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Offline allsop83

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Why does our car stink??
« on: January 21, 2013, 03:30:08 pm »
Car seems to be a bit stinky when the AirCon goes on/off.....and particularly when you put the car into reverse and go backwards!

Big like a wet dog/ass smell.......any ideas guys before I start throwing things through the AC system?

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Chris
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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2013, 03:33:14 pm »
Probably need to change your pollen filter.
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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2013, 03:42:09 pm »
Quote from: markc on January 21, 2013, 03:33:14 pm
Probably need to change your pollen filter.

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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2013, 04:03:26 pm »
Catalyst?? Might be coming from exhaust as you say it's worse when you reverse.

Smells like rotten eggs.
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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2013, 04:11:02 pm »
If you don't use your A/C system often you can get some "damp" smells.

Your supposed to use it for 10mins a week apparently  :surprised:
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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2013, 04:31:12 pm »
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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2013, 06:35:39 pm »
Quote from: Tortaruga on January 21, 2013, 04:03:26 pm
Catalyst?? Might be coming from exhaust as you say it's worse when you reverse.

Smells like rotten eggs.

Recirculation comes on automatically when you go into reverse, so not that. Seems like pollen filter and air con check would be the best bet.
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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2013, 06:53:46 pm »
Have a spare Pollen Filter if you want one.

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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2013, 07:51:35 pm »
Quote from: 94Luke on January 21, 2013, 06:35:39 pm
Recirculation comes on automatically when you go into reverse, so not that. Seems like pollen filter and air con check would be the best bet.
Well, I never knew that.  Get ready for my next post reporting on the crash caused by looking at the climate control instead of looking behind me...
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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2013, 07:53:51 pm »
Quote from: SRC on January 21, 2013, 07:51:35 pm
Quote from: 94Luke on January 21, 2013, 06:35:39 pm
Recirculation comes on automatically when you go into reverse, so not that. Seems like pollen filter and air con check would be the best bet.
Well, I never knew that.  Get ready for my next post reporting on the crash caused by looking at the climate control instead of looking behind me...

+1 :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2013, 08:08:34 pm »
Sounds like you have bacteria in the aircon system. Not uncommon if it's not been serviced for a while. Probably worse in reverse, because as said above it puts the car into recirculation mode and it will just be pumping smelly air round the cabin. Your best bet is to either get a garage to run an antibacterial cleaner through the system or buy one of the aerosol type cleaners that you leave spraying inside the car while you leave the aircon running. Pollen filter change wouldn't hurt either.
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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2013, 01:28:19 pm »
Quote from: GrayMK5GTI on January 21, 2013, 04:11:02 pm
If you don't use your A/C system often you can get some "damp" smells.

Your supposed to use it for 10mins a week apparently  :surprised:

I agree with this.  I've never turned my A/C off in 6 years!! Never had any strange smells from it!!

If it smells now though, maybe running it every day for a while will fix it or you need to get rid of the bacteria in the A/C system as HOMESQUEEZE mentioned!
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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2013, 02:16:01 pm »
Quote from: SRC on January 21, 2013, 07:51:35 pm
Quote from: 94Luke on January 21, 2013, 06:35:39 pm
Recirculation comes on automatically when you go into reverse, so not that. Seems like pollen filter and air con check would be the best bet.
Well, I never knew that.  Get ready for my next post reporting on the crash caused by looking at the climate control instead of looking behind me...

Haha!  :signLOL: It won't come up on the panel but if you listen closely when you have the fans on and stick it in reverse the noise will change slightly when it goes into recirc  :happy2:
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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2013, 06:16:20 pm »
Quote from: 94Luke on January 22, 2013, 02:16:01 pm
Quote from: SRC on January 21, 2013, 07:51:35 pm
Quote from: 94Luke on January 21, 2013, 06:35:39 pm
Recirculation comes on automatically when you go into reverse, so not that. Seems like pollen filter and air con check would be the best bet.
Well, I never knew that.  Get ready for my next post reporting on the crash caused by looking at the climate control instead of looking behind me...

Haha!  :signLOL: It won't come up on the panel but if you listen closely when you have the fans on and stick it in reverse the noise will change slightly when it goes into recirc  :happy2:

Goes into recirc when you use windscreen washer as well. If your interested  :laugh:
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Re: Why does our car stink??
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2013, 08:00:05 pm »
I noticed that with reverse and the washers today, thought I was going mad when it did it!
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