smelly air con

[gt-trainer]

my air con has a strange smell like bad feet!!only sometimes though. any ideas? need a regas ? its still very cold tho.

[Mr Revhead]

its caused by a bacteria that lives inside the unit. you can get special air freshner from toyota or auto parts stores like repco

[rallymazda]

if you get it regased they will put a nice scent in with the gas, although if it is goin cold almost as soon as you turn it on, probably just easier to buy an air fresner

[Dr-X]

if you get it regased they will put a nice scent in with the gas, although if it is goin cold almost as soon as you turn it on, probably just easier to buy an air fresner

Ummm, you dont have the faintest clue how air con works, and you're just making shit up trying to sound smart, right? Your air con gas never makes it into the cabin. Otherwise using air con would eventually become a VERY expensive (and potentially hazardous) affair.

Does the smell only happen when on recirc or fresh air? AFAIK (which is not much about ventalation systems, but clearly more than rallymazda), these systems have filters, generally situated somewhere in the dash (often behind the glove box, I believe). Air con specialists should be able to supply a replacement filter. I have no idea of the costs.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[dskd]

i dont no to much about air con
if you get it regased they will put a nice scent in with the gas, although if it is goin cold almost as soon as you turn it on, probably just easier to buy an air fresner
isnt that gas really poisionous ?????

[Mr Revhead]

i think what he meant was when they regas it they do some general maintanece to the system, which would include cleaning and spraying in a disinfectant/airfreshner.

[gt-trainer]

meant to say its not just with a/c on does it with out also. I have checked and its not my feet! guess i could see if i can find a filter.and replace it.

[Dr-X]

:roll:
i think what he meant was when they regas it they do some general maintanece to the system, which would include cleaning and spraying in a disinfectant/airfreshner.

if you get it regased they will put a nice scent in with the gas, although if it is goin cold almost as soon as you turn it on, probably just easier to buy an air fresner

[Mr Revhead]

i think what he meant was when they regas it they do some general maintanece to the system, which would include cleaning and spraying in a disinfectant/airfreshner.

[CozmoNz]

on the ball arnt we today fellas.

they could spray stuff into ur system (the venting...), when they do it, some may not.

why not just buy some of that smelly spray, spray half a bottle in your vents and clean up the mess you made, then run it through the system for a while... certainlly make it get rid of that smell

[rallymazda]

Ummm, you dont have the faintest clue how air con works, and you're just making shit up trying to sound smart, right?

ahhhahahaha

for anyone whos interested how air con acually works look here>>> http://www.delanet.com/~pparish/ac_works.htm

[Ae92typeX]

rallymazda, sorry if I am misreading this, but are you still saying that the gass from the aircon is sented and released into the passenger compartment?
Air con is a sealed system, gas does not enter the car through the fans.
The link you posted even shows this.
If, I am misunderstood, its late and I appologise.

As for the topic,
There are afew sprays on the market that you can spray into the air system that give it a fresh clean smell. Particularly good if the car is/has been owned by a smoker!

[matt dunn]

Correct. The gas never gets out of the pipes for you to smell it.

The smell is causes by the condensation on the evaporator in the heater box causes water to build up in there. They have a drain but sometimes block. That's why a car running with the air con on can leave a pubble of water.
Anyway the moisture causes mould and that causes the smell.

[Mr Revhead]

whats a pubble?

[Adamal]

I thought that one of the work cars had a broken A/C pipe that was leaking gas into the cabin once.

Was driving back to work with the A/C on and then I notice that it looks a bit like fog coming out of the centre vents.

My reaction:

" ...................... ......................... Shit, I better turn this shit off!"

However, I think it might have been working a little TOO efficiently!

[matt dunn]

whats a pubble?

That what you get when you using a laptop in the dark late at night when your tired.