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Update: The wife came in and said the smell is back so its time for the standard fix.Interesting! Has anyone else tried?
Turned on the air conditioner and then raised the temp setting to the highest setting and same with the fan while the air conditioner was on. But note my wife reported yesterday the smell had returned.Need clarification. "raised the temp and fan to max" as in the AC isnt blowing cold air, just a large amount of ambient air?
Or "turned on the AC" and running the AC fan on max with very cold air?
Probably dry enough most of the time that very little moisture collects on the evaporator. I've always made it a point to turn off the A/C a mile or 2 before my destination and run the fan on high to dry off the evaporator, especially in more humid climates. I can't stand having that odor in the HVAC system and once the microorganisms set up shop in there it is very difficult to completely get rid of them.I still havent experienced this, I guess it may be living in the desert, the dry air means the AC dries out fast enough to not cause a problem.
The concern I have with an ozone generator (besides the fact it is hazardous to your lungs) is that it will, by it's nature, breakdown plastics and accelerate destruction of rubbers...So....I had two different BMWs that had terrible odors from the HVAC. I'd change filters and the smell would go away, but it would return randomly from time to time. This was probably due to my short commute which would not run HVAC long enough to dry everything out. What ended up FINALLY eliminating the odor completely was an ozone generator. You can rent them at most rental places. Just put it in the car, windows up, turn the fan on and leave the generator and the fan on for a few hours. Turn it off, air out the car. Voila....smell gone. I guess it kills anything organic. I don't know the chemistry, but it DOES work. If the smell returns, just do it all over again. Super easy in a Tesla since you can leave the fan running without running the engine.
Don't know....didn't see any issues in the bimmer! Smell went away though.The concern I have with an ozone generator (besides the fact it is hazardous to your lungs) is that it will, by it's nature, breakdown plastics and accelerate destruction of rubbers...
I sprayed a generous amount of AC coil cleaner and after about 15-20 mins of letting it soak in and evaporate in the sun, I then sprayed some Mold Control so that hopefully there is no more build up of mold/mildew, also replaced the filters. It's been a week so far and so far no smell, of course I cracked the windows open and let it vent a bit to make sure there are no dangerous fumes (if any from the mold control spray?) and has been good so far. No odor, and it smells pretty neutral, maybe a hint of lemon from the coil cleaner foam, which disappeared after the first few days.You need to clean the system, not just replace filters. Some people have sprayed some cleaner inside?
After you clean it, make sure you keep the system in auto mode.
I plan on ordering fine stainless steel mesh from Amazon to do something similar. I think I want mesh with 1mm apertures, but they sell mesh with apertures 10 times smaller than that. And many sizes in between and beyond both of those.Filter and Kool it are good but also check the actual intake from the hood area. Sometimes leaves get down through the grill and rest against the intake screen. I added an intake cover screen using gutter mesh and weather stripping. I find it breaths better than the aftermarket plastic covers that drop in.
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Is it the sort of thing where people say "It will destroy your plastics and rubbers!" but in reality, that's only if you leave it running for 365 days straight?The concern I have with an ozone generator (besides the fact it is hazardous to your lungs) is that it will, by it's nature, breakdown plastics and accelerate destruction of rubbers...
No he said he broke it and apologized. I was watching when it happened.Most likely just forgot to plug it in.
Is it the sort of thing where people say "It will destroy your plastics and rubbers!" but in reality, that's only if you leave it running for 365 days straight?
Can leaving it in your car for just a few hours really do damage?
Exactly as @Aellinsar said. These devices (ozone generators) are non calibrated devices and one has no idea how much they are pumping out. Huge number of different materials in the car, some might be fine some might not be. I live in Arizona and see plastics crumbling from uv rays so I'd prefer to decrease risk.Is it the sort of thing where people say "It will destroy your plastics and rubbers!" but in reality, that's only if you leave it running for 365 days straight?
Can leaving it in your car for just a few hours really do damage?