How to FIX Smelly AC in 3 min.
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- čas přidán 14. 08. 2018
- UPDATE: PLEASE REMOVE CABIN FILTER BEFORE SPRAYING LYSOL,
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I tried this just as described. Did this on 2 consecutive days. Totally took care of the problem. Thank you, sir
1:50 "simple product you can find in any store, Lysol"
😂😂 Ahh the good ol days...
lo so true. Exactly what I was thinking. ha
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It’s simple, you’ll need some toilet paper, hand cleaner, bleach and masks. Simple products.
Lmao. Right? I have one can left that I bought before everything started. Now It's kind of getting back to normal though
Cris Parsons hand cleaner? you mean soap???
Hi Pete!! I found your video a couple of weeks ago and followed it to the T. This resolved the smell on my car's air conditioning unit. Now my car smells good as new. Thank you very much.!!!! 😄👍
This is great! To the point and thorough. Really appreciate the last fact about drying off the components by turning off the AC a minute or so before shutting off the vehicle (as to not allow bacterial growth to multiply due to unneeded moisture accumulation)!!!! Thank you so much
you are correct about preventing the problem..before you end your trip turn A/C off and leave the fan on to purge the system..drys the moisture out of the core and the ductwork..Ive done this exersize for years..never have a stinky A/C..Thanks for your video....
Good advoce.Im gonna do that today.Thanks.
Remove your cabin filter before spraying or else it won't be as effective. It's really easy. Where he sprayed you remove the top and pull out filter. Start the steps he mentioned. 👍
I am looking to do this soon , Isn't the filter inside the cabin under passenger footwell usually? Or is there another one where he sprayed it?
@@SilverTrill that depends on your type of car and model.
@@SilverTrill yep. Preventing the Lysol from going beyond that filter. Also replace the filter after this treatment.
@@SilverTrill There are plenty of CZcams videos on how to replace your cabin filter.
If you happen to have a Honda, the cabin filter is replaced by going through the glove box.
Very easy and very quick.
Thank you for saying this, I was going to mention the cabin filter. I've changed mine before and it helped immensely. Mine's in the back of my glovebox.
I have been telling customers to do this for years.
Great Advice !
Thank you! I was already getting nervous about how much I need to spend to get that awful smell out of my car!
I just sent $90 at the dealership to “refresh my A/C” and one month later the smell is back, I’m going to run out and get some Lysol!
Spent
I did try this trick. It worked. I did it three times over 2 days which was overkill but I wanted to be thorough. Thanks man
I did yesterday and works. Thank you so much 😊
Excellent advice about turning off the AC, and leaving the fan on for 30 to 60 seconds!
Change that cabin filter as well!!! Things get nasty quick!! Thanks for video!
Thank you! I'm so excited I've dealt with the smell for years and had no idea how to remedy it. Thanks again!
Thank you so much. Great advice for us who aren't as knowledgable as you.
I've been telling my husband for 3 Summer's that I can smell something like moldy water when we turn on the air conditioner! Now i can tell him that I was right and he was wrong about this smell. Thank you so much for taking the time and making this video. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Women are always right.
(even when they are wrong)
Check your a.c. drain tubes and also run the front and back fans..if you don't use the back ones very often they get smelly
now you can fix it yourself and tell him he owes you a nice dinner lol
happy wife happy life!@@m.haslam8495
2:42 “World Needs Jesus “ is the song on the radio.
Excellent advice, thanks for sharing. I'm doing this right away.
Please let us know of the results.
What is the result
2 years ago and counting.
My guess he sprayed the chem into engine air intake, destroyed his car and couldnt pay internet bill; and is now living under a bridge cursing this DIY video
LMAO
Replace cabin air filter as well. I think this would usually hit the cabin filter first. My cabin filter was dirty and stinky. Replaced it with Febreeze filter and perfect. What a difference.
not all cars/trucks have cabin air filter ,,please remember
Thankyou Pete this video helped me with my 1997 Gmc suburban!
Thank you for the much needed information. Great video!
Very good advice.
Also most newer cars have a cabin air intake filter. They get quite dirty often, and rarely get changed.
I prefer slowest fan speed to give the spray/vapor more time to condense.
Sometimes 3 days in a row might be required for a strong infestation. As required until smell is gone.
I also give mine a retreat about once a month.
