Aircon Smell??

[Fmx_Aus]

G'day all,

In my VX Commodore everytime I turn the aircon on for the first few minutes a strong damp smell comes through the vents.

Anyone know what it is and how it can be fixed?

Thanks a heap.

Cheers

[chimpboy]

Is it really minutes? A few seconds seems to be pretty common.

But if it's really going on for minutes then you may have some water pooling in the system. Is the a/c drip hose/pipe blocked maybe? Or is it possible that the "fresh air" intake on the car is letting water in, eg because it is partially clogged with leaves etc?

[hudson44]

Its probably the heater core leaking. Does the winscreen fog up as well. They're a pretty common problem and a full days work to replace.

[Fmx_Aus]

Nah windscreen doesnt fog at all. It does it on fresh ir and recycle. Can see any leaves in there. And yeh it prolly isnt minutes, around 30-60 seconds I guess.

[lewy]

Hi. My missus used to work for ford when the ba came out and some of them got a musty smell problem too. Apparently it was some kind of bacteria problem and they would spray a can of aerosol stuff through the system to fix it.

[RN]

My Patrol has the same..cat piss smell when the A/C is left on recirculation mode Turn the vent to fresh air,.. no smell.

Must be a build up of moist cabin air that goes mouldy.


or I have a cat pissing in my car

[Vineboy]

Yep sounds like water pooling somewhere. When I have the air-con on and about to pull up I turn the air-con off but leave the fan running for the last K or two. Helps to dry any moisture out in the system.

Most air con in cars have a drain pipe that drips water under the car when it's on. This may be blocked.

[skippy's GQ]

Sounds like u could have a hole in the evaporator, does a pool of water accumulate under the car on the passanger's front floor area.. if not it, the drain could be blocked..... wurth make a A/C disenfectant(spelling... me crap at it) which u spray in the recirc opening( spray abou 1/4 to 1/2 of the can in it) with the fan on low speed then shut it off and let sit for 30min or so, this could also help......

if no sucess take to a A/C shop and get them to check it out

SKIPPY

[Goatse.AJ]

..cat piss smell when the A/C is left on recirculation mode. Turn the vent to fresh air,.. no smell.

Must be a build up of moist cabin air that goes mouldy.


or I have a cat pissing in my car

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