Help needed re smell from heaters
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Help needed re smell from heaters
Hi, we bought our first audi last week, an a4, b5 1.8. It has 115k on the clock and is a 98 reg car, has full service history and cam belt done at 96k, generally not too bad other than the exterior door trim needing replacing and the usual volume **** fault on the stereo.
However we have a problem that may be quite bad. My misses rand me this morning, it was raining so put the blowers on hot to de mist the windscreen, there was a burning smell and the screen misted up more rather than cleared.
Now i cant say in all honesty it is a burning smell but it is quite un pleasant, but it does stop smelling, its only for a few seconds after switching the fans to hot (there is no smell on cold). I have done some research and apparently a worn out cabin filter will smell like sweaty socks, i cant say that thats the smell either, i did check the filter though and it was put in upside down and well covered in crap, i bought another and replaced it but the smell is still there, like i say only for a few seconds after turning it to hot.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
However we have a problem that may be quite bad. My misses rand me this morning, it was raining so put the blowers on hot to de mist the windscreen, there was a burning smell and the screen misted up more rather than cleared.
Now i cant say in all honesty it is a burning smell but it is quite un pleasant, but it does stop smelling, its only for a few seconds after switching the fans to hot (there is no smell on cold). I have done some research and apparently a worn out cabin filter will smell like sweaty socks, i cant say that thats the smell either, i did check the filter though and it was put in upside down and well covered in crap, i bought another and replaced it but the smell is still there, like i say only for a few seconds after turning it to hot.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
#2
You probably have mold in the vents and ducts from the old filter. My old car had something similar and I bought and aerosol spray to get rid of it. You pull the trigger and put it in a car with the windows up and the climate control on recirculate and it fogs your whole car with a mist of alcohol.
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