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Car Forum / Mercedes-Benz Cars / January 200692 190E 2.3 - foul smell in the air circulation system
Hi I have a 92 190E 2.3 and in summer (I'm in Alberta, Canada...yes its only a short portion of the year that the problem exists..) there is a foul smell present when the car is first started. It is especially bad if the air conditioning is NOT on. What also happens is that when I wash it, the smell of the soap or wax used is present for a few days and then the foul smell comes back . Anyone have any ideas about how to track this problem down. It seems like there is a filter somewhere that is holding the water and as it goes stale, gives off the smell. Thanks C. Peters You might want to try turning off the air conditioner about 1 minute before you park to prevent the problem in the future (works for BMWs). Richard > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Thanks > C. Peters You might have a dead critter in the air duct where air enters into the cabin... Otherwise, you need to use evaporator cleaner. Turn on the heat or the air and spray some lysol into the heater intake (at the bottom of the windshield,outside), some times you can get some mold growing in the heating/ac system, the lysol will kill it, no more stink. ;) WD > You might have a dead critter in the air duct where air enters into the > cabin... Otherwise, you need to use evaporator cleaner. lysol really works!!! > Turn on the heat or the air and spray some lysol into the heater intake > (at [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> You might have a dead critter in the air duct where air enters into the >> cabin... Otherwise, you need to use evaporator cleaner. I did this job this fall on my '94 E320. I was getting a musty smell for a minute after the A/C was switched off. I tried Lysol, but it was a scented kind, and for weeks my car smelled like a _very_ cheap whore house (not that I've ever been in a very cheap whore house (or even a moderately cheap (or expensive) one))) I decided to get to the root of the problem, and bought a set of new cabin filters (they came in a pair for my car, about CDN $45 at the dealer, YMMV) changed those, (they were _very_ dirty and clogged) and while the filters were out, sprayed in a can of car A/C cleaner, made especially for this problem (directions on the can). John M. '94 E320 fresh as a daisy oooopps filters are very cheap in your country, same in mine ( Chile) cost US$ 150..... =( |
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