Smelly Aircon ... anyone else?

[twisty]

I love Shreq dearly but today ... ppeeeeuuuuuuwwwww ...

Turned the aircon on and ... what a smell. Not like anything else. Luckily I had the good lady fiona onboard (we went and had a picnic in the mountains) and she said her baby nissan (pintara) air con smelt the same?????

We tried to describe the smell and the best we could come up with wet "funky" socks. The smell goes away about 10 minutes after the aircon is turned off (and windows down (4/100 aircon)).

This needs a resolution before family counselling is required. Any idea listened too.

[rkinsey]

Mould and mildew build up in the filters/condenser by the sound (smell) of it.

You need to kill the bacteria in the system that is causing the smell.

Checkout this guy on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrVc_FXrbHY

Im not sure where the intakes are on the Patrol but you get the idea.

[big_fletch]

Mate I have the solution, have done it plenty of times at work.. Glen 20 air fresher, best bloody thing ever.. Turn your fan on full, next to the AC button is the air recirculate button.. Turn it on and spray some Glen 20 behind the white heater box under the pass side football.. Smell will be gone after a couple of good squirts.. Also check that with the AC on the water is dripping out under the car, this shows the water isn't sitting stagnant inside the box from a blockage

[Yendor]

Before deodorising your A/C system I would make sure that the drain tube for the A/C is not blocked and your heater core is not leaking.

[Yendor]

Yeah mine smells musty too. Not as bad as yours Twisty but thanks for raising the issue. Think I read somewhere ages ago how to remove and clean the filters but forgotten now. Think it was down under the passenger footwell somewhere?

You can fit filters to your A/C system but I don't think that will help with the musty smell.

I got a kit from NIZZBITS.

[Yendor]

What sort of kit was that Yendor? A filter kit or something?

They are a pollen filter.

My wife suffers from hay fever and she believes the filters help.

[Yendor]

Plasnart I found some pictures for you.

http://www.patrol-gr.net/trucs21.php

The steering wheel is on the wrong side but you get the idea.

The kit from NIZZBITS comes with fitting instructions, takes about 10 minutes to fit and there is some cutting of the plastic A/C box required.

The kit is for the GUs

[twisty]

Thanks everyone Lady fiona HATES glen20 (bugga) ... I'll check the drain and heater.

But if that doesn't fix it then fiona will have to live with glen for a while.

edit ... glen20 has helped and the smell is gone. Had the aircon outlet venting from the dash and sprayed in the foot wells. Smell is gone instantly (of course) and has not (yet) returned.

[twinotter600]

If there is no water draining onto the ground after using the A/C for a bit it is puddling in the vent and growing nasties.

[Robo]

Has the smell come back yet ?.
It's now approx 2 1/2 mths since last post.