Air Con

[shaf31]

hi u all grt ppl on this forum ,,pls i need help, i have a toyota avensis 2002 model d4d without air conditioning, it was a model built in britain and then expoted to belgium ,and exported back to uk in these cars there was no aircon ,,now i need help to find out that in the new cars now they all have air conditioning ,, but am allergic to the perfumy smell the aircon cars hav ,,does anyone know what is that smell so i can take that component out and that would stop the smell please please help its very urgent ,,in advance many many thnxs

[Jamesbelfast]

The only time I have had a smell from air-con is when a car is brand new. This is normally due to the plastics used in the heater ducting.

There are two different types of cabin filter - one has an activated carbon added which reduces odours, etc.

Also it is not uncommon for air-conditiong systems to gather a biological growth inside - this is due to the moisture condensing on the air-conditioning condensor unit. To cambat this you can get the system treated with an antibac., treatment.

[shaf31]

thnxs james from belfast ,,but my problem is not the air filter ,,nor the smell they have for a couple of months when when u buy it from new, my problem is the perfumy smell they have for yrs it does not go away , i want to know what part is it ,,that givs the perfumy smell ,,many thnxs again for your reply

[headhurts]

Mine has no detectable smell.

[Parts-King]

Ive never known a perfume smell, usually a rotten egg smell when the system needs a bacterial clean

Kingo

[Phoenix999]

I had my air con cleaned just 3 months ago and that left a residual odour..... it is not a bad smell but once the air con has been running for a couple of minutes it disappears.

I am wondering if this is what you can smell, if so ask a dealer to change the filter and I hope that would cure it for many months :)

[shaf31]

thnxs 4 all ur replys ,,but @ this moment i hav an avensis ,,and its without aircon and now u cannot buy cars without aircon, unless sum1 knows where i can buy a toyota avensis without aircon and has this kind of a smell like slighlt perfumy smell, am gonna buy a new car now and i dont want to spend £22000 and not be able to drive it, com on guys think deep i no 1 of u will hav an answer for me

[mrcolin69]

Why not disconnect the air con altogether ? Simple enough job, all you need is a shorter belt. My mate has just done this 2 weeks ago as his aircon pump went & he didn't want to part with the money for a new 1. Hope this helps you.......

[Mooly]

The metal evaporator (similar to a heater matrix) is the only part of an air con system that the "air" comes into contact with. Nothing is added to the air in any way... it just passes through the cold matrix which becomes wet with condensation (which drains automatically) and this cold (and now dehumidified) air is blown into the cabin.

As to a perfumy smell... if the aircon system has been serviced and a fungicide treatment been used then these can smell and it does last for ages. Out 1.4 Corolla had this done some years ago by Toyota and it was still detectable 12 months later (although the car only does low mileage). Smelled of fruit.

[shaf31]

ok guys thnxs 4 all ur replys

[bestseany]

If the air con smell bothers you then just don't use it! ;)