Horrible Smell!!

hey guys, was wondering if there was anyone out there who could help me out with a problem ive been having lately. while im running the car, i get this horrible like (i dont even know how to describe it) smell, its getting to where i can even smell it outside the car when i first get out after driving somewhere or when i am getting back in my truck. my brother suggested that something might of crawled up and died in there but ive gotten down there and looked pretty much everywhere with no help!! please help guys! this smell sucks!!

 

change your cabin air filter?

 

yep check the cabin air filter. a mouse or something may have crawled in there somehow and died in the blower motor assembly. Take the glove box off it is directly behind there.

 

See if anything is stuck to your exhaust and melting...

 

Ham and Mayo sandwich under the seat?

 

What kind of car

 

check these things

engine airbox = mouse nest
cabin air = dead things/nests (from the engine bay/plastic cover at windshield, pull it
air conditioning = mold or rot from clogged or poor drainage
air conditioning = clogged...under passenger carpet wet
rear carpet wet = interior leak

 

I was also thinking this.


Check your entire exhaust if you find nothing around the filter(s).

 

Plastic bag stuck to exhaust?

Or maybe your passenger seat from a recent date?

 

Long time ago people use to put Limburger cheese on people's mufflers. Horrible smell.

 

Check under the floor mats..(if you have carpet mats). One time i had some condensation get under there somehow and stink up the whole truck.. took it out, washed it, problem fixed.

 

HERE are the most likely culprits

 

smell fishy?

 

Take a bath, this time use some soap.
Just kidding, did you by chance spill something in the truck?
Sometimes just our own body sweat can get into the seat fabric which can cause smells.

 

Did you have it outside?


j/k!
Check cabin air filter(s).

 

Really?

 

Thanks guys, I LMAO reading the responses to the original post.

 

So what did you find?

 

So far I changed the cabin air filter. As I was riding to work I thought It solved the problem as I could tell a noticeable difference. But still got a hint of that smell while I was driving. Maybe it was just trying to clear it out or whatever.. I'm gonna see of I still smell it when I'm driving home and let
Y'all know

 

Cool.I know it sucks when something like this happens.