We have had a few customers coming in to our workshop for scheduled servicing and then complaining about having a smelly aircon. These customers also reported the aircon not blowing out enough air. It doesn’t matter so many fresh mint scented Christmas trees they hang on their rear view mirror, there is always this lingering smell of rotting socks in their car. Then they ask us this question that bothers a lot of people “how to fix smelly car air con?”
WHY IS MY AIR CON SO SMELLY
If you are complaining about having a bad smell coming from the inside of your car, it could mean there is a build up of bacteria and mould on the air con cooling coil and vent.
If your first words were “ugh”, please continue reading.
FIX FOR SMELLY CAR AIR CON
- The best want to remove unwanted mould and bacteria is to change the entire cooling coil and its system. But what if you only want to do a quick fix before diving into the world of removing your dashboard for a huge job?
- We do a TUNAP cooling coil cleaning. It does not require a dashboard removal and can be come in an hour or so. The video is at the end of the post.
- Thereafter you would definitely want to change your cabin filter. Replacing your cabin filter not only helps if you have bad smell in the car, it also helps if you have allergies. The filter blocks allergy-producing dust from entering your car.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD I CLEANING MY COOLING COIL
We recommend cleaning the cooling coil every year. As Singapore is such a humid place, mould and bacteria grows rapidly. To up keep the air con surface in tip top condition, we recommend the TUNAP Cooling Coil Cleaning done annually.
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