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SnakeyesTx
08-15-2006, 08:55 PM
Every once in a while when I turn the recirculator off and turn the temperature up over 72, I can hear the compressor get a little break and for about the first 3 or 4 minutes of the new temperature setting there's a really pleasant smell coming from the vents. I don't wanna say its cologne-like, but its not exactly cheap air freshner smell either. It's like a comfortable median. Are the cabin filters scented or something? (assuming they are, I'm guessing that the dealer-bought ones would be and not the store-bought aftermarkets)
Blitzkrieg Bob
08-15-2006, 09:09 PM
a wet dog
Bill R.
08-15-2006, 09:13 PM
like old mechanic sweating out last nights thunderbird...




a wet dog
winfred
08-15-2006, 09:58 PM
the new filter just hasn't strained out very many farts yet, it'll get better :D
KenB
08-15-2006, 10:02 PM
Yep, mine smelled like dead funk til I changed it, no cologne in the new one.
Ausmpower
08-16-2006, 07:46 AM
They contain activated carbon so there should be no smell what so ever with a new microfilter........

Bacteria can grow on the evap core or in the bottom of the housing if the drain is blocked........ and It smells WRONG!! (DEAD wet dog!.........Poo YUCK!!)
ThoreauHD
08-16-2006, 07:58 AM
It could be ozone or anti-freeze that you're smelling. Which is probably not a good thing long term. Air fresheners use electrostatic discharges to create ozone(O3) molecules which make the air smell sweet, although it's toxic to you. And you already know what anti-freeze smells like. Neither of which is a good thing. I have not found a cabin filter that is scented unless your mechanic has a flair for the dramatic.
brosher
08-16-2006, 08:05 AM
Sounds like you smell coolant and your heater core is in need of replacment.
winfred
08-16-2006, 08:08 AM
the pleated white e32/34/36 filters are just paper


They contain activated carbon so there should be no smell what so ever with a new microfilter........
Bill R.
08-16-2006, 08:13 AM
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the pleated white e32/34/36 filters are just paper
NovceGuru
08-16-2006, 08:34 AM
Bacteria can grow on the evap core or in the bottom of the housing if the drain is blocked........ and It smells WRONG!! (DEAD wet dog!.........Poo YUCK!!)

So whatst the best way to go about cleaning this? I suppose bleach isn't the answer since the evap is aluminum....


NovceGuru