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Piers McDonald
Tinkerer
NSW
Soarer JZZ30 TT-L

Posts: 14
Reg: 08-2006

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 Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 08:55 pm, by:  Piers McDonald (Drp) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I've replaced the air con filters in my Soarer, but there's still a musty smell that comes from the vents that goes away when the air con starts blowing cold air.

I was thinking of taking the fan unit apart and cleaning the crap out of it that gets sucked in from outside. I did once in an old Camry and it was full of mouldy pollen and dust, made a huge difference to the smell.

Anyone dismantled the fan before? I know where it is, but it looks like I might have to move some wires to get to it.

Any suggestions?
Clayton Webb
TryHard
South Australia
'31 V8

Posts: 435
Reg: 09-2005

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 Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 09:05 pm, by:  Clayton Webb (Clackers) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Could be just mould in your vents. I think you can take it to an autoelectrican and they can suck Ozone through the vents which kills the mould.
Bill McCluskey
Tinkerer
Queensland
lexus sc400

Posts: 10
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 Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 08:04 pm, by:  Bill McCluskey (Willie) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I have a smell of petrol coming through my air conditioner. I changed the main filter but still a faint smell of petrol is coming in when the conditioner is on. Anyone had this problem?
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

Posts: 8412
Reg: 11-2004

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 Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 11:29 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
What do the filters smell like?
Adam Peterson
Goo Roo
Western Australia
Lexus Roller Coaster

Posts: 1209
Reg: 04-2006

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 Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 11:53 am, by:  Adam Peterson (President) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Try spraying some glen20 somewhere then run your air on recylcle with the doors closed.
It may not work but its an idea.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

Posts: 3043
Reg: 10-2005

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 Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 12:47 pm, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
There is a product here called "30 seconds mould" - "spray and walk away" its pretty amazing stuff - I was thinking of spraying some of that in the intake at some stage - mine's not bad but I do get a musty dank smell from it occasionally.
Adam Peterson
Goo Roo
Western Australia
Lexus Roller Coaster

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Reg: 04-2006

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 Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 02:12 pm, by:  Adam Peterson (President) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
lol Matt, that name sounds like you get mould in 30 seconds.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Reg: 10-2005

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 Thursday, September 27, 2007 - 06:37 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Heh, yeah you should see the TV advert for it.

"I spray then walk away"
"I'm back, I still walk away"
"mould still dying, still, I walk away..."
Bill McCluskey
Tinkerer
Queensland
lexus sc400

Posts: 12
Reg: 08-2006

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 Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - 10:14 pm, by:  Bill McCluskey (Willie) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I think i may have found the problem peter, the air conditioning guy who recharged the system may have left a small tube off the unit or it may have popped off but I am hoping that this is where the fumes came from. all I seem to do is sniff these days :-)
Elliot Connor
Tinkerer
london
V8

Posts: 8
Reg: 09-2007

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 Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - 11:43 pm, by:  Elliot Connor (Urbanterrorist) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I had this problem. Went to my local car auto place. You put this aerosol in the back, lock it on spray, set air con to full and recirculate. Shut all doors etc then wait for the can to fully discharge. Run the aircon for 5 mins longer and voila!!!
Kills all bacteria and mould in the system and smells nice
Works a treat. Cost me £10
Elliot Connor
Tinkerer
london
V8

Posts: 9
Reg: 09-2007

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 Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - 11:44 pm, by:  Elliot Connor (Urbanterrorist) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
BTW how do you get the air con filters out? And where are they? Cheers
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

Posts: 8426
Reg: 11-2004

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 Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 01:08 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/10/10.html?1150259642
Dave Billings
TryHard
Louisiana
SC 300, Manual Transmission

Posts: 317
Reg: 06-2007

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 Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 01:43 am, by:  Dave Billings (Waveman1717) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Peter Nitschke wrote on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 11:29 am:

What do the filters smell like

Ben Dowdell
TryHard
SA
GT Limited V8

Posts: 128
Reg: 07-2005

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 Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 08:22 pm, by:  Ben Dowdell (Ben) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
My A/C was a bit smelly too... i just had the system re gassed and a pipe repaired so hopefully no leak..... I also had the drier replaced which is canister near the passenger headlight .... it is full of silica beads and dries the 'inside' of the system...... no more smell!!

hope this helps

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