AC smells?

[Pmode]

this happened to my brother's altima coupe before, everyone i asked said it was something with the airfilter and that i should turn it on and spray fabreezy

So when i turn on the AC there isn't much smell, but wen i turn off the AC and let the fan run, theres a really; funky smell. And it hasn't been raining, so iono, can somone shed some light?

thx

[Sentientbydesign]

I've run into this problem before too. I think it has something to do with mildew/dust build up and how the A/C dehumidifies the air.

There are some products on the market for cleaning the A/C. You might look into that.

I would suggest lysol over Fabreeze. Lysol will kill what's making the smell. Fabreeze will just cover it up.

[Pmode]

Thanks dawg.

[DevonD]

My dads Murano did that and so have a few other cars we have had. From what I have heard its just stail air blowing in because the filter or something in the system is wet. probably because of the A/C. All we had to do was run the car for ten minutes or so with the heat on full blast and the A/C on. this has always seemed to work for us. try that out guys!

[joe603]

The way to reduce the smell is to have the AC on recirculate before you shut the car off. The outside air will help with the smell.

[Pmode]

Thanks guys, imma try it during my lunch break.

[zozoka1212]

Most people have problem with A/C smell if they don't use it all the time. Some people prefer to stop a/c a minute or 2 before they turn the engine off. I never had any problem with the A/C smell.

Here is what's the best to use for that smell. This is what some of the owners use here to solve the problem. I never used them.

http://www.odorxit.com/

Hope this helps.

zozo