is NOTHING that smells. No bits of dropped food since I don't eat in the truck. Can anyone recommend something that kills all odors?? Thanks. *UPDATE* I went over the truck with a fine-tooth comb and found NOTHING. Did the Ozium bomb, followed by and ozone generator, and now, several days later, it seems that the smell is gone. Fingers crossed that it stays that way. |
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Posted: 3/28/2024 8:45:44 AM EDT
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Is it parked outside, or in a garage/covered?
Might have a water leak. Feel around the floor looking for wet carpet. If it's parked in a garage, leave the windows open and let it air out. Son's Wrangler had a bad drain/seal on one of his roof panels. Parked outside. The carpeting in the passenger footwell was perpetually soaked. |
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Posted: 3/28/2024 8:47:26 AM EDT
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HVAC odors? AC evaporator can stink at times.
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Posted: 3/28/2024 8:48:47 AM EDT
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Toss a ozone generator in it for a day or two, seal it up and let it do it's job.
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Posted: 3/28/2024 8:51:20 AM EDT
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Ozone machine
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Posted: 3/28/2024 9:09:39 AM EDT
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Ozone generator. This one is cheap and works great.
 
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Posted: 3/28/2024 9:17:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By intheburbs: Is it parked outside, or in a garage/covered? Might have a water leak. Feel around the floor looking for wet carpet. If it's parked in a garage, leave the windows open and let it air out. Son's Wrangler had a bad drain/seal on one of his roof panels. Parked outside. The carpeting in the passenger footwell was perpetually soaked. Parked outside, but no water leaks. I think I'll give the ozone generator a shot. |
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Posted: 3/28/2024 9:37:56 AM EDT
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Look for a dead mouse in the HVAC intake/filter.
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Posted: 3/28/2024 9:42:08 AM EDT
[Last Edit: drobs]
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A friend of mine worked at a dealership and said they frequently used these Ozium foggers on used cars to remove the stink.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/OZIUM-Auto-Air-Freshener-Single-Shot-Car-Fogger-Original-Scent-1-Pack-2-fl-oz-Can/960276970?wl13=2175&selectedSellerId=0 Start the vehicle, roll up the windows, and put the a/c on full blast while fogging the inside. Do not sit in the vehicle while it's fogging / running. Don't breath that shit (Ozium / Ozone) if you have asthma, it will trigger an asthma attack. |
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Posted: 3/28/2024 9:50:50 AM EDT
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Parked outside, check your airbox and manifold.
I started my f150 one morning and it smelled like death warmed over. A rotten fetid smell in the cab. Turns out a little field mouse had gotten in the airbox, started a family in there  , couldnt get out, and they all died there, rotting. Check your air intake, airbox, and manifold intake. |
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Posted: 3/28/2024 5:39:17 PM EDT
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Dead mouse
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Posted: 3/28/2024 6:15:31 PM EDT
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30 year old smegma?
Dont go in that thread. |
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Posted: 3/28/2024 6:52:00 PM EDT
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Someone already suggested looking for a dead mouse...that was going to be my suggestion.
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Posted: 3/28/2024 7:32:46 PM EDT
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Dead rat or small animal
or Ran over some ripe road kill that got up in the engine area. This happened to a man I worked with, gag a maggot for weeks... |
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Posted: 3/28/2024 7:42:29 PM EDT
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if it has a cabin air filter, take it out and check for dead mice. While it's out, replace the cover and start the car and your ac/defrost on high. spray lysol into the intake under the hood/windshield for a few minutes, let it circulate through your car. open the windows and let it air out. buy a new cabin air filter.
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Posted: 3/29/2024 6:42:36 PM EDT
[Last Edit: DamascusKnifemaker]
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This fucker caused the stink in my truck. He got stuck near the HVAC system. Had to take the wheel well apart to locate him.
 
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