smelly air vents !!!!!!

[frostytel]

Hi all
Has the 850 got a filter in the heating system that needs to be changed periodically cant find any mention of it in the manual ..... its worse when warm air is coming out smells like a wet dog !!!!!

Frosty

[t5 stealth]

Hi all
Has the 850 got a filter in the heating system that needs to be changed periodically cant find any mention of it in the manual ..... its worse when warm air is coming out smells like a wet dog !!!!!

Frosty

not sure they have one,
but what puzzles me more is that youve had your nose so close to a wet dog.............im not even gona ask :)

[The Flying Moose]

I was doing a little reading on google and it appears some 850's had a form of cabin filter and others adapted a "carbon" filter to do the job of a cabin filter.

I think you need to isolate the source of the smell as the vents just wouldnt be the only factor.

[frostytel]

not sure they have one,
but what puzzles me more is that youve had your nose so close to a wet dog.............im not even gona ask :)

my dog smells at a hundred yards when wet bloody thing .... wouldnt let him anywhere near my car ............... any ideas where this filter may be ???

[t5 stealth]

i dont think they have a cabin/pollon filter.

[The Flying Moose]

Try this link... without looking at my car cant be certain as to the accuracy but his signuature claims its a 94 plate 850

http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=20094

[t5 stealth]

iv had a look on the auto data thing and it dont show any cabin/pollon filters.
some cars have them inside the car,some under the bonnet.
but i cant say iv evewr seen one in an 850 :(

[t5 stealth]

Try this link... without looking at my car cant be certain as to the accuracy but his signuature claims its a 94 plate 850

http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=20094

good link.............but it dont look like an 850 to me lol...
either that or i just cant remember what my car looks like :)

[frostytel]

found this for an 95 850 will have a look in the morning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f93-Cwo2qP4&fmt=18

[t5 stealth]

that explains why iv never seen mine lol

[The Flying Moose]

Mmm well assuming the "96" model 850 as its called is no different you may have stumbled accross something that was unknown to the masses.

Thanks

[scr8pdo]

I was certain they had a cabin filter, give me 5 mins to check

[scr8pdo]

I knew I was right, 1992 onwards cabin filter for 850 voila! http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/product_info.php?products_id=2337

[The Flying Moose]

I knew I was right, 1992 onwards cabin filter for 850 voila! http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/product_info.php?products_id=2337

That was 6 minutes scr8pdo you let yourself down.

:doh:

Thanks for the link though...

[stephenevans99]

I retro fitted a pollen filter to my old 850 and it cured the occasional nasty whiff from the vents. I bought the kit from a main dealers, iirc £20-£25, you install it under the plastic scuttle panel on the nearside. I'm sure it only took 10 minutes to fit.

The nasty whiff could also be a build up of bacteria in the heating/AC system, those 'anti-bacteria' canisters work a treat too.

[SKIDMARKS]

Agree with above that it would be more like bacteria living in your vents :eek:
try a sanitizer.

[frostytel]

Thanks all ... glad to be of service by default lol ... opened mine up and nothing there !!!!! previous owner must have removed and chucked it ... anyway going to get some spray and a replacement filter

Cheers Frosty