HotRod Ray not all vehicles are as easy as some but good point. The paper OEM filters are just that...cheap paper media. I recommend K&N washable/removable if it is available for your model. Since the K&N requires air dry.....not too difficult in the Texas summer sun but still probably a good two-four hours to air dry. You can either stay home and catch up on DVR, use another vehicle or as last resort use the OEM paper media filter as temporary filter until the K&N dries..... for temporary use any filtering media is better than nothing. Also depending on vehicle and your climate I recommend inspection about half what the owners manual says. My Ford manual says R/R every 20K miles. I got curious one day and checked it at 15K. Wear looked like well over 15K miles. Also another recommendation is have the new filter readily available. If for some reason you need to change your not going back in there twice. That is my general rule for most normal wear/tear items. If not needed they can be returned or kept on hand for future use.
Another trick for me and works for a few days. I spray a fairly liberal coating of Febreeze on the new filter. You get a nice fresh blast of freshly scented air for a few days. The scent is up to you but I usually use Hawaiian or something tropical. My theory is if I can’t bring the vehicle to Hawaii then I will bring Hawaii to the vehicle.
worked perfectly on my Prius car, had smells for long time and fixed overnight.
My mechanic actually did this with my cabin filter and it worked the smell was awful prior… so this works… I’m just gonna get a new filter cause otherwise it was almost panic mode … good tip it works easy and fast 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Thank you for this amazingly simple but thorough tutorial and explanation!
Nice, clear "how to do" and greatly appreciated.
I have an 11 year old G35 and the problem has never happened but I'm close to buying a new car that has complaints about mildew in the ac.
Very helpful information, thank you brother. God bless you .
This makes a lot of sense..thank you Sir for sharing!
Clear well done to the point video. Thank you!
Thank you for your advice I’ll try it
@Peter Rebristy Great video! This problem literally happened to me overnight. I parked my car on a slope after running the A/C and it had a weird fishy smell the next day that even lingered when the A/C wasn't running. Would using Microban do a more thorough cleaning job since it doesn't contain ethyl alcohol and works for up to 24 hours?
If it smells like mildew/old newspaper, you have mold. If it smells like fish or burnt wire, you have bacteria. Either way, this method works. Do recommend for the filter to be removed first before spraying. I would spray the cowl and thru the slot were the filter was for better coverage and penetration.
You may need to repeat if any of the odors come back after the lysol smell dissipates (about 2 days).
Replace your filter twice a year. After spring and before fall.
Good Tip$ for Lyft and Uber drivers, especially in the humid months!
cabin filter scrubs the incoming air. It's not located after the cooling/heating cores.
The real swamp is at the bottom of the evaporator housing... people park on sloped driveway! It prevents condensate from draining and quickly turns into a science experiment!
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@@glasser2819 there is no real easy way to access this on many cars these days, right?
@@DoubtingThomas333 yep, no easy way to simply pull out a "bottom tray" to clean the biohazard.
the not easy way is to remove the glove box, blower and filter to gain direct access to Evap. coil.
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Yaa this is correct method. This video does not follow right method. Remove filter and do teh job and put new filter it.
Awesome. Thanks for the video..gonna try this right now.
Good update concerning cabin filter removal...
Would you...
Recommend pulling fuse if compressor is electric (likely hybrid; allow lysol to work warm)?
While car off, spray into the cabin filter housing when removing cabin filter (fan squirrel cage, etc)?
Also while car off, spray directly into the interior vents?
Close vents interior vents after spraying is complete and car is off?
Thank you! I was battling mildew smells, which makes sense now since you've explained the condensation. I replaced my cabin filter and now it smells like manure for a few seconds when I turn my a/c on! Went from bad to worse! Going to try this next. Thanks again.
Just did this to my truck, but I used about 90% white distilled vinegar and 10% febreeze. Vinegar is said to kill most molds and it also neutralizes odors. Anything disinfectant these days is hard to find lol. Thanks for the video, I went to change the cabin filter, but my truck doesnt have one. Hopefully this helps the musty smell.
Thank you so much! Great advice👍🏻❣️
Great advice 😂
My routine is to take out cabin filter (as you have mentioned in your updated note) to insure unobstructed flow of spray. Aside from the hood air input vents (fresh air vent switch on) I spray a bit on top of the running AC blower, this time with recirculation switch on.
And yes, turning AC off leaving fan on a minute before shutting engine off, helps dry evaporator. Say a few hundred meters before parking car.
Your video helped reinforced what I've been doing. Thank you, Sir.
a/c off fan on before shutting off engine but with recirculate on or off?
@@dezcanso1540Recirculation switch ON.
OMG Thankyou, it sounds so simple, but all makes perfect sense, gonna try it tonight!
Excellent, problem solved on our 2018 Nissan Rogue. Thank you
Outstanding review! Please make more!
Thank you. Just tried this will find out tomorrow morning if it worked. All the best will subscribe
thanks for the tipp man!!!! very nice video.
Yea bro. Thank you so much for recommending this lysol. Looks easy enough to do it myself.
