Is it possible an insulation blanket on the bottom of the car could have absorbed moisture from the plugged drain? The real mold smell, right now, appears to be coming from outside the interior and somewhere from the front half of the car. The car is parked in the garage with the windows up and upon entering the garage after the car has been parked, the smell is there, but not inside the car. To me, the ventilation system is acceptable since they cleaned the drain housing. Earlier, I said they changed the evaporator. They only removed it to clean the housing, then re-installed with new o-rings. They indicate the heater box was inspected for mold and none found.

Wife is out racking up more miles right now. I will tell her to leave the a/c running until shut-down in the garage to see if water drains. Do I understand there is not a holding or delay in the drain process?

Thanks to all.

Would someone really go to all the trouble to remove an evaporator and then just clean the old one and put it back in?

Just curious, what did this cost?

Also, there would be no holding tank...the idea is to get rid of the water - not save it for nasties to grow in.

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2012 E350
2006 Callaway SC560

Brew,

Dumping the water makes the most sense to me, also. It was the dealership that removed the evap so they could remove the heater box to clean it. I have no real knowledge on what must be removed to get at these parts, I'm just reading it off the service invoice. They removed the crash bar, wiper motor, yadda, yadda. I see they also removed the lower engine cover. I'm just trying to get a lead on the source. All still under warranty.



Thanks, again.