Smell on AC off

I get a bad smell when I switch off the AC..The smell disappears when I switch on the AC...I generally dont prefer use of air freshener inside the car..Are others facing the same problem too on AC switch off...Whats the solution to this...

Many are though i dont! but i guess this is when u switch off the AC and keep the blower on right!?? this is very common in old cars but shudnt happen in new 1s!! the aircon if serviced shud do away with this problem! also how many kms has ur car done? and please do find out the real cause of the problem rather than just getting rid of it cause it'll b back after a while i guess!!

so wat to do ............same problem here.....
i guess some kinda wet board near aircon system causes such bad odour...

keep the blower on fresh air mode for a few days. no need to turn on the blower. give it a try. i always keep it in the same way and have not faced the problem ever.

ya u know wat i thought u know this! Wenever only the blower is on, always keep the ventilation open. try this!

This is not the soln to this problem.. I am also facing the same problem.. I get this problem when my AC is on and wen i feel its too cool i switch it off for few mins, but in that time it starts blowing bad odour... I thought it is just with me, today i came to know that many people are facing the same problem.. Can someone help in getting this thing fixed.

y dont u'll show this at the service center!!???

Anyone here whos taken it to the service for this problem and got it fixed...wat could be the cause for this problem...

even me 2 facing da same problem.................

I am facing the same peoblem more then that when u have the vent closed too and blower fan is off then too u can feel air comming in from vents as if they have not been closed properly

saifullah_khalid wrote:

I am facing the same peoblem more then that when u have the vent closed too and blower fan is off then too u can feel air comming in from vents as if they have not been closed properly

IN this case - u might have the ventilator set to sucking outside air - which might give you the air flow even blower os OFF. You might know this but sometimes we tend to miss things.

Even with the vent closed in air recirculation position (lever towards the RIGHT), external air pollution and exhaust fumes of a vehicle which is close and directly in front of my vehicle still enters the passenger cabin. Is anyone else facing this same problem, or is this a problem only in my car?

I am too!
I dont know wat to do with this!
The service guys are ignorant abt this!
I m writing to the company abt this!]

I have a similar problem. Every day when I get into the car I find mosquitoes inside which werent there the previous day. This happens when i leave the ac vents open. Looks like there is some opening that allows smoke and oddly mosquitoes as well.

Saumil - we look forward to your updates on hearing back from the company.

Look up daciaclub site one solution was to cover the air vent with a nylon stocking to cut down external pollution ... I will try this when I get some time next week

https://i.servimg.com/u/f47/12/17/44/51/home_m10.jpg


Another more drastic method was to cut open the airconditioning duct inside the car and mount a air filter there ... but I am not going down that road!

Its really odd that the vent does not close 100% when the vent lever is in closed position

i GUESS POLLUTION AND FOUL SMELL WILL PASS THE NYLON STOCKING, WONT IT!???

unless d company comes out wid a solution.....wat to do.....


so i have put an open soap under my seat ......now car is v pleasant ...

u can even put air freshners or somewat....but all dis very strong ya synthetic\\


so try putting a soap buddies//..

Saumil Any update on this for the company...This smell is sometimes quite embarassing...

Here is what happens !!! you drive with the ac on then you go home and turn it of ..If you look at any cooling system you will see the pipes get wet in hot weather (condensation) so you turn off the AC and the condensation drops onto something in the car carpet or something .
try turning off the AC 5 mins before you arrive at your destination
Stu

it s not d case wen we arrive at our destination ...den only switch it off 5 mins earlier...


suppose in middle of d journey..u start feeling cold......wat to do then.....

if u switch it off.....bear d foul smell.
if u dont...then bear d cold antarctic winds

in dat case wat to do

HUH er Hello the Ac is to cool your car not warm it so why would you want to (in the middle) of your journey want to warm yourself up with your AIRCONDITIONER . or are Indian AC s made to make you EVEN warmer
Stu

martin ..... Sometimes in India we feel better to drive with everything closed due to weather.

Weather and Pollution to be precise !!!

I think the reason behind your smelly AC is probably mould build -up in your evaporator or it's drain pipe.You can clean your drain pipe with compressed air easily.About your evap. you would probably need professional job or a spray is available in IRAN for such jobs,you turn your blower setting to max ,open all doors,and spray
at the air inlet just below the protective grills for 10 secs or so after airing your car for a couple of minutes you are done.About
the recirculating air lever,behind the panels there should be an enclosed hardwire running between the end of lever and the handle for the actual vent,at the points of fixture on both side of the hardwire there shoild be some sort of adjusters for length of travel of the hardwire.By trial and error you could tweek it for the right length.thats all.