Stinky A/C?
#1
Stinky A/C?
I am thinking this is just the way things work, but does anyone else notice that if you turn off the A/C with the "A/C" button (and leave the system on/blowing), when you go to turn the A/C back on, you get stinky air for a moment or two? I run into this if I turn off the A/C compressor for 5-10 minutes, thinking it is cool enough to get away without it, but then I turn it back on when I get too warm.
My wife's car does this, and my old car did too - it just seems like there should be a way to prevent this. (I think it is related to the pool of condensed water that forms under the evaporator, and the fact that it can grow bacteria - but why does turning the A/C off and then back ON cause the stink, and then why does it go away after a minute???)...
My wife's car does this, and my old car did too - it just seems like there should be a way to prevent this. (I think it is related to the pool of condensed water that forms under the evaporator, and the fact that it can grow bacteria - but why does turning the A/C off and then back ON cause the stink, and then why does it go away after a minute???)...
Last edited by spiff72; 08-08-2006 at 01:36 PM.
#3
Re: Stinky A/C?
On my last car and now my TCH I tend to leave the air on recirculate I find for me this minimizies it. I beleive it has to do with dust building up in the AC andtrapping moisture, then mold/mildew forms and that is what you smell.
#4
Re: Stinky A/C?
I have not noticed this in my TCH, but it occasionally happened in my Corolla. Running the ventilation system on high heat at full blast can solve the moisture problem. I used to just ask the service dept to clean it when they serviced the car.
It seems like the Plasmacluster system should take care of this, no?
It seems like the Plasmacluster system should take care of this, no?
#5
Re: Stinky A/C?
Originally Posted by Lilarienne
It seems like the Plasmacluster system should take care of this, no?