I have a fairly old car and it has an odd film, especially on the inside of the rear window. It looks like the same film that develops when smokers smoke in an enclosed area for long periods of time. However I have never smoked, and nobody in my car is allowed to either. I am going to the Dr.'s and am going to get the car checked, but cannot afford to for another couple of weeks. I was hoping someone here might have the answer to this. Thanks for your time!
2007-01-10 12:17:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Carbon monoxide itself is odorless, colorless, and a gas, it does not leave a film on car windows or anything else, it just binds to hemoglobin a hundred times more tightly than oxygen. However, it is one of many components of exhaust, some of which might form a film (the film that you get from smokers is mostly the tar in cigarettes)
2007-01-10 12:23:22 · answer #1 · answered by The Doc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told that it was due to gradual volatilization of plasticizers and other chemicals in the vinyl interior of cars. It tends to occur more frequently in cars left in the hot sun. Early symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are severe headache and fatigue.
2007-01-10 12:43:08 · answer #2 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely, my last car, a 1975 Ford Pinto, left "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" on my window, and I was pissed.
2007-01-10 12:36:22 · answer #3 · answered by scott 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it shouldnt, for carbon monoxide is colorless
it may be some fog or smoke possibly
or some other gas made my your car's engine
check it out
2007-01-10 12:26:28 · answer #4 · answered by arthur!!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