Smell from air conditioning

[miggy126]

When I put my air conditioning on I get a foul smell coming out, I checked the filter and nothing there, i drive a ford focus, any ideas?

[teash]

Get yourself one of them a/c aerosol things that you put inside the car with the aircon on. Somebody will know the correct name for it

[Toureman]

You have not been using your A/C properly.

Go here and click on Air Conditioning to find out how to cure it.

http://www.nationwideautocentres.co.uk/index.a sp

[Panic Button]

Perhaps you could enlighten us all Toureman on how you should use air conditioning 'properly'?

[david1702198]

damp pollen filter maybe?? sometimes you get a rotten cats p i s s smell from ac systems if they dont get used for a while but you can buy ouderkill to spray in the vents to solve this.

[Toureman]

Perhaps there is only you who needs enlightening PB.

Read chapter 3, it is just for you.......

http://y2u.co.uk/Really_Useful/Auto/Ru_Auto_01 6_Car_Auto_Air_Conditioning.htm

[Panic Button]

Boy you are helpful aren't you?

Someone comes on here to ask for help and all you can do is make snide remarks without explanation.

Why do you bother?

[rdv]

lets be fair, Toureman always comes up with a web site that gives comprehensive answers

[Panic Button]

The first one he selected didn't.

It gave no indication on what miggy could have done to avoid the smell, even though he accused him or her of not using the air conditioning properly!

[woodchopper]

Air conditoniing needs to be used both in summer and in winter if not for long in the latter to keep the bugs down - hence the smell. And changing the pollen filter would be a good idea too.

[sickofhome]

you need to steralise your system. firstly remove your pollen filter and bin it, spray in aircon steriliser into the front of the car where your air intake is for your cabin air(can be bought at halfords or goto somewhere like eurocarparts...see yellow pages for your nearest depot.) then run your system on full whack for a good half hour. Replace filter with new one(eurocarparts) and bobs your uncle. This will of cleaned all your system from the evaporator and through your vents. Listen everyone, stop listening to bad advice over your aircon, you must as a matter of routine have your aircon serviced at least bi yearly. you must run it once a week to keep your system lubed up preventing seal and o ring failure. I am a trained aircon engineer not a rumour spreader. hope this helps all.