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The best way to remove the oil smell is to give the mats plenty of air, water and sunshine. I start by washing the mats with a detergent. This can be done at home or at a car wash. Recently, I even saw someone use the Doggy Wash at the car wash for car mats.
Next, I put them in the sun so the oils can vaporize. Usually a day or two will get the most of the oil to vaporize. If this is too slow, just use a hair dryer. Be sure you are in an open area and aren't sniffing the evaporating oil.
Last I put a fan on them to get as much air as possible to pass over the mats. This usually eliminate most of the smell.
I usually give the mats a good wash with detergent, like clothes detergent or dishwashing detergent. Then I use something to get rid of the smell still in the car. I put up some related links that have a lot of techniques to wash the mats and a bunch of recipes to get rid of odors and give the car a good smell.
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