really bad smell in my new golf

[mush]

gosh i'm posting up loads now,

most of you must know ive just ventured into the world of the mk2 16v, great little car compared
to my mk3 its got so much more character.

since owning the car 3weeks or so ive given it a good valet to try get rid of a diesel like smell
and i cant seem to get rid of it.

done all carpets, seats, boot , everything on the interior and it still remains.

anyone had the same issues?

i'm either thinking its dripping gear box or engine oil and burning off the
engine however it doesnt smell from the vents in the dash.

my mrs said it smells more like eggs than diesel but i disagree.

seems to get stronger when driving along.

[Mr Blue]

Upper lips?

[kahunajb]

Split oil breather hose. Check all hoses for splits.

[Thom89]

Heater matrix.  check and keep a close eye on your coolant level, look out for telltale steam coming though the central dash vents, the matrix is directly behind them, also check your centre conlsole for water drips, and, for damp carpet in the front footwells

Thom

[mush]

Cheers for the replies guys, I'll give all of the above a check  and update soon as I have time to look at it.

Having a mrs and mk2 is to much like hard work at the moment, she's getting fed of bring cups of tea out to me while I'm living in the garage.

[devilscaff]

Get a teas maid and give her a primark voucher,then you can crack-on!

[Gene Hunt.]

Get a teas maid and give her a primark voucher,then you can crack-on!

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[mush]

Get a teas maid and give her a primark voucher,then you can crack-on!

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he-he 

so ive booked a days holiday off work to sort a few things on the golf tomorrow, i didnt want to go off subject but the main thing was to free up the rear calipers a bit more and fit new handbrake cables it
wouldnt even hold on a dead hedgehog .

i had a quick nose around the engine last night when stopping for fuel and didnt notice any hoses
hanging or split however it was just a quick look over.

anyway will report back

[mush]

Split oil breather hose. Check all hoses for splits.

Ok so today I got some time to check out the smell turns out on the bottom of the plastic air box the injectors sit on, there was a pipe leading to the bottom that was hanging off I think its an oil or air breather pipe.

To describe it goes into like a t- piece plastic connector with the electric connection on one end

Thanks guys think the smell might of gone taking for a spin after a cheese burger.

[mush]

ok its been a while on this subject, i had my cheeseburger and left it a week or so and the smell is still there if not worse,  the pipe that was hanging off is now connected and the smells hasnt gone.

theres no sign of water on the passenger or drive side wells

so tonight i'm going to have the heater pipes off and give em a wash, scuttul panel will be removed and cleaned and sprayed through the heater fan 

hoping this might cure my dead body smells,