{"id":747,"date":"2021-03-12T10:56:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T10:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autorepairindy.com\/blog\/?p=747"},"modified":"2021-03-17T19:00:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T19:00:15","slug":"is-the-smell-of-a-new-car-toxic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autorepairindy.com\/blog\/is-the-smell-of-a-new-car-toxic\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Smell of a New Car Toxic?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We all love those \u201cnew\u201d smells: newborn babies, puppy breath, and of course, cars. When you buy a new car, the distinct, hygienic, leathery-plastic smell is something you anticipate, relish in, and even try to preserve. But what if that new car smell wasn\u2019t very good for you? What if it could make you sick? Continue reading to learn where new car smell comes from and how it can affect your health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Toxicity of New Car Smells<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, the scent we smell in a new car does not come from anything natural. These are residual odors from plastics and chemicals. There have been several studies investigating whether or not these odors are hazardous to our health and if they have the potential to make us sick. In these studies, there have been some vague suggestions that there are indeed a few chemicals in new car smell that can be toxic, some of which never really go away no matter how old the vehicle\u2019s is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new car smell can be described in many ways: leather smells, plastic smells, and even chemical smells. And the one closest to the truth: chemicals. That\u2019s right; new car smell basically comes from the chemicals used to manufacture several vehicle interior components, including paints and adhesives.\u00a0 These chemicals are known to release VOC\u2019s, or volatile organic compounds. This release process is referred to as outgassing<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although some VOC\u2019s are odorless, many others are the source of those new car smells everyone loves so much. VOC\u2019s such as ethyl benzene and formaldehyde are found in interior paint and glues. In large doses or over extended periods of time, these volatile compounds can cause dizziness, nausea, headaches, allergies, and even cancer.\u00a0 But this still does not answer the question of whether or not enough out gasses occur in new cars to do us any real harm. In order to discover the truth, we must continue doing scientific studies. So, continue to support scientific research!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have a car that smells great but runs not-so-great<\/em>?<\/strong> Contact Northeast Auto Service<\/a> at 317-475-1846 for affordable and professional general auto repair in Indianapolis, Indiana<\/a>. We service all make and model vehicles at the most competitive prices in town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Should Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Smell a Car Problem<\/a>
How to Eliminate Gasoline Odors<\/a>
Test Your Automotive Knowledge with this Quiz!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We all love those \u201cnew\u201d smells: newborn babies, puppy breath, and of course, cars. When you buy a new car, the distinct, hygienic, leathery-plastic smell is something you anticipate, relish in, and even try to preserve. But what if that … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":748,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autorepairindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autorepairindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autorepairindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autorepairindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autorepairindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=747"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.autorepairindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":749,"href":"https:\/\/www.autorepairindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747\/revisions\/749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autorepairindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autorepairindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autorepairindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autorepairindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}