Ever since I picked up my motor and rear-end and put it in the garage it smells bad! Really bad, like old fart or something similar. I'm sure it must be the engine or rearend....but why? ANd what can I do about it? (and no they cant go outside)




Mike

Mike, it's probably the rear end. Unfortunately I think you're stuck with the "stank" for now. Where were these items previously? Did anything make a home in them and possibly die? Possibly a skunk had a love affair with one of these items? Smell the oil in the engine as well. That may narrow it down to which one it might be. Burnt oil smells really bad too!


About 15 years ago I had a bottle of limited slip additive sitting on a small table just inside the garage. It somehow got knocked off and the lid came off... stinky! I didn't really mind it, but mom sure didn't like it too much.

Rock on and God bless...

Señor

it is dmost definitely the rear end. gear oil stinks to all high hell. Your pretty much stuck with it. once that stuf gets on something forget it.

You can get a lot of stinking out of a rearend.. Dan

Mike,

YOUR READ END STINKS, BROTHER !! GO WASH IT !!

Start pal'in around with a few guys that work in wrecking yards all day pullin motors and such. Within a week you'll be used to the stench of motor oil and gear grease And what BEEN said...if your rearend smells like farts...wash it!!!!!

Dangit, I knew my momma was right when she said to wash it after each use
On a more serious note, if I put the rear-end outside, will the smell go away eventually?





Mike

Gear oil has large amount's of sulfur(rotten eggs smell) which prevent's micro welding the gear teeth so they last longer. Enough heat can build between rubbing teeth under load the metal can melt and resolidify many times. Also the biggest cause for pitting.

To answer your rear end question, No, the oil soaks into the metal between other molecules and it'll be there for...maybe forever. If you wash it well enough to rebuild it, like acid dipping, or other caustic means, you can drasticly reduce the smell but it'll never go away completely. Making sure it has good gasket's and seals will help.

But if I take it out of the garage how can I get the smell away in the garage???




Mike

If it dropped oil, just use Brake Kleen on the spot. No oil, no smell.

And wipe your rear end REEEEEAAAAALLLL Good from now on!

You might hang some old dyer sheets (bounce) around. they may help.

put it in a garbage bag and tie it close, if it just the center carrier

Ok thats it, I accidentally left my dads van in the garage with the windows open over night and now the van stinks like that crap if I park it outside somehwere (like go shopping) and come back it stinks, I already vented the van and drove with the windows open, and let it outside but the smells is stuck dangit this is not my week, first I delete all my parents e-mails then I stink up their garage and their van I'll just sneak out and drive my truck down to mexico now...





Mike

That Febreze stuff might help with the van. Hang in there, broseph! Things gotta start lookin up from here!

Rock on and God bless...

Señor

that stuff will keep the hornets and spideres out of the garage too!!


Tazz


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