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Old 02-10-2009, 03:03 PM
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Default truck engine compartment smells like body odor/onions?!

2003 Dodge ram 2500 CTD 4x4.

I've had this stink coming from my engine compartment for a while now. It gets sucked into the cab and seems to be getting worse. Anyone have any idea what it could be? The only leakage that I have found so far is a seeping oil cooler line. Putting it on the lift right now to get a better look.

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Old 02-10-2009, 03:57 PM
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See any cat guts around.?
 
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Old 02-12-2009, 01:49 AM
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ditto on the dead animal. look for skunk it puts that odor off.
 
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Old 02-12-2009, 07:07 AM
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I would suspect radiator fluid....... check your carpet, pass side floor up towards firewall. if it truly smells like a dead animal, I would suspect rottella !
 
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Maybe you need a shower????

Just kidding man!!!!!!
 
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Old 02-12-2009, 11:39 AM
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...... if it truly smells like a dead animal, I would suspect rottella !
You mean Rotella smells like body odor when it's burned? Reason I ask is I can smell the same thing from my engine....
 
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Old 02-12-2009, 12:11 PM
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i was thinkin a mouse or somethin
looks like ur oil tho, i never smelled burnt oil that bad before, the smell aint that bad from a civic with bad rings
 
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Old 02-12-2009, 08:48 PM
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Our tractor had a onion/rotten egg smell comin from it and where the exhaust bolted to the turbo was loose and the battery was missin a cap were the acid goes, we fixed all that and the smell went away. Maybe your battery leaks acid, I'mnot sure how it would but I figure I'd throw in my $.02
 
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Old 02-12-2009, 08:53 PM
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My 03 has the same smell too every now and then... It gets quiet annoying, I have a bottle of cologne in my truck for this reason...
 
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Old 02-12-2009, 08:54 PM
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yep battery acid my engine compartment smells like that to because one of my batterys wasnt bolted down, it was bouncing around and got cought in the fan my hole engine was pokadoted for awhile
 


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