MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Asa on September 10, 2011, 12:57:53 am

Title: Stinking sweaty cheesy sock smelling air con
Post by: Asa on September 10, 2011, 12:57:53 am

The smell comes and goes when running the air con, is there anything else I can do apart from flush and re-gas? Is there a filter somewhere that I can change? Kwik fit yes kwik fit!! Flushed and re charged twice but the smell still comes back  :sick:

Title: Re: Stinking sweaty cheesy sock smelling air con
Post by: Andy on September 10, 2011, 01:12:24 am

kwick don't know what they are doing--the air con will be stale and regassing won't help it needs a air con bomb in it first and also a new filter

Title: Re: Stinking sweaty cheesy sock smelling air con
Post by: stealthwolf on September 10, 2011, 09:12:14 am

You can get a new pollen filter. Old one is underneath the glovebox. There's a guide somewhere but on iPhone. Replace the filter and run an aircon Cleaner TBH I did the above two - filter didn't make any difference as it had been recently replaced. Aircon cleaner lastes 2-3 weeks max. At the mo, I turn off the aircon and let fresh air blast through the vents in the last few minutes of a drive.

Title: Re: Stinking sweaty cheesy sock smelling air con
Post by: JackG on September 10, 2011, 11:28:43 am

Check underneath the car and see if there is a small water drop coming out from underneath the car when the air connhas been running for a while, you may have a blocked condensor pipe wich will give you the problem you've got as the old condensed water sits in there and it bloody smells  :signLOL: