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Old 03-25-2011, 04:09 PM
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Red face odor coming from vents

I have a 98 sl it started giving off odd odor when I first start car then it seems to go away, also the AC will switch over to EC and not go out until I shut off car,Then one day the AC is ice cold and the next it blows warm air.This is what I have done so far: replaced cabin filter,sprayed wurt's cleaner in intake. seems to have helped a little.It has been suggested that I have AC evacuated and refill and also have evaporator cleaned.I won't fool with AC will have that done,can I get to the evaporator and clean that myself?

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Old 03-25-2011, 04:14 PM
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what kind of odor? like a sickly sweet smell or a moldy smell?
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Old 03-25-2011, 05:47 PM
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more like mold
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Old 03-26-2011, 03:38 PM
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SO on my BMW (89) that was in storage before I bought her , I had a moldy type smell, I removed all the guts of the HVAC to replace heater core, cleaned everything I could,disinfected , cleaned out drains ect...
Still there
So last week I had to replace an electrical component and while doing that noticed a little fluffy stuff in the heater duct. 2 hours later and I removed a serious mouse nest, albiet old, complete with petrified mice. Now the odor is gone.. Wonder why..
Im just tellin ya..... lol - you never know
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Old 03-26-2011, 04:28 PM
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When evaporators leak, they get strange smells too.

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