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joderest

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All, can anyone shed some light.

A smell of TCP in the car. Not the Mercedes but the wifes Mini.
It just appeared. I have looked over the car, noting on exhaust, no fluid leaks, air con does not smell, no dicharge from battery, everything works, no fault lights or codes. I am stumped.
It really does smell like TCP.

Any one had this in any car and before someones says,, no first aid kit, no rotting items under seats.
 

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All, can anyone shed some light.

A smell of TCP in the car. Not the Mercedes but the wifes Mini.
It just appeared. I have looked over the car, noting on exhaust, no fluid leaks, air con does not smell, no dicharge from battery, everything works, no fault lights or codes. I am stumped.
It really does smell like TCP.

Any one had this in any car and before someones says,, no first aid kit, no rotting items under seats.
Clean up after a body dump maybe , to destroy forensics ?
 

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Would a faulty cat converter cause that type of smell.
I had one at a time that caused a smeobut can’t remember what it smelt like.
 

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Are you having trouble demisting the windows?

Could be a leaky heater matrix and you're smelling antifreeze..
 
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Heater works fine, no issues any where in the car except for the smell.
The is an IDK thing (I dont know)
 

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What model Mini, and how old?
... makes a difference to the possibilities.
 
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2008, generation 2, 1.6 Cooper Clubman.
So does not have power steering fluid
 
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Found the issue, wait for it........
PHONE CHARGING LEAD.
it ended up melting and stunk the car out.
 

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Found the issue, wait for it........
PHONE CHARGING LEAD.
it ended up melting and stunk the car out.

I once bought one of those cheap 2 way cigarettes lights sockets to run heat cushions in a Citroen , the cables in it melted and it near choked us we had to get out and stand in the road side till it cleared. Lol
 
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The lead was the multi end type, the I phone end had melted, odd thing was it was never used for an I Phone, just charging the wifes Nokia.
The smell was horrible.
Oh well, at least the car had a good check over !!!!!!!
 


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