smell

first off would like to just say hello as this is my first post and hoping someone here can help with my problem as i am throwing money down the drain now as my title says i am having lots of problems with my van over the past few months, it is a mercedes sprinter 311cdi on a 57 plate...

Hello everyone, I have a Mercedes CLC 2009, recently just over a week, every time I switch off the engine and leave the car for a while and come back to it, it starts to smell really badly from the inside. However when I'm driving I put the window down for a while and the smell goes but...

My car smells of fuel in the cabin and boot on start up and for the first few miles, but only when its been standing for a few days. I've searched the threads on this topic. I've removed the osr (driver's side) wheel arch liner and checked all the pipes. I changed the fuel filter about 6000...

Does any1 know how dealers get that new car scent even tho the car isn't new?! And the best product for achieving a leather scent?

Hi guys I got a call from the wife today she says there's a burning smell coming from her mercedes ml 270 cdi it's coming from the vents when the interior heater is on hot but goes away when she turns it to cold ? not had chance to look at it yet has anybody had this problem before ? Or no...

Recently purchase a 171 SLK 200K for my wife and she loves the car, unfortunately there has been a horrible smell from the air-con / heater system. This was not present when we bought the car. I have used an air con cleaner aerosol from Halfords which reduced the smell by about 80% and I will...

Hi, After filling up my W208 320 has a strong smell of petrol in the boot and around its rear end. Not noticeable around the filler cap and it disapears after 30 or so miles, any ideas please? have tried the search button but no luck:dk: Cheers Will

Hi All, I've noticed that there's a strong smell of petrol in my garage every morning. Car runs fine, haven't noticed any problems and there aren't any spills/leaks on the garage floor. I have no idea what the problem could be. Anyone have any ideas where to start looking? It doesn't...

!!! Stop press!!! Mercedes benz dealership delivers!!! 40 year old left stunned by customer service!!! OK layin' it on thick but after more than a few hassles Mercedes benz of Ayr came good 2 weeks late but,24 hrs early, only reason I'm namin' them is I shamed them in previous posts, but got to...

Hi All, moving " newbie dealership woes " to here after latest. Sorry guys but I feel like the moany-est member yet who owns a mercedes on paper but not in the real world!!, still no word on part from Germany so phoned dealership who told me part was on back order, which means and I quote "...

I seem to get a bit of a petrol smell in the car and boot every now and then. Can't put my finger on when it does it specifically but it's not directly after a full up. Any ideas what could cause it? !m!

Hey guys Noticed past few days strong smell of diesel on start up. Car is 2003 e320cdi. After couple minutes on idle smell disappears. Fuel filter changed about 1k. What can it be? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using MBClub UK

Haven't used the air conditioning much over the winter, but now I have been using it and there is a residual musty unpleasant smell lingering - I have tried running it for a good period and blasting the air through the system, but the issue remains. All filters were changed ( I believe) during...

Hi guys Need a help with my friends c200 cdi 2005 w203 coupe engine Managment light is on and diesel fumes smell inside the car Is it something related to each other or just coinsedence and he just needs to change the cabin filter Thanks in advance

Hey all, (Please move if not posted in right place) I recently bought my first Merc in January this year, an approved used 2011 C220 CDI saloon (facelift model) in palladium silver and am absolutely loving it. Only thing is, that new car smell is fading away :( Nearly 5 months later and...

I have this strange problem with my C180 (w203), I get a very bad rotten smell when I use the headlamp washer, but no smell when I use the wiper washers. Wiper washers actually give out fragrance of screenwash.. Apparently the tank for both wipers and headlamp washer is same but I only get bad...

Have an issue with my 2010 C350CDI estate,when I go for a drive and the engine gets warmed up fully, if I pull over there is a smell of burning rubber from around the rear of the car. Oddly enough I only noticed it after the MB dealership had changed a rear parking sensor. I took it back in to...

I've noticed a burning smell coming from my car after having been driven. I think it may be from the catalytic converter which appears to have some residue/gunk on it. The coolant level seems to have dropped slightly, so I'm thinking the coolant is leaking from somewhere and running down to the...

Sorry if this has been posted before, when we have drove for a while maybe and we have to stop or slow down for traffic etc we notice a burning smell coming through the air vents, we have checked for oil leaks and nothing, there is no noises etc just the smell of burning, once cooled down its...

There is a smell of diesel in engine bay