Horrible smell after turning A/C off

Vaughanabe13 · 05-25-2013, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeEater27

Ive actually been having a funny odor myself inside of my car and it smells like a damp rag that hasnt dried properly (if that makes any sense) but the thing is the odor isnt always there and i went smelling everything in my car and couldnt pinpoint where its coming from, but i believe it might be from keeping it parked in an indoor parking garage for long hours over night because the parking garage does have a funny smell itself because when i leave it parked outside in the sun i dont get any smell from it, not sure but im changing my cabin filter to see if that does the trick..hopefully it does

Holy lack of punctuation, Batman!

BrandonT · 05-25-2013, 09:03 PM

This is a well known issue and frankly Nissan should be embarrassed. I know I am if I smell it with a passenger

Anyway the best thing I have found if you don't want to mess with turning the AC on and off all the time is to keep the temp a click or two above 75F. It will switch back and forth between recirc and fresh by itself and this seems to help minimize it.

Mt Tam I am · 05-29-2013, 09:55 AM

Is it possible to spray an anti mold compound into or on something?

SouthArk370Z · 05-29-2013, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

Is it possible to spray an anti mold compound into or on something?

The most popular fungicides are bleach and vinegar, both of which can attack the Aluminum parts of the system (bleach attacks just about everything). Some kind of Silver micro/nano-particle spray around the evaporator area might help.

There may be a restriction in the drain. Kink/dirt/mold in the hose, &c.

chops · 05-29-2013, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BrandonT

This is a well known issue and frankly Nissan should be embarrassed. I know I am if I smell it with a passenger

Anyway the best thing I have found if you don't want to mess with turning the AC on and off all the time is to keep the temp a click or two above 75F. It will switch back and forth between recirc and fresh by itself and this seems to help minimize it.

this isnt an issue thats specific to nissan. it affects every single car. if you turn the AC on, the cool air condenses within the air ducts and will eventually mold. the way to solve it is to simply turn off the AC and let it blow outside air for a few minutes before coming to your destination. ive maintained this method ever since ive gotten my Z and my AC has never smelled bad.

if you already have the moldy smell, then i would suggest blowing the heater on the highest setting for upto 30minutes. just roll your windows down and drive around for a while. it should kill or get rid of the funk.

this affects every single car that uses AC. how do i know? i valeted cars for popular country clubs and what not for a year or so. every single car had an initially terrible smelling AC

SmokeEater27 · 05-29-2013, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Vaughanabe13

Holy lack of punctuation, Batman!

Lol Yea, after reading over that rambling of a run on sentence of mine I cringed a bit haha. I'm sure my grade school teacher was doing back flips and head spins in her grave as I typed it. "Pour a little something out for the lost homie"

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05-25-2013, 09:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
BrandonT Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Denver Posts: 169 Drives: 2009 370Z White Rep Power: 15	This is a well known issue and frankly Nissan should be embarrassed. I know I am if I smell it with a passenger Anyway the best thing I have found if you don't want to mess with turning the AC on and off all the time is to keep the temp a click or two above 75F. It will switch back and forth between recirc and fresh by itself and this seems to help minimize it.