Hi folks,
Pleased to be here, collected my 2006 gti and am really enjoying it. I have one slight problem though.
There is an interior smell, I must admit it was there when I purchased it but I put it down to lack of use. Anyway driving home today (70) miles the smell just didn't go away. How can I describe the smell. Kind of like sweet smell, bit sickly, I did think that maybe milk had been spilled in the past but when I got home I put my nose on every seat (brave I know) and nothing, the carpets were dry and did not smell of ....well anything. The smell is there regardless of whether the engine is on or not.
I had a feeling that the pollen filter would be needing replaced and sure enough when I took it out it was full of debris and was completely black. I had another one from my old mk5 golf which was only a month old or so and that is in it's place. The smell is still there (didn't think it would just magical disappear!!) so I like a car to have no smell if that makes sense, this might really annoy me.
My thoughts have turned to the ac condenser and the drain pipe....any thoughts ??
If the drain pipe was blocked what would that mean? Where would the overflow water go?
I think the car has sat at the garage for a wee while, might it get better by itself being used? Should I just take it somewhere and get the bacteria killed? I have tried a bomb in another car in the past and to be honest didn't think much of it.
What else could it be do u think?
Many thanks
Stu
