Air-Con smell

[rccr]

how do you get rid of this bad odor coming from the car's air-con? it's quite irritating because the car is still new and it emitts this particular smell (like cloth that didn't dry well)..the smell stays for only about 20 sec from air-con start up. I don't know where it comes from. Wala naman sumakay/sumasakay/pinapasakay na taong mabaho dun hehehehe I need your help! Bka kasi may alam kayo na solution para ndi ko na sya dalhin sa dealer. Thanks!!

[number001]

Turn off the A/C but not the blower. Leave the blower on for a two to three minutes in high setting before turning the system off.

[mbeige]

That's probably coming from the moisture that accumulates near the AC system air inlet.

[Taurus]

They are MOLDS.

[ian_rex]

ilang taon na yung sasakyan? you might want to have the A/C system cleaned.

[chuaed]

check the pollen filter, most modern cars have one...

replace if possible...

[red_wagen]

Turn off the A/C but not the blower. Leave the blower on for a two to three minutes in high setting before turning the system off.

What he said^
Common problem among bimmers. One cure is to replace the filters or you can spray Lysol while the AC is on at the vent intake.

[1D4LV]

What he said^
Common problem among bimmers. One cure is to replace the filters or you can spray Lysol while the AC is on at the vent intake.

i don't suggest putting lysol spray while the ac is on at the vent intake, actually, lalong mangangamoy. magaamoy suka.

there is a mold killer spray available in the market today. i just forgot the brand, but i've seen some at Ace Hardware.

[XTO]

Ganyan din unit ko wayback in ’01 kabago-bago amoy pawis ang singaw ng vent! Asked myself, ganito ba talaga pag diesel? Because it was my first diesel ride. What I did is I make it a point to turn off the a/c thermostat on-off switch first for a few minutes before shutting down the fan and engine. Eventually nawala ang amoy panis na pawis na akala ko yung mga mech sa casa hehehe.

[mcbry]

moisture nga yan na naiiwan when you turn the a/c off. tama suggest nila na turn off mo muna yung a/c thermostat while leaving the fan running for a minute or two before shutting down the engine. ito din ginagawa ko to make sure na ma drain yung moisture.

pero if hindi talaga matanggal yung amoy then i suggest pa check mo sa casa yan if bago pa yung car mo. kasi ito yung experience namin sa honda city ng sister-in-law ko. wala pa 1 month yung car pero mabaho yun amoy ng a/c. may pinalitan yung casa sa a/c system then natanggal na yung bad smell.

[red_wagen]

i don't suggest putting lysol spray while the ac is on at the vent intake, actually, lalong mangangamoy. magaamoy suka.

there is a mold killer spray available in the market today. i just forgot the brand, but i've seen some at Ace Hardware.

Lysol ang ginagamit nila sa dealership. Perhaps we have a different formulation here. But it's not a cure-all. May amoy pa rin. I just shut the AC off a couple of miles before I get home

[majinbu]

sir i have the same problem.. super bad smell pag on ng aircon, pero nagstart lang to last 2 weeks when i painted the sidings nung kotche.. kaya at first kumapit sa interior yung amoy nung paint.. pero eventually nawala din to.. pero yung sa aircon naman ang gumagrabe.. ang baho ng buga nya pag ka on.. panu kaya yun sir? kotche ko is camry second gen.. eversince never naman ako nagkaproblema sa smell ng aircon.. please help.. thanks..

effective ba ang uling?? =)

[jtbjr]

mine is a vios 2010 2 months pa lang may sour smell na din just yesterday. wala naman ako ginagawang iba sa oto. pero nung una meron nadin unusual foul smell kaso tolerable naman at hindi naman sour smell. neto nalang lumala...
i also notice smoke coming out of aircon after i toggle the aircon vent from "outside air" to recirculate inside while cruising...and nung bago pa nag momoist paminsan minsan yung aircon vents while im using the aircon pag naka todo...

any idea??thanks

[jresperanza]

is there any professional car aircon member here who can put a period/end to this problem? Thank you in advance!

[1D4LV]

how do you get rid of this bad odor coming from the car's air-con? it's quite irritating because the car is still new and it emitts this particular smell (like cloth that didn't dry well)..the smell stays for only about 20 sec from air-con start up. I don't know where it comes from. Wala naman sumakay/sumasakay/pinapasakay na taong mabaho dun hehehehe I need your help! Bka kasi may alam kayo na solution para ndi ko na sya dalhin sa dealer. Thanks!!

if your car is a vios, parang ganyan din ang problema nung utol ko dun sa 5 month old vios nya.... amoy vinegar eh.
binalik lang nya sa casa and pinalitan ng evaporator.

[_Qwerty_]

hindi natutuyo nagkaka molds.. usually pag malimit ka pumunta sa tagaytay o baguio kasi malamig don.. dapat bago i turn off yung aircon.. todo yung fan for a few minutes. tapos bilad din sa araw para matuyo mabuti..

[JohnM]

Installing an aircon filter worked on mine. Makakatulong din siguro ang dehumidifier.

[EVO-V]

That smell comes from bacterial growth on the cooling coil and adjacent surfaces.

Aluminum, unlike copper or stainless, is not bacteriostatic. Remember back in the 80's when cars then still had copper coils?

Quick and dirty (pardon the pun) solution is to install an car air ionizer. Occasional cleaning helps too.

[glenn manikis]

I Think the odor is cause by the detergent use by A.C. Shop in cleaning our evaporator..... my ride po dati wala naman bad odor ngayon meron ng kunti... kami lang kasi nag linis ng rear evaporator ang natira nalang eh yung evaporator hanging and w.o pulling it down, ginamitan ko ng detergent... ngayon may bad smell na sa umpisa... pero yung front na a.c. wala pa din bad smell...

[glenn manikis]

BACTERIA? YES maybe.... yung a.c. shop na EDS after nila linisin ANG evaporator, oven pa nila yung evaporator, may malaking malaking oven sila pang evaporator at condenser, sabi nila dapat daw kasi free from moisture ang loob ng evaporator at condenser natin at pag may moisture the moisture mix with ANY refrigirant can cause changes sa chemical composition of the refrigirant and could be the cause of some a.c. why hindi na ganun kalamig tulad ng bago... IMO at baka din the moisture will freeze and it will cause clogging sa a.c. system at IMO PUtting it in the oven will also helps to kill the bacteria build up sa Evaporator natin....