Aircon smell

[Jap4447]

Anybody know how to get rid of the stinking smell coming for the aircon or air vents?

[Tortaruga]

Change your pollen filter and also buy a 'bomb' from Halfords or somewhere. It's kind of fun using them.

[Jap4447]

It's strange because Iv had a similar smell on all my vw's. Iv tried changing the pollen filter and the bomb but it always comes back. Worse when it's rained or been left a few days.

[Andy]

as above change the pollen filter and it might need a bomb throu the air con

[OSB]

as above change the pollen filter and it might need a bomb throu the air con

As above.
But I had the same problem on a previous car and ended up taking it to an Aircon specialist. They used an 'Industrial Strength' cleaner and anti bacterial stuff. That did it!

[Conrad]

I used auto glym Aircon sanitiser worked a dream.

[homesqueeze]

If you haven't had an air con service in 2 years or more, get one done at a decent place and they will include an antibacterial treatment . This might do a more long term fix than "the bomb".

[JregGT]

I had this when I first got ours, tried the pollen filter and bomb which worked briefly but soon came back. A regass and clean by a local garage cured the problem and that has been over 4 months now. So if happy to pay for full works, I'd go straight for that.
 

[stealthwolf]

In the past, I've tried a combination of new pollen filter + aircon bomb + switching off aircon towards the end of a drive (but leave the blowers on). They work for about a month. Alex@AKS sprayed some disinfectant in somewhere where the pollen filter goes and it's been fine since.

[Jap4447]

Ok thanks everyone, I will try the disinfectant first then if that fails il have to put my hand in my pocket for the service.

[Sharpie]

Just had a service, pollen change, air con was meant to have got rid of the bacteria 2 months ago but every now & again i get the smell 

Might have to give one of the bombs a try

[MichaelR]

Had this problem in my old Type R, stuck a bomb in there and it was fine.