Basic Car Care : How to Diagnose Car Smells

If a car driver notices a unique smell, it could be an exhaust leak, a catalytic converter smell, a burning oil smell or a gasoline smell. Diagnose car smells and their potential danger with tips from a mechanic in this free car-care and automotive maintenance video.

Expert: Richard Goms
Bio: Richard Goms has been researching genealogy as an amateur and a professional for the last 32 years.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• car
• maintenance
• cars
• care
• repairs
• fixing
• auto
• vehicle
• automobile
• motor
• oil
• brakes
• batteries
• tires

[mjmking90]

richard u do just fine. the point is that u're helping people. so please don't be discouraged by negative comments. thanks so much. and keep on trucking!

[metalmaniac622]

two more odors you can add on--

sugary/sweet- antifreeze

stale onion smell- transmission fluid

[hotb5y]

i have a 96 crown vic and you cant see smoke but u can smell it and i cant pass it thru inspection....do sumbody kno da problem?

[123dodgecharger]

something smelly = someone just pee'd in your vehicle. Anyway thanks for these video, really useful

[quest8899]

I have a gasoline smell in my car

[weeees5]

What does it mean when you smell burning rubber?...... Even when you first start the car!!!!! It's only a 06 car!!!! Bad exhaust smell!!! I don't believe it had any blue smoke.... Idk.

[Whiteyislord]

yea same its usually when i hit the pedal down to the floor

[nobleheight]

How do you diagnose FGO (female genital odors)?

[cathdz90]

Mine kind of smells like burning rubber.. but it's not like my tires or anything

[brndonblythe88]

if it smells sweet it was those zebra cakes. beatus beatus deabeatus. all thes vids are add lib.

[FordDiesel512]

LOL 1:30-1:44