Off-odor when turning on the AC

[kotiko]

Try putting charcoal, baking soda, or dehumidifiers inside the car overnight. Ewan ko nga lang kung madadamay ung "new car smell".

Any chance some perfume or anything similar was sprayed inside the car before that? Usually un ang cause e.

[lowslowbenz]

Baka may ipis nga?

[cityfolk]

It's common among brand new cars now. It's mainly due to the condensation that's left in the evaporator coils. What I do is that I turn off the compressor with the fan still running when I'm a few minutes away from my destination. This gives the evaporator a chance to dry out.

[yapoy86]

gawa yan nung aluminum coil.. nag oxidize kasi yung aluminum kaya parang maasim ang dating... mawawala yan pag medyo nabalutan na ng carbon yung coil lalo na yung pag medyo umitim na.. since may mga cabin filter na mas matagal mabalutan ng carbon (dumi) yung coil, mas matagal na may amoy

[1D4LV]

nangyari din sa akin yan.
may mga tumutubong molds dyan sa loob ng tubings dahil sa moisture, tapos naguuulan pa.

put your vent switch to the opposite of circulate. (dalawa yan.... circulate cabin, tsaka allow external air to come in. dun ka sa external air to come in.)
put your blower direction to also allow external air to come in.... pagkatapos nung paa lang.
turn off your compressor.
leave it ng mga 5 minutes bago mo isara ang makina.
do that everyday.
after a week mawawala yan.

lagay ka din ng charcoal sa loob. don't use perfumes muna.

[shadow]

if the car is new just replace the the cabin filter. baka yan meron imbedded na charcoal...palitan mo ng regular na walang charcoal

[Manilablock]

Ginamitan ko ng ABRO AC cleaner ung rav4, meron available sa concored sm southmall. Unang spray pinadaan ko sa AC drain then ung sumunod dun na sa center vent. Long term solution siguro ung bibili ako ng turbo timer pero i-tap ko sa AC blower para pag nag off ako ng car tuloy pa din ikot ng fan for a few minutes.

[memnoch]

ano po yung new car nila sir? may na encounter din kase ko na ganitong issue regarding sa new car ng isang particular model and brand..hindi ko lang alam if related or different situation..

[jresperanza]

Minsan maasim na amoy. Sabi nila wag daw
mag spray ng perfume while inside the car.

this is true, i use to spray lysol violet to disinfect bacteria and viruses, but the after effect is a sour smell sa initial na pag turn on ng aircon... takes a long time para mawala ang amoy... after i stop spraying, the bad smell also stopped..

[Mentos]

baka naman may nag yoyosi sa loob ng car...or nabasa ang carpet mo kaya naiwan ang amoy asim