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smell through vents

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smell through vents

Post by dennys » Wed Jan 13, 2016 9:30 pm

Does any one have any ideas what the smell id that comes through centre vents now and again .musty odour ive changed the pollen filters etc any help please
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Re: smell through vents

Post by kjb1 » Wed Jan 13, 2016 10:30 pm

leave aircon on all the time, it will help and very little effect on mpg


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smell through vents

Post by kjb1 » Wed Jan 13, 2016 10:30 pm

use an ac bomb, you put car fans on recirc, set it off and leave it do its thing. 


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Post by dennys » Sun Jan 17, 2016 3:56 am

ive tried that and smell still comes back after a bit
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Post by Horizon » Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:58 am

I had an Escort XR3i years ago that usen to smell really bad when the heater was used, it turned out to be a leaking heater matrix.
Hopefully not that as it's probably a dash out job.
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Re: smell through vents

Post by kjb1 » Sun Jan 17, 2016 2:01 pm

leave aircon on permanently


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