alright.. so i take perfect care of my car, its washed once a week, the inside is taken care of really well, never any garbage, its cleaned regularly etc. well my car smells fine... until i turn on my a/c.. and then it smells like ****.. why the f*ck is that? any idea on how i can make that go away? this is a recent problem that started right as it started getting hot here in az.. in case that helps for some reason

 

i think i found that turning off the AC a bit before turning off the car helps it not to smell when i turn on the car next time.

 

it smells like a wet rag rite? i think i have the same problem some times

 

the reason for it smelling musty is when you run your ac it creates moisture in the vents and when it dries it makes that smell when you turn the ac back on, so right before you get to your destination turn your ac to heat to dry out the vents and it shouldnt smell anymore.

 

is it a moldy/mildew smell?

i read that lysol sprayed into the vents with the ac on full blast gets rid of the smell for a little while. or turning off the ac for the last 5 minutes when you are driving the car so that the ac condensation evaporates before you turn the car off.

 

i bought an ionizer machine for local details i do. What i do is run it in the car for a hour with no ac then run it for an hour with the AC running. Works great. You can get the machine for 200,

 

replace the cabin filter??

 

yeah exactly like that

 

i didnt even think about turning off the a/c.. im going to try that out for a while, thanks for the suggestions

 

350Z doesn't have one.

 

When the car is parked and the A/C is on, are you seeing water dripping from the front right side of the car? That should be the drain from the evaporator. If you see little or nothing draining, it could be clogged. That would leave water in the evap unit which could get a buildup of mold/mildew or stale water causing the smell in the car.

 

you're joking right?

+1

 

I beg ti differ. There is a filiter located behind the battery compartment.

 

^^^ Actually, there's no filter there. Just the vent intake... You can see right down into the fan blades.

 

i thought all cars have cabin filters. they are mandatory now rite?

 

Removing the entire AC system solved the problem for me...

 

Beg all you want - it doesn't change the fact that the Z does not have a cabin air filter.

 

Spray perfume in the vents.

 

if you try and say "the dealer said it is there" we will still tell you they are wrong. if you got your car serviced and they charged you for replacing it, you got ripped a few dollars since there is nothing to replace

 

um, only if you are a girl. plus that might not be a good idea because that stuff (as with cologne) is very thick and when it dries, it builds up and over time will begin to stink.