Awesome Video! Thank You so Much! I took the cabin filter out and threw in a new one after the procedure!
thats what is was thinkin as well..
Remove the filter so it doesnt get wet with spray... You want the moldy cold coil to get the spray.
then spray... after drying then reinstall the filter.
pop your filter out once a month and give the system a spray.
@HotRod Ray
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Omg! I just changed mine for it looks to be first time ever. The car has over 100 thousand miles mind you. Its a wonder men and my girl aren't in need of lung transplant after viewing old cabin filter!!! Yikes!
Thanks for the tip. First time ever really having this kind of issue so hopefully this will help lol.
Did it work?
@@atcaddiction270 Yeah it worked for me.
Thanks Pete. It worked! Thanks for your hard work.
Thanks for the video, my car air smells are getting weird in a few months. For this case, I found your instructions. Going to eliminate unusual smell in my toyota 86👍
Thank you so much! great post.
Great video I am going to try it tonight thank you
Thank you for the video and advice will be trying tonight
Thank you for the video! very useful. will try this method out
Thank you brother for sharing that great information!
Thanks for that great explanation!
Dude, this was really helpful, thank you!
Thanks a lot. My problem has been resolved by using the method suggested by you
Does the heater core beyond the evaporator have any mildew get on it as well? Would switching to heat mode help?
I've been spraying Lysol on the floor boards with the A/C on recirculating mode....guess I'll try this method. Thanks!
I love you!!! I have been asking everyone for a long time!!! Yahoo!!!👍🏾😁😁😁😁😁😁
Thank you soo much for explaining how the ac works! I’ve always seen the water dripping under the car while the ac is on but I never really thought of why that process happens. You’re amazing! Thanks.
This is due to the moisture removed from the air.
there are two products one is Lysol spray and the other is Lysol air, can I use either one?
thanks for sharing this video... it helps a lot... (subscriber here from the middle east).. thanks..
Thank you for this. It really helps
Hi sir. Thank you for this video. I asked my husband to follow everything you said in order to eliminate that sweat odor everytime we turn on our car AC. And it really works. This morning when I turned my car AC on, wow amazing, the bad smell is gone. Thank you so much.
What about spraying the inside vents..with the circulation button on? Ty..awsome vid
I tried your trick on cigarette smelling portable air conditioner and it works A1 too👍👍👍
Hello! Can I use a sray for this purpose or it has to be a bottle like the one you are using in your video?
I did this on an old 2006 Mercury Mariner it worked very very good, but it did not have a cabin filter, I want to do it again but no more Lysol spay anywhere.... : (
Thank you so much for this video. So helpful.
That was very helpful, thank you!
Worked like a charm! Thanks for the help.
You're welcome!
Have you had to do a transmission filter yet. Do you know the procedure?
Great video 👍🏼, keep it up
Well done! First, you have to make sure that your in-cabin filter is clean or changing it before spraying anything. Thanks
Going to
Try it out today thank you 😊
where did you get that Lysol, I don't find the exact one now can you suggest to me the store? and product link if possible?
Thank you no one new what was going on !
Thank you so much. This helps me a lot 🙂
Very good advice!
2:34 . Video starts from here.
Thanks
If I use heating fan instead cool a/c , can I use Lysol , can it clean during winter?
his cabin filter video was back in Sept 2017. great video too
Great video, thank you!!
Good review simple steps to follow
Why thank you very much Scotty!!
Thank you for this very helpful video.
Great tip. Thanks!
Awesome info dude
where i live we dont have that product
question does any spray refresher works.
like for example
bathroom spray - or perfumes - or laundry spray
i wanna know before i do this method i want my car to feel clean and fresh from the inside like a lemony sport smell
thank you, i knew something was wrong. i got that buster out in no time.
Does this stain any natural leather in the car interior?
Thanks for the vid!
I have a vw tiguan but there's no air intake grill anywhere. Any ideas?????
How do I turn the fan on and ac off for a jeep liberty cus mine doesnt have that button..
WOULD it be better to remove the cabin filter first? Mine is right where you were spraying. I just replaced it recently.
Good video, enjoyed it. Thank you
Thanks
Why Aire Aconditioned, and not Heating. Right now in Canadá is 13 Celsius below Cero. Thanks for the Vidéo.
Video was done in the Summer or a Hot area like Florida, Texas
Very helpful-Thank you
Thank you so much it worked !!
Excellent video - thank you! I've subbed your channel - thanks! Cheers - Luther
Worked for me....thanks 👍🤙
Love your accent! Going to try this now. My air smells JUST like smelly socks!
Did this for my vehicle and it worked!!