Chaos310 Donating Members 228 Member For: 12y 1m 19d Gender: Male Posted 07/07/14 07:19 AM Share Posted 07/07/14 07:19 AM Hi Folks,So a while back I was not using my ute and now I have started driving it again, I have found the air con, when on, stinks like an old ashtray... No I dont smoke, no one has ever smoked in my car... I had let the thing sit for about 4-5 weeks in my driveway.anyone experienced this?anyone got good tips to get to the a/c drain?cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr71 Member 52 Member For: 10y 6m 7d Posted 07/07/14 08:20 AM Share Posted 07/07/14 08:20 AM (edited) You might have had some moist air going through the AC duct/evaporator ( that has condensed) when it was last used. With the cooler weather, it hasn't had the chance to evaporate. Maybe mixed with some dust, to get some bacterial growth happening. You can go to a Ford dealership and they hook up a machine that sends a cleaning agent through the system.Or go to an Air conditioning/ refrigeration supplier and ask for an aerosol can that disinfects and deodorizes. Blast into return vents ( under dash) with fans on high, until it comes out of the supply vents.Or a can of Glen 20 ( or similar ). Edited 07/07/14 08:22 AM by sr71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos310 Donating Members 228 Member For: 12y 1m 19d Gender: Male Posted 07/07/14 08:57 AM Author Share Posted 07/07/14 08:57 AM Roger that mate. Cheers for the insight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 10y 8m 21d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 07/07/14 12:44 PM Share Posted 07/07/14 12:44 PM have you looked at your air con filter behind the clove box (take clove box out and its in behind there ) I had the same problem ,leafs started to rot and gave of a bad smell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 5m 3d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 07/07/14 12:48 PM Share Posted 07/07/14 12:48 PM I give off a bad smell on occasion too... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 10m 25d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 07/07/14 02:29 PM Share Posted 07/07/14 02:29 PM Glen20, half a can in all the air vents and run it on recirc for an hour or something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnesy Donating Members 210 Member For: 15y 8m 29d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 08/07/14 10:36 AM Share Posted 08/07/14 10:36 AM (edited) An a/c drain pipe may become blocked with debris and cause an overflow of condensate into the cabin. The drain pipe should be checked and cleared as part of each scheduled service.The smell could be from condensate spillage from the heater core area due to improper sealing. There is a repair kit available involving a foam strip which is fitted within a half hour to fix the concern and is covered under warranty. The dash panel does not need to come out.Quote Part # BA18B539ASF to Ford.It fixed the smell issue and the leaking air con water on the drivers side footwell. Edited 08/07/14 10:37 AM by Barnesy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 10y 8m 21d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 08/07/14 10:38 AM Share Posted 08/07/14 10:38 AM Glen20, half a can in all the air vents and run it on recirc for an hour or something!when I had the dash out I sprayed everything with glen20 ,all the vents and fan . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 10y 8m 21d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 08/07/14 10:40 AM Share Posted 08/07/14 10:40 AM An a/c drain pipe may become blocked with debris and cause an overflow of condensate into the cabin. The drain pipe should be checked and cleared as part of each scheduled service.The smell could be from condensate spillage from the heater core area due to improper sealing. There is a repair kit available involving a foam strip which is fitted within a half hour to fix the concern and is covered under warranty. The dash panel does not need to come out.Quote Part # BA18B539ASF to Ford.It fixed the smell issue and the leaking air con water on the drivers side footwell.is that for ba ?as well mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnesy Donating Members 210 Member For: 15y 8m 29d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 08/07/14 10:42 AM Share Posted 08/07/14 10:42 AM that's for FG, I got mine fixed last year. Bugger all labour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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