My wife had been putting the blame on our poor dog so we started to bath him frequently. So now he hides out of sight as soon he realized that I'm preparing another bath for him. It's a very cute experience everytime but I think it's time to stop all the injustice and this video shall do just that. Thank you!
I gave this video a like but you spent too much time talking about how it happens and then you fast-tracked straight thru the actual process to fix it at the end.
Ok so I am really hoping you can help me. I get a smell almost like rotting eggs and urine drenched hay in one..I've had the truck for a couple years now. 2005 Nissan Frontier. Sometimes just the vent is on with no heat or AC, sometimes I have nothing on, everything is off, I get it when the heat is on, I get it when the AC is on. It comes intermittently. Inside and outside of the truck I have noticed it. .Have any tips? Please help,
When I first started investigating the smell in my car, I replaced the cabin air filter and the smell remained. Do I still need to take it out before spraying the clean air product, or is it fine to leave it in? Thanks
Geeze Daniel did you watch the video? Cuz if you did you saw that I take the cabin filter out before spraying. You can leave it in but that's like asking questions before you watched the video.
I did! I had already replaced the filter before I came across this video, and it was a pain to get the glove box removed. So I was asking to see if I could avoid taking the glove box off again. Thanks for the video!
Hi 101 repair. Great video and credit for good explanation of air system. I have issue of WHITE DUST coming out of blowers and from slide comand board. (it is so bad that i can't slide levers) .As i researched it is obvious that issue is in Aluminum oxide that is in the system. My question do i need to take radiator out or evaporator to replace it or it is lost cause. And do you know shoul i stop using air vent because al oxide is toxic. Thank you.
Canadians spell several words with a "u" - like colour, honour, (mould) and valour. Wikipedia says - A mold, or mould (*see spelling differences), is a fungus that grows in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae *In all senses of the word. Both spellings have been used since the sixteenth century. In Canada, both words have wide currency...
Thanks for the great video, I repeated this process almost three times and last 2 weeks, but Rotten Egg smell still coming out of AC , do I need to check somthing else. (smell pretty bad, like sulfer)thanks
@@repairs101 Thanks for the reply...I also checked cabin filter..looks clean..ac removed AC drain pipe under passenger side...draining good..no issue..sprayed lysol multiple...but smell still.coming..pretty bad smell..anything else.we.should try. thanks
I came across your video doing research on how to eliminate smell from a portable LG air conditioner. I guess the same would work this situation as well?
I've got a portable air conditioning unit in my living roomthe single hose one and the hose goes through the venting kit out the window recently when I've been run running it it's smells horrible and makes you feel a bit sick but no one else can smell it and I've emptied 80% of the water out the back because I don't have a proper kicked to do it and the full lights for water is not on thanks
Spray all the vents. If you mean under the hood use a flashlight to see you probably are best spraying the passenger side as it is fluted on that direction in many cars.
How do you tell if your car has an orfice tube? I have a 2011 dodge avenger 2.4 that doesn't get cool but has no leaks and has 1lb of refrigent in it low line gets cool and high gets hot . I was told it is clogged and I would have to replace the liquid line. What is your opinion? Thx.
It isn't always mold. I was about to buy one of those cans. Someone suggested to replace air filter. Smells fine now, odorless. Sometimes, it's your air filter, not the mold.
You say that but then it would smell any time the vents are open (not just when the A/C is on) and not when A/C is on recirculate. And if you watch you'll see it's me who says change the filter.
I was also told to replace my filter..... low and behold, it had none, so my smell wasn't from the filter. I'll try the Lysol next. Thanks to Repairs 101 for the video and 3D mockup.
wtf is vinegar going to do to a heater core/matrix; if that 'eventually' leads to corrosion (ALU will) leading to a pinhole, you could well have to scrap the car, depending on the car, to be cost effective, due to the huge cost of replacing a heater matrix (hint, that's not the cost of the matrix itself but the complexity of the job). Also, this doesn't seem work too well when the problem appears in the winter, as it often can do, when your A/C (cooling) isn't going to be on or circulate air other than through the heater core; OR where the A/C condenser matrix and/or condensation outlet is the cause of the smell? From what little I know in practice... or maybe don't?
+luis bizarron - watch this video ruclips.net/video/JQLkiErH9x4/видео.html and maybe think about buying something better before you spend hundreds to thousands resurrecting that one.
i think this happens when your car is always in the garage, my brother's car is out side his car doesn't have that smell, maybe it's humid in the garage
Jose Miguel Jaugan Never heard that one before. All I can think of is that when engaging the A/C motor the drive belt slips and the smell is pulled in through the vents. [Or maybe you're a drift car racer?(just kidding) But seriously shut of A/C for races, it robs horsepower.]
+luis bizarron - Dude there's not supposed to be smoke anywhere. If you have smokey exhaust then yes the head gasket could be the cause - white smoke? black smoke? blue smoke? but the real issue is the exhaust leaking under the hood and being picked up by the vents. If you fix your exhaust then at least the smoke will be directed away from the car. You didn't say what you're driving but maybe you can get a better car for less than it costs to fix that one. If you're on the west coast I have a gorgeous 2000 Buick Century with leather I'm asking $3500CDN for - perfect daily driver or low rider project car - no rust, everything works, mechanic owned and maintained. You can see her in several of my videos including ruclips.net/video/4v6QtCIRhFE/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/uYnQpacIUiY/видео.html
cant even begin to say how many times I have pulled cabin air filters out with dead mice and chewed filters full of fecal matter but people still bust my chops about my mouse catching videos.
+Repairs101 So what you could have told him is. Spray your headliner and carpet with Lysol or some other germ fighting mold killer. I suggest odorless. Afterwards, if you prefer a scent then apply one of the billion ways to create a false scent. Repeat if needed.
My stupid in laws think im the one smells told my wife that i smell when they ride to my truck i open the AC and the smell comes out....i always took a shower and wear a nice perfume. I ftold my wife nobody told me i smell even guys or girls i always got co pliments that i smell good. Coz if this stupid odor coming to my truck. Now im going to cleaned them. Thank u for ur video i did change my cabin filter still there. So my advice if u had issues with ur ac tell ur rider u got bad smell mild due so they know and not blaming u smell smh
Mine smells like a rotten egg oh ...kids egged my car and crammed eggs in every vent and hole. They tried to shove eggs in my gas tank top but I have a locked gas cap..
You've got a good vlog. You should attend you tube conventions and learn from folks like Shaytards, CTFXC, Hivkock45, etc. coupld help you increase subscribers and maybe milk some advertising money from DIY companies. Sumpin to think about.
my 1996 honda civic blows out hot air while im driving even tho the AC is turned off im not sure what it can be i think i have everything turned off im not sure what it can be anyone have any ideas what it can be?
actually i tried that but the smell still in my car. didnt work then i asked my dealer to fix it then again smell still in my car and guess what my car is new…cant get rid of that funky smell...
You again? OK Danny, look. In Canada we spell a bunch of words differently than y'all do in the USA Mould, honour, valour, colour... probably some others. I'm not wrong. I'm just different. Are we done here?
David DeRoche Canadians spell words like mould, honour, valour, colour and probably some more with the "U" as do the British who pretty much developed the English language. So I'm not wrong, it's just not what you're used to.
My wife had been putting the blame on our poor dog so we started to bath him frequently. So now he hides out of sight as soon he realized that I'm preparing another bath for him. It's a very cute experience everytime but I think it's time to stop all the injustice and this video shall do just that. Thank you!
Bro, first of all great content but you got me on FULL TILT BOOGIE 😂😂😂
I can't take credit. It was the name of Janis Joplin's band. ruclips.net/video/vENIZ1xKhLw/видео.html
@@repairs101 I didn’t know that. I’m doing some research on the “27 Club” right now. I have been using your line a couple times since tho!
I feel smarter now! Thanks for the diagram and schematic. Well done :)
Happy to help!
I gave this video a like but you spent too much time talking about how it happens and then you fast-tracked straight thru the actual process to fix it at the end.
Spot on
Gives a new meaning to the we've got the funk song.
If your vehicle's A/C smells like an old pair of gym socks - have a look at this easy fix - ruclips.net/video/Es6EQNPXb2c/видео.html
+Repairs101 you are Canadian right?
Tenth generation
Canadians are the best ! Torontonian here
The on screen texts were funny as hell man, good job! I had a good laugh and I learned something!
Rock on!
Glad to see another video from you-even though my ac smells just fine, until theres a dead skunk on the road.
Ok so I am really hoping you can help me. I get a smell almost like rotting eggs and urine drenched hay in one..I've had the truck for a couple years now. 2005 Nissan Frontier. Sometimes just the vent is on with no heat or AC, sometimes I have nothing on, everything is off, I get it when the heat is on, I get it when the AC is on. It comes intermittently. Inside and outside of the truck I have noticed it. .Have any tips? Please help,
Repairs101: [a useful, highly informative, perfectly fine video]
Multiple US Americans: “YoU MiSsPeLLeD MoLD”
Thanks for the strategies you have discussed here.
Rock on!
Thanks for this video! I learn something new about air conditioning issues
+Air Conditioning Repair Atlanta - glad I could share what I have learned with people who will use it!
When I first started investigating the smell in my car, I replaced the cabin air filter and the smell remained. Do I still need to take it out before spraying the clean air product, or is it fine to leave it in? Thanks
Geeze Daniel did you watch the video? Cuz if you did you saw that I take the cabin filter out before spraying. You can leave it in but that's like asking questions before you watched the video.
I did! I had already replaced the filter before I came across this video, and it was a pain to get the glove box removed. So I was asking to see if I could avoid taking the glove box off again. Thanks for the video!
Daniel Take it out again unless you want the filter to suck up all the liquid cleaner.
Hi 101 repair. Great video and credit for good explanation of air system. I have issue of WHITE DUST coming out of blowers and from slide comand board. (it is so bad that i can't slide levers) .As i researched it is obvious that issue is in Aluminum oxide that is in the system. My question do i need to take radiator out or evaporator to replace it or it is lost cause. And do you know shoul i stop using air vent because al oxide is toxic. Thank you.
Canadians spell several words with a "u" - like colour, honour, (mould) and valour.
Wikipedia says - A mold, or mould (*see spelling differences), is a fungus that grows in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae *In all senses of the word. Both spellings have been used since the sixteenth century. In Canada, both words have wide currency...
It is properly called 'correct English spelling', to include the u in these words.
Excellent video, as usual.
Thank you for this excellent sharing.
This was awesome, thanks! Love your sense of humour as well. Time to clean the ac in my car (joy) thanks!
:)
Thanks for the great video, I repeated this process almost three times and last 2 weeks, but Rotten Egg smell still coming out of AC , do I need to check somthing else. (smell pretty bad, like sulfer)thanks
I recommend trying again, focus attention on spraying directly into the recirculation pick up vent at passenger footwell with a/c running.
@@repairs101 Thanks for the reply...I also checked cabin filter..looks clean..ac removed AC drain pipe under passenger side...draining good..no issue..sprayed lysol multiple...but smell still.coming..pretty bad smell..anything else.we.should try. thanks
How do you treat this when your drain tube is clogged and you’ve tried everything to unclog it but cannot?
My mini cooper a.c. smells more like ozone and doesn't go away. Any ideas? Thank you
I came across your video doing research on how to eliminate smell from a portable LG air conditioner. I guess the same would work this situation as well?
Was this before or after Mythbusters?
Thanks for the info!
Shot at Jericho Beach in Vancouver B.C. looking out on English Bay and the Strait of Georgia.
(B.C. stands for "bring cash").
I'm going to take care of this now
Canadians spell mold, mould? Thanks for making this video. Nice walk-through of AIR SYSTEM in vehicle.
Yes mould, honour, valour, colour... probably some others.
Sir, I am facing dust smell from AC.actuallly it comes when the compressor is on ,and not when only blowers are working.pls advice.
I've got a portable air conditioning unit in my living roomthe single hose one and the hose goes through the venting kit out the window recently when I've been run running it it's smells horrible and makes you feel a bit sick but no one else can smell it and I've emptied 80% of the water out the back because I don't have a proper kicked to do it and the full lights for water is not on thanks
Same thing with my truck ac.. no one else smells it so it makes me think I'm crazy but I swear it doesn't smell right
When spraying in the cowl do you spray in the passenger side or drivers side?
Spray all the vents. If you mean under the hood use a flashlight to see you probably are best spraying the passenger side as it is fluted on that direction in many cars.
How do you tell if your car has an orfice tube?
I have a 2011 dodge avenger 2.4 that doesn't get cool but has no leaks and has 1lb of refrigent in it low line gets cool and high gets hot . I was told it is clogged and I would have to replace the liquid line.
What is your opinion? Thx.
mikequintero Did you see this guy's video? - ruclips.net/video/HBHrSRWwVfs/видео.html
thanks for the video
+A Lopez :)
It isn't always mold. I was about to buy one of those cans. Someone suggested to replace air filter. Smells fine now, odorless. Sometimes, it's your air filter, not the mold.
You say that but then it would smell any time the vents are open (not just when the A/C is on) and not when A/C is on recirculate. And if you watch you'll see it's me who says change the filter.
I was also told to replace my filter..... low and behold, it had none, so my smell wasn't from the filter. I'll try the Lysol next. Thanks to Repairs 101 for the video and 3D mockup.
wtf is vinegar going to do to a heater core/matrix; if that 'eventually' leads to corrosion (ALU will) leading to a pinhole, you could well have to scrap the car, depending on the car, to be cost effective, due to the huge cost of replacing a heater matrix (hint, that's not the cost of the matrix itself but the complexity of the job). Also, this doesn't seem work too well when the problem appears in the winter, as it often can do, when your A/C (cooling) isn't going to be on or circulate air other than through the heater core; OR where the A/C condenser matrix and/or condensation outlet is the cause of the smell? From what little I know in practice... or maybe don't?
Mine smells like old vacuum bag
yup
i sprayed too much Lysol and now i have strong smell from Lysol. how can i fix that?
Get to the point!!! DAMN
Patience is a virtue!!!
Thanks Mike! More to follow!
When to spray the "cleaning foam" in the drain hose? Or is that something new?
Not sure if cleaning foam is same but Id wait until finished cleaning as demonstrated.
Where does water do when I gets in the intake vent by the hood?
So when doing this do you have recirculation on or off?
Watch the video again, follow the steps. Good luck!
Should I remove my cabin filter before spraying
Yes. And watch the video again.
A really nasty cabin air filter can also cause a smell too, change them regularly people
Thanks Gary! Any idea how?
Can I use a/c disinfectant although my evaporator (heat core) is disconnected?
An evaporator is not a heater core.
very helpful!
:)
HELP MY AC ONLY STINKS WHILE DRIVING. IF THE CAR IS NOT MOVING THEIR IS NO SMELL WHILE THE AC IS ON.
Probably something else.
definately replace the cabin air filter. Replaced mine after 160k...it was horrible to say the least
+Ben Pena - smell funky?
Repairs101 it was black and crushed up, which from what i could tell was because the fan couldnt pull air througj it
Beautiful background scene.
Have the same problem in Japan humid.
I try the blue devil but now its over heating what can I do
+luis bizarron - watch this video ruclips.net/video/JQLkiErH9x4/видео.html and maybe think about buying something better before you spend hundreds to thousands resurrecting that one.
now the whole car smells like lysol which is toxic does it go away?
wazup3333 did it go away?
wazup3333 may be open your windows and run your ac
i think this happens when your car is always in the garage, my brother's car is out side his car doesn't have that smell, maybe it's humid in the garage
Could be a contributing factor, but so can driving with the A/C on and the windows open.
My car a/c smells like burning rubber from time to time. Can you please help me.
Jose Miguel Jaugan Never heard that one before. All I can think of is that when engaging the A/C motor the drive belt slips and the smell is pulled in through the vents. [Or maybe you're a drift car racer?(just kidding) But seriously shut of A/C for races, it robs horsepower.]
Thank you very much for the info. I'll.also look into it..
+Jose Miguel Jaugan Look into the blower moter resistor. But 10 months later, I'm sure you've found the cause and cure months ago.
theres smoke coming out of my car vents is it the head gaskets?
+luis bizarron - Dude there's not supposed to be smoke anywhere. If you have smokey exhaust then yes the head gasket could be the cause - white smoke? black smoke? blue smoke? but the real issue is the exhaust leaking under the hood and being picked up by the vents. If you fix your exhaust then at least the smoke will be directed away from the car.
You didn't say what you're driving but maybe you can get a better car for less than it costs to fix that one. If you're on the west coast I have a gorgeous 2000 Buick Century with leather I'm asking $3500CDN for - perfect daily driver or low rider project car - no rust, everything works, mechanic owned and maintained. You can see her in several of my videos including ruclips.net/video/4v6QtCIRhFE/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/uYnQpacIUiY/видео.html
i bought the blue devil sealent would that work?
