Weird Question

[Sarah]

I had just started to go at a stoplight, when all of a sudden out of my vents comes a nasty smell, like bleach, it is not the first time I have smelled it.............any ideas??????????????????

[Messiah]

When was the last time you changed your socks?....J/K

No idea...but I have smelled something like that before

[BGR]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dragon300le)</div><div class='quotemain'>When was the last time you changed your socks?....J/K

No idea...but I have smelled something like that before</div>

Haha.. I was just about to say the exact same thing until I scrolled down and seen your response.

I'm sure every one of us has smelled this foul stinky feet smell coming from the vents. To prevent this, I use the ac to flush the smell out. It's not bad now that the weather is cool but during the summer, whew!!! I heard that there is this collector behind the vent or stereo someplace that needs to be cleaned out.

[Auto-9]

I have no idea what bleach smells like But there is a funky smell sometimes from my vents.

[Prophet]

Man I have been smelling the same thing. Every time I get into the car I can smell it and when the car is running for awile it goes away. I know that there is some kind of filter for the cabin right behind the glove compartment but I am not sure how to change it or when.

Jason

[manybrews]

a "mildewy" type smell is normal for a few minutes due to water condensation on the AC evaporator, which is totally normal for any cooling system. Unfortunatly, a little bit of the water will remain on the evaporator fins, and after time can produce a small amount of mold.
Starting the AC will nullify that mold smell after a few minutes, but it will return. There are a few products that can help with this smell. Most are a chemical coating that is sprayed onto the evaporator fins in an attempt to seal them from the mildew.

[pinoyesv6]

uhm another trick is to turn on the AC on full blast. then spray some lysol or something of that sort. u know the air frshner that kills germs and stuff, into that area where the AC sucks in the air. thats another trick u might wanna try

[Sarah]

Thanks..............i have seen the post about stinky feet, or I would have done a search, but it's not that.........................it smells like I opened a bottle of clorox bleach and dumped it into my vents................I dunno I was probably driving by a laundrymat and didn't know it every time I smelled it

[BlankMan]

Hey - just found this - not really a solution but at least offers an idea as to why the smell is there...

http://autorepair.about.com/library/weekly...y/aa071601a.htm

J

[Tiptronic]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BlankMan)</div><div class='quotemain'>Hey - just found this - not really a solution but at least offers an idea as to why the smell is there...

http://autorepair.about.com/library/weekly...y/aa071601a.htm

J</div>

dude you are finding some pretty good finds lately. first the 6G CF hood and now this. keep up the good work...... and no im not being sarcastic, i really mean it


i just read this in that article.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Since most of these solutions can be a little pricey and difficult to apply, there are a couple of simple things that will help reduce the problem. One is to keep a spray can of Lysol in the car and spray it into the air intake one a week</div>

just spray it in the intake...i dont think so :!: