Tips to 'get rid' of gasoline smell in cars
(Baonghean.vn) - The smell of gasoline in cars often makes many people feel tired and increases the feeling of motion sickness. Some small tips below will easily get rid of the unpleasant smell that you should refer to.
Use coffee
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Use some ground coffee or coffee grounds after brewing, put them in a scented bag and place it in the car. This is a fairly effective solution to remove the smell of gasoline in the car. Because the aroma of coffee will overwhelm and remove all the smell of gasoline in the car, giving the car a light aroma of coffee.
Use Baking Soda compound
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Baking Soda is not only known as a compound used to clean many stubborn stains on many household items, but it also has the ability to remove unpleasant gasoline odors in the car very effectively. You just need to sprinkle a little Baking Soda directly on the surface of the seat, car carpet before sitting in the car for a few hours, ensuring that the gasoline odor will disappear in the car.
Use dishwashing liquid
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Gasoline is an oily product (like oil), you can also experiment with dishwashing liquid. This liquid contains chemicals that help break down oil and is very effective at removing the smell of gasoline. To completely remove gasoline stains, pour dishwashing liquid directly onto the stain and wait for a while before rinsing with clean water.
Use apple cider vinegar
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Mix a mixture of apple cider vinegar in a spray bottle, then spray this mixture of apple cider vinegar into the car space about 10 to 20 minutes before getting in the car. Spray especially the locations and areas of the car that create a lot of unpleasant gasoline smell, ensuring that the gasoline smell in the car will disappear, helping you feel comfortable when driving.
Use essential oils
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Using scented bags containing essential oils such as Peppermint, Cinnamon, etc. is also a good way to help reduce unpleasant gasoline odors in the car and create a comfortable smell for the car.
Deodorizer
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You can use deodorizers that are sold in many supermarkets or garages. However, when using them, you need to be careful not to open them continuously because the ozone in the machine has a very high oxidizing property, which can affect interior parts that are easily corroded.
Some causes of gasoline smell in cars - The gas tank cap is loose, causing gas to evaporate into the air. Therefore, you should immediately check the car's gas tank cap. - The gas line from the gas tank to the car's engine is leaking. Or it has a small hole somewhere. Causing a small amount of gas to leak out, causing a gasoline smell to rise. - Ignition at the starter to make the engine run at the wrong time will also cause the smell of gasoline to rise. However, with this phenomenon, after running the car for a while, the smell of raw gasoline will no longer exist. - If the fuel float needle is worn, due to the process of use, when the fuel float is always opening and closing continuously to bring fuel into the fuel combustion chamber in the carburetor. Therefore, it is very possible that the conical part of the fuel float needle collides with the base of the fuel needle, causing the fuel float needle to wear out, unable to close tightly, causing fuel to leak, causing an unpleasant raw gasoline smell. |
Ngoc Anh
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