+luis bizarron - I've never used it but I'm going to go out on a limb and say no.
Nice!
We deal with this in the HVAC field. It’s called Dirt Sock Syndrome..
Funky stuff.
cant even begin to say how many times I have pulled cabin air filters out with dead mice and chewed filters full of fecal matter but people still bust my chops about my mouse catching videos.
What if ac doesn't work.
Can you get cigarette odors out?
+FortNikitaBullion - Out of the A/C system yes but a bigger problem is the smoke smell in the upholstery and headliner in particular.
+Repairs101 So what you could have told him is. Spray your headliner and carpet with Lysol or some other germ fighting mold killer. I suggest odorless. Afterwards, if you prefer a scent then apply one of the billion ways to create a false scent. Repeat if needed.
My stupid in laws think im the one smells told my wife that i smell when they ride to my truck i open the AC and the smell comes out....i always took a shower and wear a nice perfume. I ftold my wife nobody told me i smell even guys or girls i always got co pliments that i smell good. Coz if this stupid odor coming to my truck. Now im going to cleaned them. Thank u for ur video i did change my cabin filter still there. So my advice if u had issues with ur ac tell ur rider u got bad smell mild due so they know and not blaming u smell smh
I got lousy in-laws too. Hope she's worth it!
It was very informative but too much noise at the back . It wasn't clear to hear
All my videos are closed captioned and transcript always provided in the description field.
...but why are we whispering 😬
Mine smells like a rotten egg oh ...kids egged my car and crammed eggs in every vent and hole. They tried to shove eggs in my gas tank top but I have a locked gas cap..
Nope.
turn off AC and blow out the vents before shutting it off. Problem solved.
Yeah I mentioned that - it's prevention though, not a cure.
I tried to respond to your email, but it bounced back to me.
can it smells like dead fish
Matthew hoffman thst how my ac smell like fish
My ac smells like cognac 😱
For some reason mine smells like silicone & it a brand new car 3 months old
That new car smell. I'm guessing it's some hose or ducting still off-gassing.
Guess what I just paid $150 for this? Only of I saw this video before. I got ripped off.
are u that guy from that tv show about busting myths?
u mistaking him with "adam savage", they look and sound a bit similar
You've got a good vlog. You should attend you tube conventions and learn from folks like Shaytards, CTFXC, Hivkock45, etc. coupld help you increase subscribers and maybe milk some advertising money from DIY companies. Sumpin to think about.
Its funny how Canadians say the word 'out'
This video is funny
Mine smells like gas while I turn on the AC
I get like a burning plastic or chemical smell
my 1996 honda civic blows out hot air while im driving even tho the AC is turned off im not sure what it can be i think i have everything turned off im not sure what it can be anyone have any ideas what it can be?
yeah, do you have the knob dialed on hot? Even if everything is off, it will still send out hot air if the knob is on hot..
How could you mispell MOLD?
Mold vs Mould = American vs Canadian😊
Do the last steps a little bit slower Please!!
The "t" in "often" is SILENT!
tripjet999 no, it isn't.
u look like the one in mythbuster on discovery lol Adam Savage , google it then tell me
actually i tried that but the smell still in my car. didnt work then i asked my dealer to fix it then again smell still in my car and guess what my car is new…cant get rid of that funky smell...
I would get ahold of the schematic for your vehicles HVAC and study where the spray is not reaching.
+Repairs101 they actually did the HVAC I really don't know what to do now...
Adderly Cubacub
wash that mustache of yurs?
How can you mispell mold? Mould......
You again? OK Danny, look. In Canada we spell a bunch of words differently than y'all do in the USA
Mould, honour, valour, colour... probably some others. I'm not wrong. I'm just different. Are we done here?
Try it without the waves next time. Can’t even hear enough to figure what we’re learning
boring lecture part over in:... 🤣
OMG !!!!!
i bet this guy NEVER EVER gets invited to any parties or get togethers ,lol
Holy shit i thought my girlfriend talked alot
Mold is not mould
David DeRoche Canadians spell words like mould, honour, valour, colour and probably some more with the "U" as do the British who pretty much developed the English language. So I'm not wrong, it's just not what you're used to.
ok thanks for that, I really appreciate that
You didnt mention the silicone caulking/vinegar smell. Waste of a video.
Mold is spelled mold,not mould.