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HVAC system smells like Vinegar. Help!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 4:44 AM
This year my car developed a vinegar sent. It ussually happens after very humid days, and normally just when I turn the ac on. Today however the smell was just their when I got in the car in the morning.

where could i be getting a vinegar smell from?

Re: HVAC system smells like Vinegar. Help!
Saturday, September 01, 2007 2:15 AM
Someone is probably messing with you and pouring vinigar in your vents (between you hood and windsheild). There's nothing in your car that should smell that way.

I'm not joking here, have someone watch your car, or put a camera on it, I'm willing to bet thats what is going on. You havent pissed anyone off lately have ya man ?





Re: HVAC system smells like Vinegar. Help!
Sunday, September 02, 2007 1:49 PM
Do you have cats in your neighborhood?


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Re: HVAC system smells like Vinegar. Help!
Sunday, September 02, 2007 10:11 PM
Basalmic, red wine, or white vinegar?


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Re: HVAC system smells like Vinegar. Help!
Tuesday, September 04, 2007 7:16 AM
I just moved into this place, no time to tick anyone off yet.

haven't seen any cat paws on my car.

Its getting worse too. freaking stinks when I turn the ac on for the first 2-3 mins. ughh.
Re: HVAC system smells like Vinegar. Help!
Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:45 PM
do you smoke? ciggarettes? if you run air when you smoke.. the tar will build up in the vents.. and later when you turn on the ac for some cool air, it will smell like someone beefed in your face

"Z24 Dustbunny"
Re: HVAC system smells like Vinegar. Help!
Tuesday, September 04, 2007 7:18 PM
no smok in my car ever.

i did read up buy just searching stinky ac on google.

its probably a moldy evaporator core somewhere in the dash, have to try a product called frigi-fresh. its supposd to kill the mold.

only other opition is to take the whole dash apart find the core, clean it up/kill all the @!#$ on it. ughh.
Re: HVAC system smells like Vinegar. Help!
Friday, September 07, 2007 1:48 AM
Bah, spray Lysol into the cowl vent while the A/C is running, blower on high. Not MAX A/C though. Getting to the core itself is a project, the whole dash has to come out.




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