Air con smells of P15S

[stephenevans99]

I always knock the ac off about a mile away from my journeys end - allowing the evaporator to dry out.

[silverhorse]

I always knock the ac off about a mile away from my journeys end - allowing the evaporator to dry out.

Yeah, if I can't get the afterblow turned on, I will just do this. But the car stinks like a ring and ride bus at the moment so I will give a bomb a go and see what happens.

One thing to note though Stephen. My Air Qual Sensor is ££££ed. Does this mean I have no recirc facility cos the flap is permanently open? In which case a bomb on recirc would not work????? As you are the resident expert, I await your guidance!!!

[jardon]

Yeah, if I can't get the afterblow turned on, I will just do this. But the car stinks like a ring and ride bus at the moment so I will give a bomb a go and see what happens.

One thing to note though Stephen. My Air Qual Sensor is ££££ed. Does this mean I have no recirc facility cos the flap is permanently open? In which case a bomb on recirc would not work????? As you are the resident expert, I await your guidance!!!

You can still make it recirc by pressing "manual" - I know because my AQS is faulty too so I took it off to hoover it and tried the manual button a few times to ensure the flap closed. My afterblow is turned off but I would consider getting it switched on again. My car stank when I first got it but after a few days of leaving it in the "auto" position it was fine. Recently been a bit whiffy at start up again so I replaced the multi filter which was very gungy and sprayed some febreze through the system while I had the scuttle panel lifted to access the AQS. I haven't noticed a smell since. Do the aircon bombs leave a residue all over the interior? I have looked for the recirc intake but can't actually find it....

[stephenevans99]

^^^^^^^^^ What Jardon Said...lol

The Air Con bombs do leave residue on the interior - you'll have to give it a wipe over afterwards. No big deal.

I use a Texa Air+ machine which atomises the disinfecting fluid, leaving absolutely no trace or residue whatsoever.

[partsforvolvos.com]

texa- is that the one you pour liquid in, and it heats it up to a vapour? - we used to have one of those .

[y2blade]

bacteria in the system mate, also your car should have an after blower thingy that kicks in after so long to dry out.

This was my thought, is the after blower thingy kicking in as it should?

[silverhorse]

is the after blower thingy kicking in as it should?

No, don't think so. I am going to see if I can turn it on myself, but I suspect that it may be a trip to the dealer for this.

[partsforvolvos.com]

i am pretty sure the default for the afterblow was to be on, rather than off because people used to ring up ad say they went out the their car to get something but the interior fan was on and thought it was a fault.

[y2blade]

i am pretty sure the default for the afterblow was to be on, rather than off because people used to ring up ad say they went out the their car to get something but the interior fan was on and thought it was a fault.

lol I thought my car was possessed when it first did it!
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[Biff]

i am pretty sure the default for the afterblow was to be on, rather than off because people used to ring up ad say they went out the their car to get something but the interior fan was on and thought it was a fault.

Would my ph1 do this? I don't seem to be able to put my blowers on without the aircon turning on. It doesn't work but its baffled me. I can't switch it off & sometimes I have a fan noise in the car. This is one of the reasons I want to rip it out. Lol

[stribo]

Would my ph1 do this? I don't seem to be able to put my blowers on without the aircon turning on. It doesn't work but its baffled me. I can't switch it off & sometimes I have a fan noise in the car. This is one of the reasons I want to rip it out. Lol

If you have the airflow set to windscreen, the a/c comes on automatically.

[partsforvolvos.com]

and you cant select recirc when it is selected to the windscreen.

[partsforvolvos.com]

no - as far as i know ph1 didnt have afterblow.

[stephenevans99]

texa- is that the one you pour liquid in, and it heats it up to a vapour? - we used to have one of those .

That's the one....the disinfecting fluid works out about £7 a shot - expensive but works a treat.