Thread: Funky A/C smell
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Old 10-18-2011, 10:45 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sstevens7 View Post
Moisture is building up in the air filter when you run the a/c and if you just shut your car off that moisture sits in the filter accumulating bacteria causing the smell. I think this has been discussed on here before. What people say to do is about 5 minutes before you reach your destination turn the a/c off and run the heater to dry out the filter so it doesn't have the opportunity to start to smell.
Obviously the people suggesting that don't live in the Southwest or Texas!
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