Whiffy air con

[MarkJunedd]

My air con has over the last couple of days started to smell on first switch on. It's almost like a solvent smell coming through the vents and is so pungent at first that I have to open the window to clear it. After about 45secs the smell has gone and the air-con operates as it should and is ice cold. Am I looking at a regas or would one of them conditioner cans help ? TIA.

 

[whitenemesis]

Usually it's a bad egg smell due to bacteria in the system.

Solvent smells in my experience usually come through the air vents from screen wash?

 

[Aletank]

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[MarkJunedd]

Theres a poundland around the corner! I'll try that tomorrow ........thanks

 

[tpwuk]

My air con has over the last couple of days started to smell on first switch on. It's almost like a solvent smell coming through the vents and is so pungent at first that I have to open the window to clear it. After about 45secs the smell has gone and the air-con operates as it should and is ice cold. Am I looking at a regas or would one of them conditioner cans help ? TIA.

I get this every so often. Smells a bit like thinners. I suppose it could be screen wash.

 

[MarkJunedd]

Its a different smell to my screenwash wif which I have got used to now. Screenwash smells quite sweet whereas this is a strong smell. First time it happened I was driving past the industrial estate up the road and thought it was from a spray booth or similar it was that strong.

 

[MBK]

I think tpwuk is suggesting its the smell of screen wash that has gone off, its quite common in modern VW cars and its smells like nothing else.

 

[stwat]

Its a different smell to my screenwash wif which I have got used to now. Screenwash smells quite sweet whereas this is a strong smell. First time it happened I was driving past the industrial estate up the road and thought it was from a spray booth or similar it was that strong.

Maybe the industrial smell has impregnated the pollen filter. Replace it and see if that helps.

 

[MarkJunedd]

OK next stupid question. Where is my pollen filter?

 

[Aletank]

OK next stupid question. Where is my pollen filter?

No such thing as a stupid question

202Tech This is for a W202 Class but I think your CLK is very similar/the same

 

[MarkJunedd]

Thanks a lot, thats very helpful. Off to GSF now!