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Gents, wonder if you can help, i have an r129 sl 320 98 model, after ive have had the aircon on for around 10min, i get a really strong plastic burning smell coming form the drivers side air vent!? everything still works correctly and ive had a look underneath to see if its plastic bag or...

Hi folks Bit of an odd one but I occasionally get a smell of burning oil when going slowly or stationary. It seems to come through the car vents. However, the car doesn't seem to be burning oil in the first 700 miles since I collected it 2 weeks ago and the exhaust pipe is clean/ no soot...

I went on a weeks holiday to york and halfway through the week i started to smell diesel inside the car and a week later it still smells . i cant see any leaks at all and theres no fuel on the floor in the mornings , anyone any ideas .

Took delivery on a brand new E Class Estate Sport 250CDi yesterday and tonight got home from only it's second run out. Only went about 5 miles max and parked up in a car park and there was a really strong burning rubber/plastic smell coming from under the bonnet. The cooling fan wasn't running...

hi everybody Im new to Mercedes as this is only my second one in 9 months, thought id step right in and buy a used clk 55 amg..... whoops nothing like stepping into the deep end! I took it to merc and they cant find any major issues.....? but in the last few days ive had strong petrol...

Just bought this from my local garage for £8, hopefully it will get rid of the damp smell from the heater, tried a few other makes but after week or two it reeked again, I've read good reports about this one so will test it later and report back in due coarse. WURTH - Super Quick Fresh -...

every now and again after a long drive, I park up, get out and can smell what can only be described as burning rubber usually from around the rear of the car. I checked the tyres (and even sniffed them:dk:) they are not hot and don't smell.. whats causing this?

Smell from centre vents on e class w211 2008 year. I have an annoying musty smell from the centre vents in my 2008 e class 280. 47k miles. If I keep the vents closed then it is ok but as soon as I open them when heater is on it comes back. When the vents are open the smell is at its worst when...

I was wondering if anyone has any advice. We've just returned from a 200 mile trip from Cornwall, got out of the car to find it stinking of diesel. Had a quick look underneath and in the middle, directly under the engine, an oily clearish substance is dripping quite consistently. I'm a...

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My Brother in Law has a W203 '53 plate Diesel. When asked how it is going he tells me that they aren't using it due to a horrible oily smell being blown into the cabin from somewhere. Does anybody know the cause/fix for this/

Hello. I'm looking for some advice. I picked up my 2007 E500 - 63k miles on Friday. As I drove away from the garage all was ok. When the car got warm and the heater fans started up I could smell burning oil, it was quite strong but I thought it was the car in front. After a few minutes the...

Tonight I came home from the city centre, about 5 miles. Outside temperature about 5 deg and car temperature gauge showing 90 deg. As I stopped the engine and got out I noticed the cooling fan running and a rubber burning type smell. I left it for a while and then did a couple of miles before...

Does anyone have any ideas what this could be? It seems to have coincided with filling the tank up to the brim which I don't think I have done before on this car. It also makes that air wooshing sound whenever you take off the filler cap....is this connected to the problem above or a red...

I keep getting whiffs of a strange aroma in the car. It's similar to gloss paint or paint thinners. I thought 'fuel leak' but a quick look showed nothing and the fuel consumption hasn't dropped as far as I can tell. I smell it mostly in traffic so it could be the car in front, but I'm just...

Hello all. I recently fitted new discs and pads to my 300CE and they seemed a bit bouncy when i got it back from my mechanic so i assumed that there was air in the brake fluid. So i undid the brake fluid cap and pedalled the brake until it became firm but this didn't happen so i again assumed...

On the last two occasions I have filled the fuel tank I have noticed a strong smell of petrol when I have got back into the car. It lasts for a couple of minutes and is then gone. I do not remember it happening previously when filling up and I am not over filling as I always wait until the...

Got a nasty chemical smell inside the CLS500. Put in gel deodrant "autosol" It seems like mask. Smells similar to a leather smell but is in't the leather. Not sure if anyone has used cleaning fluids. Has anybody had a bad smell inside their car (not fart smell or BO) If they did how and what did...

I've noticed my '98 W202 C240 has a ferocious petrol smell, both inside and outside, when the tank is just filled and for maybe 20-30 miles thereafter. It's also very hard to fill completely with the last 1/4 tank taking an age with the most delicate of touch on the nozzle trigger. Is there a...

Hello all. After driving for a while i get a strong petrol smell coming from the rear drivers side wheel. Does anyone know what this can be as i dont seem to be losing fuel?