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Help! Car AC Smells by Nobody: 11:32pm On Feb 10, 2020
Left my car for a while. Decided to take it out for a spin tonight on putting on the AC crayfish smell was coming from the vents. After a while it dissipated. Leaving where I went to I just put it on again. Same scenario. Please what's happening .I haven't seen a single crayfish for years so why the smell. It dissipates after a while but I'm worried for my baby. Someone said its because I don't drive it often but I can't risk putting my baby's life at risk on these Nigerian roads.

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Re: Help! Car AC Smells by Gwagone: 11:40pm On Feb 10, 2020
WTF
I think Rats Jos found a new apartey then they use your Ac vents as store to keep fish...
Don't park your car in your compound for some time so you can get rid of the rats in your compound

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Re: Help! Car AC Smells by RockyEyo(m): 2:31pm On Feb 24, 2020
It’s not crayfish smell it’s most likely something burning wire melting or any of those electrical faults... sha see an ac repairman
Re: Help! Car AC Smells by adanny01(m): 8:51am On Feb 25, 2020
Shibaraba:
Left my car for a while. Decided to take it out for a spin tonight on putting on the AC crayfish smell was coming from the vents. After a while it dissipated. Leaving where I went to I just put it on again. Same scenario. Please what's happening .I haven't seen a single crayfish for years so why the smell. It dissipates after a while but I'm worried for my baby. Someone said its because I don't drive it often but I can't risk putting my baby's life at risk on these Nigerian roads.

Its actually mould.

Because the evaporator of your car gets wet due to condensation, wen dust settles on the evaporator or the evaporator does not dry out after use, this creates a good condition for the growth of moulds. Mould has a smell. This is the same mould that causes smell in a damp house.

To stop it, you will need a can of anti mildew or something of sort. You will remove your cabin filter, put ac fan to highest and spray the anti mould through the air box. This is like spaying the evaporator the anti mould which should stop the growth of the mould.

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Re: Help! Car AC Smells by Nobody: 9:01am On Feb 25, 2020
adanny01:


Its actually mould.

Because the evaporator of your car gets wet due to condensation, wen dust settles on the evaporator or the evaporator does not dry out after use, this creates a good condition for the growth of moulds. Mould has a smell. This is the same mould that causes smell in a damp house.

To stop it, you will need a can of anti mildew or something of sort. You will remove your cabin filter, put ac fan to highest and spray the anti mould through the air box. This is like spaying the evaporator the anti mould which should stop the growth of the mould.

awesome. I'll ask my ac man to do this
Re: Help! Car AC Smells by KangaIye: 2:53am On Oct 23, 2023
RockyEyo:
It’s not crayfish smell it’s most likely something burning wire melting or any of those electrical faults... sha see an ac repairman

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Re: Help! Car AC Smells by RockyEyo(m): 9:54am On Oct 23, 2023
KangaIye:



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Thanks brother you can please edit
Re: Help! Car AC Smells by RockyEyo(m): 9:56am On Oct 23, 2023
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Re: Help! Car AC Smells by samuel321: 2:40pm On Oct 23, 2023
RockyEyo:

Thanks brother you can please edit

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Re: Help! Car AC Smells by RockyEyo(m): 6:18pm On Oct 23, 2023
samuel321:


Bruv abeg you fit share me that Blessing number
Sorry man just saw this
Re: Help! Car AC Smells by samuel321: 6:20pm On Oct 23, 2023
RockyEyo:

Sorry man just saw this
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Thanks bro. You can edit it
Re: Help! Car AC Smells by iamrichiefola(m): 3:38pm On Oct 27, 2023
samuel321:


Thanks bro. You can edit it

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Re: Help! Car AC Smells by samuel321: 6:03pm On Oct 28, 2023
iamrichiefola:


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