Red Sleeper
Active member
Can't you smell that smell? Good ol' Lynyrd.
Honestly though, does everyone else have the HVAC vent foul odor smell to deal with? Seems it is only an issue with newer vehicles for me. My 14 chevy and wife's 13 mazda3 both have smelly vents when we first turn on the AC. And my 05 CR doesn't have the issue, probably because the AC does not blow as cold on this older truck compared to newer vehicles.
And I know it's from running the AC so cold that the inside of the vents condensate when the system is turned off. I do make it a point to turn the AC off a few minutes before I turn the vehicle off. But how do I get rid of the smell next time I turn the AC on?
About the only option I can come up with is to steam clean the vents. Fog steam from inside the the vehicle through the vents, then from the outside vents in. What else can a person do?
Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell - YouTube
Honestly though, does everyone else have the HVAC vent foul odor smell to deal with? Seems it is only an issue with newer vehicles for me. My 14 chevy and wife's 13 mazda3 both have smelly vents when we first turn on the AC. And my 05 CR doesn't have the issue, probably because the AC does not blow as cold on this older truck compared to newer vehicles.
And I know it's from running the AC so cold that the inside of the vents condensate when the system is turned off. I do make it a point to turn the AC off a few minutes before I turn the vehicle off. But how do I get rid of the smell next time I turn the AC on?
About the only option I can come up with is to steam clean the vents. Fog steam from inside the the vehicle through the vents, then from the outside vents in. What else can a person do?
Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell - YouTube