Help Smell From Vents
#1
Smell From Vents
Since I bought my car about a month and a half ago, I've been smelling a very strong and horrible musty smell coming from the vents. It only happens after the A/C was used and turned off. When I asked the dealer he told me they could change the filter, and do this service where they spray some stuff for almost $200. He wasn't 100% sure that it would go away though, so I didn't do it. Lately it's been getting worse. It's embarassing when I have someone else in the car, and they smell it - and are like "this is a luxury car.. ??"
Does anyone else have this problem? If so, how have you resolved it? Is it just the filter? A friend told me the filter is an easy replacement and I could do it myself rather than pay 200 bucks, so I'm going to look into that. Will that solve the smell problem?
Let me know if anyone else has had success in getting rid of this horrible odor.
Thanks!
Does anyone else have this problem? If so, how have you resolved it? Is it just the filter? A friend told me the filter is an easy replacement and I could do it myself rather than pay 200 bucks, so I'm going to look into that. Will that solve the smell problem?
Let me know if anyone else has had success in getting rid of this horrible odor.
Thanks!
#3
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The smell has nothing to do with the filter, it's condensation in the AC piping causing bacteria to grow and that foul smell to emanate;
The key is to keep the internal AC pipes dry, and you can achieve this by turning off the AC but keep the air blowing for like 2 minutes before you arrive at your destination. If you do this on a regular basis, the smell will go away.
The key is to keep the internal AC pipes dry, and you can achieve this by turning off the AC but keep the air blowing for like 2 minutes before you arrive at your destination. If you do this on a regular basis, the smell will go away.
#4
The smell has nothing to do with the filter, it's condensation in the AC piping causing bacteria to grow and that foul smell to emanate;
The key is to keep the internal AC pipes dry, and you can achieve this by turning off the AC but keep the air blowing for like 2 minutes before you arrive at your destination. If you do this on a regular basis, the smell will go away.
The key is to keep the internal AC pipes dry, and you can achieve this by turning off the AC but keep the air blowing for like 2 minutes before you arrive at your destination. If you do this on a regular basis, the smell will go away.
Thanks again.
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#8
Definitely thought of the Seinfeld episode as I opened this thread. I've started running the vents with no A/C on to let the condensation out. I will look-up the DIY on here on how to change the filter, and do that too. Hopefully that takes care of it.
Any other thoughts/ideas will be much appreciated.
Thanks Guys!
Any other thoughts/ideas will be much appreciated.
Thanks Guys!
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check the drain hose on the evaporator coil.
I worked on my old civic a/c and forgot to put the drain hose through the firewall.
The evaporator coils filled with water and the passenger carpet got wet. I had to take it out and push the drain hose through the firewall.
Moister and mold could form from that.
I worked on my old civic a/c and forgot to put the drain hose through the firewall.
The evaporator coils filled with water and the passenger carpet got wet. I had to take it out and push the drain hose through the firewall.
Moister and mold could form from that.
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