Stinky AC -- PLEASE HELP!!!
05-17-06, 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Hameed
You have to have it going through the dash vents as well. That mildew is everywhere. Try it again for a good 20 mins at full blast.
05-17-06, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by genesis211
Thanks. I plan to do it through the vents for 30 minutes. Do you know why the AC compressor has to be on?
Try it with it the AC on and then with it OFF.
05-17-06, 08:14 PM
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Will spraying lysol, or febreeze on the ac filter help? I also have this problem on my IS, but usually turning the a.c. to fresh air solves the problem (temporarily)
05-21-06, 10:59 AM
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OH DAMN...
thats nasty.. i hope that didn't happen to my car...
but i did try what hammod told me to do.. and so far so good...
i haven't smell the funk for the past 2 days.. so THANKS dude.. great help!
thats nasty.. i hope that didn't happen to my car...
but i did try what hammod told me to do.. and so far so good...
i haven't smell the funk for the past 2 days.. so THANKS dude.. great help!
Originally Posted by skurks507
my A/C stunk for a while. Turns out it was a small mouse that somehow got up into the ac filter, take the filter out and stick a good vaccum hose in the glove box, hopefully this will help.
05-21-06, 11:01 AM
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my bad I meant hameed..
Originally Posted by nyczdave
OH DAMN...
thats nasty.. i hope that didn't happen to my car...
but i did try what hammod told me to do.. and so far so good...
i haven't smell the funk for the past 2 days.. so THANKS dude.. great help!
thats nasty.. i hope that didn't happen to my car...
but i did try what hammod told me to do.. and so far so good...
i haven't smell the funk for the past 2 days.. so THANKS dude.. great help!
05-22-06, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by nyczdave
my bad I meant hameed..
05-22-06, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by trent
Will spraying lysol, or febreeze on the ac filter help? I also have this problem on my IS, but usually turning the a.c. to fresh air solves the problem (temporarily)
Originally Posted by Hameed
The solution to this problem which is really mildew smell is extremely simple and will not cost you a dime.
The next time you drive in the city and can leave the windows open (read that is in not driving very fast on the highway, but more of slow city driving with lots of stops etc), turn up the heat to maximum and the fan setting to maximum and drive like that for a good 20 mins with the AC button on. Do that a few times in two days and voila, the smell will be gone for the whole year.
I have done this personally myself once a year in both cars (my wifes Maxima and my GS) and it works like magic. Does not cost you a cent and cures the problem completely.
The next time you drive in the city and can leave the windows open (read that is in not driving very fast on the highway, but more of slow city driving with lots of stops etc), turn up the heat to maximum and the fan setting to maximum and drive like that for a good 20 mins with the AC button on. Do that a few times in two days and voila, the smell will be gone for the whole year.
I have done this personally myself once a year in both cars (my wifes Maxima and my GS) and it works like magic. Does not cost you a cent and cures the problem completely.
05-22-06, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by tuddy
When you do this can you just leave the car running and the heat on instead of driving around?
05-22-06, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Hameed
Hey trent, before you go out and buy anything, first try my method (it never fails to work for me).
05-22-06, 05:41 PM
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lol, guys new A/C air filter and couple of sprays on it with your favorite cologne - its not a big investment, if the old filter has the stench in it will never go away, the old filter has to come out. Just try it this way, take out the old filter and spray in the the empty spot, leave the filter out.
Last edited by LexT; 05-22-06 at 06:39 PM.
05-23-06, 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by LexT
lol, guys new A/C air filter and couple of sprays on it with your favorite cologne - its not a big investment, if the old filter has the stench in it will never go away, the old filter has to come out. Just try it this way, take out the old filter and spray in the the empty spot, leave the filter out.
I completely forgot to mention in all my posts that I did change my A/C filter when I initially had this problem, however the problem did not go away completely. However once I ran the A/C on full blast at the hottest setting, the smell completely dissappeared.
So, to sum it up, replace your A/C filter and run this procedure to get rid of mildew in the rest of the system.