Oil/plastic smell from fan, want to clean/oil motor

[Stormin Mormon]

Please upload the odor to youtube, or place it in your smellevision.

[franklin.macintosh]

This summer, I've used my least problematic fans without setting them to oscillate. I notice that this is strongly correlated with the absence of the oil smells.

[2tedthatguy]

I have had the same problem with this fan I brought from family dollar a ye ar ago made by the brand cool master it smells of fuels and makes me light headed I bought a new fan from menards a smaller box fan made by comfort zo ne you should check it out it doesn't have a smell to it at all.