Hi

I have a 92 190E 2.3 and in summer (I'm in Alberta, Canada...yes its only a
short portion of the year that the problem exists..) there is a foul smell
present when the car is first started. It is especially bad if the air
conditioning is NOT on. What also happens is that when I wash it, the smell
of the soap or wax used is present for a few days and then the foul smell
comes back .

Anyone have any ideas about how to track this problem down. It seems like
there is a filter somewhere that is holding the water and as it goes stale,
gives off the smell.

Thanks
C. Peters

You might want to try turning off the air conditioner about 1 minute before
you park to prevent the problem in the future (works for BMWs).
Richard
"C Peters" <clarep (AT) ualberta (DOT) ca> wrote

You might have a dead critter in the air duct where air enters into the
cabin... Otherwise, you need to use evaporator cleaner.

Turn on the heat or the air and spray some lysol into the heater intake (at
the bottom of the windshield,outside), some times you can get some mold
growing in the heating/ac system, the lysol will kill it, no more stink.

WD


"Tiger" <tiger0002 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

"Wheeler . Dealer" <its (AT) home (DOT) dot> wrote

I did this job this fall on my '94 E320. I was getting a musty smell for a
minute after the A/C was switched off. I tried Lysol, but it was a scented
kind, and for weeks my car smelled like a _very_ cheap whore house (not that
I've ever been in a very cheap whore house (or even a moderately cheap (or
expensive) one)))
I decided to get to the root of the problem, and bought a set of new cabin
filters (they came in a pair for my car, about CDN $45 at the dealer, YMMV)
changed those, (they were _very_ dirty and clogged) and while the filters
were out, sprayed in a can of car A/C cleaner, made especially for this
problem (directions on the can).

John M.
'94 E320 fresh as a daisy

oooopps
filters are very cheap in your country, same in mine ( Chile) cost US$
150.....

=(