A/C Smell and Venting
09-06-2006, 07:43 AM
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I know that smelly a/c is a long standing 'feature' of the E60 and has been discussed many times on this forum.
I have had this problem several times and BMW fixed it by clensing the system (for free ?
). However, they did this last time and the problem came right back after aa couple of days.
One thing that I have noticed is that i dont get pools of water under by car after the a/c has been working hard which leads me to believe that the outlet vent under the car is blocked. BMW claim it is not although I dont have too much faith in my dealer
Any ideas ? Does the E60 normally vent A/C water under the car ?
I have had this problem several times and BMW fixed it by clensing the system (for free ?
). However, they did this last time and the problem came right back after aa couple of days.One thing that I have noticed is that i dont get pools of water under by car after the a/c has been working hard which leads me to believe that the outlet vent under the car is blocked. BMW claim it is not although I dont have too much faith in my dealer
Any ideas ? Does the E60 normally vent A/C water under the car ?
09-06-2006, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by marty530d' post='331517' date='Sep 6 2006, 04:43 PM
I know that smelly a/c is a long standing 'feature' of the E60 and has been discussed many times on this forum.
I have had this problem several times and BMW fixed it by clensing the system (for free ? ). However, they did this last time and the problem came right back after aa couple of days.
One thing that I have noticed is that i dont get pools of water under by car after the a/c has been working hard which leads me to believe that the outlet vent under the car is blocked. BMW claim it is not although I dont have too much faith in my dealer
Any ideas ? Does the E60 normally vent A/C water under the car ?
I have had this problem several times and BMW fixed it by clensing the system (for free ?
). However, they did this last time and the problem came right back after aa couple of days.One thing that I have noticed is that i dont get pools of water under by car after the a/c has been working hard which leads me to believe that the outlet vent under the car is blocked. BMW claim it is not although I dont have too much faith in my dealer
Any ideas ? Does the E60 normally vent A/C water under the car ?
Suggest you park the car on a flat hard surface, turn the a/c on full(min tem), and leave it idling for 5 minutes...there should be a puddle under the car.
Air con smells..
have a look at www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/020424.htm for a good description of why, and www.forteuk.co.uk/Air_conditioner.htm.
09-07-2006, 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by cerbera' post='331644' date='Sep 6 2006, 10:05 PM
Put simply...yes.
Suggest you park the car on a flat hard surface, turn the a/c on full(min tem), and leave it idling for 5 minutes...there should be a puddle under the car.
Air con smells..
have a look at www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/020424.htm for a good description of why, and www.forteuk.co.uk/Air_conditioner.htm.
Suggest you park the car on a flat hard surface, turn the a/c on full(min tem), and leave it idling for 5 minutes...there should be a puddle under the car.
Air con smells..
have a look at www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/020424.htm for a good description of why, and www.forteuk.co.uk/Air_conditioner.htm.
I think in my case this blockage is making the smelly A/C worse than 'normal'.
09-07-2006, 02:47 AM
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Just a thought...
there's another reason why you wouldn't get any condensate under the car....if the air con wasn't working , or only just working....
there's another reason why you wouldn't get any condensate under the car....if the air con wasn't working , or only just working....
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