Smell From A/C

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

03-31-2003, 01:48 PM

kornfan_88

2nd Gear Member

Thread Starter

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: United States

Posts: 176

Smell From A/C

I keep getting a bad smell from my a/c. Its fine when just running the vent, but when I use the defroster or a/c it smells really bad. Any ideas? Thanks.

Patrick

03-31-2003, 07:01 PM

lloydchristmas

3rd Gear Member

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: United States

Posts: 708

Smell From A/C

Your dessicant is moldy.

03-31-2003, 07:23 PM

kornfan_88

2nd Gear Member

Thread Starter

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: United States

Posts: 176

Smell From A/C

Ok, not to sound dumb, but whats a dessicant? And where is it?

03-31-2003, 08:07 PM

jeep45238

I ♥ Acer

Join Date: Mar 2003

Location: United States

Posts: 2,199

Smell From A/C

WRONG.

The Evaperator coil, which exchanges cold air into the incoming stream into the cabin, is moldy. To fix this, you don't even have to replace it.

Turn the car on, with the A/C on FULL BLAST. Take Lysol to the cowl (I'm gonna guess that's where it draws in the air for the A/C, that's where it is on my Saturn) where air is drawn in. Spray LIBERALLY. This will kill the fungus/mold crud in there. It helps if you lower a window to help disipate the smell from the cabin some.

When you're done, take your favorite air freshener and squirt it down there a couple times to hlep combat the Lysol stench.

Worked like a charm for my satty, mom's Buick, and Josh's '67 Impala (Vintage Air A/C system).

03-31-2003, 09:00 PM

lloydchristmas

3rd Gear Member

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: United States

Posts: 708

Smell From A/C

My bad. Im not up to snuff on my A/C info as its been a while since I messed with it. But I was going to tell you its in the evaporator. So in some twisted way I was right after all.

Incedentally Jeep45238 we are all here to learn so if someone makes a mistake dont start your post by saying WRONG. You sound like a dick.