Re: E46 air-con recirculate?

#1

Have your carbon aico filter replaced at the dealers and your car will be
clean in a few days ;-)

My ? 0.02

Good luck

--Jan

(2003 325i Touring Aut. Executive)

"Jem" <freeironywheel (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

I've just bought an E46 330d and am very impressed... but the air
conditioning has that mouldy locker-room smell and I want to use the
anti-bacterial spray to clear it up.

On my prev. Audi it was simply a case of putting the air-con on, putting
the vents on recirculate and spraying the anti-bacterial cleaner below
the glove box where it got sucked into the system.

I can't find out where the BMW sucks the air back in to recirculate.
I've had a look around and consulted the manuals but all to no avail.
Can anyone point me at the right vent? or is there another way to do
this, e.g. outside air inlet?...

Jem

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#2

In article <MPG.1964c3129351de6e9896ff (AT) news (DOT) gxn.co.uk>,
Jem <freeironywheel (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

I've just bought an E46 330d and am very impressed... but the air
conditioning has that mouldy locker-room smell and I want to use the
anti-bacterial spray to clear it up.

On my prev. Audi it was simply a case of putting the air-con on, putting
the vents on recirculate and spraying the anti-bacterial cleaner below
the glove box where it got sucked into the system.

I can't find out where the BMW sucks the air back in to recirculate.
I've had a look around and consulted the manuals but all to no avail.
Can anyone point me at the right vent? or is there another way to do
this, e.g. outside air inlet?...

Jem

Outside air inlet is usually at base of windshield. It was on my E36,
had to open the hood (bonnet) to get to it. Then I was able to spray
into it, used an antibacterial household cleaner solution, worked great.

To double-check an air intake, burning tobacco works well.
Maybe easiest to see inside a garage with a single strong movable light.
Engine off, I suppose, if you need to open the hood.
Or maybe burning incense if tobacco taxes are high where you live!

Phil White
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tek.COM msn.com
Portland, OR 97221 USA
503-246-6718

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