mikerajjers

mikerajjers

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Had my D2 since may and I've tried everything to get rid of the stench...previous owner had two dogs! Its a million times better but still not 'fresh' smelling. Does anyone have any ideas?

What I've tried/done so far:
1. Bought steam cleaner and cleaned inside all over
2. Dettoled the whole interior
3. Had it professionally valeted
4. Ozone cleaned
5. Tried 5 different types of freshener
6. Took the rear trim/speakers apart which were covered in dust and stuff

It seems as though the rear carpet is the dodgiest...short of ripping it all out what else could I try?

Still doesn't smell fresh and there is a stale like odour - my gf hates the smell and avoids going in the car...hence i always take the Skoda when we go somewhere together.

Any ideas?
 
Did you clean the headlining when you did all the steam cleaning etc? Other than that I think you need to re carpet it.
 
short of stripping interior and carpets and jetwashing them you could always accept that every land rover has its own special smell
 
mikerajjers said:
Had my D2 since may and I've tried everything to get rid of the stench...previous owner had two dogs! Its a million times better but still not 'fresh' smelling. Does anyone have any ideas?

What I've tried/done so far:
1. Bought steam cleaner and cleaned inside all over
2. Dettoled the whole interior
3. Had it professionally valeted
4. Ozone cleaned
5. Tried 5 different types of freshener
6. Took the rear trim/speakers apart which were covered in dust and stuff

It seems as though the rear carpet is the dodgiest...short of ripping it all out what else could I try?

Still doesn't smell fresh and there is a stale like odour - my gf hates the smell and avoids going in the car...hence i always take the Skoda when we go somewhere together.

Any ideas?
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Have you checked the manual?
 
All Landies smell like a damp dog ...

tis the water getting into the 'soundproofing' and rotting it ... :D :D
 
I quite enjoy the smell of my Land Rover. In fact I have a spare bit of fuel filler hose in the front room that has a lovely Land Rovery smell. I go in there and sniff it occasionally. I worry that recreational Land Rover sniffing could lead on to harder stuff though. I'm getting partial to the aroma of EP90 and that could lead on to all kinds of transmission rebuilds if I'm not careful.
 
:) I kinda thought i'll have to live with the smell. Getting a dog is not a bad idea, but it'll have to wait until I get my own house.
 
Get a dog keep landy get rid of girlfriend problem solved ......
But if ya love her in summer rip out interior pressure wash leave to dry good luck
 
Throw or spray some white wine vinegar about. I usually do about 50ml. Surprisingly effective for most smells.
 
Does the disco 2 have a cabin filter? If so, would be worth changing it just in case.

My first car had a very stale/doggy smell inside which turned out to be the cabin filter. I tried spraying the filter with all the air fresheners in the cupboard for a quick fix. That just made it smell like a dog wearing perfume instead.
 
My old Disco was the same, turned out it wasn't something nasty rotting away somewhere. Just some filters that need changing cant remember what they were. Nothing to do with the engine though :D

My Defender doesn't have such refinements and so doesn't smell bad :D
 
Have it fogged, it's a system used to get rid of bacteria and smells normal cleaning can't, like spilled milk and baby sick, it's a small unit placed in side the vehicle, and it literally fills the car with fog.
 
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