1999 C230 Kompressor - Stinks when I start heater for first one minute and goes away
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2008 ML320 (W164) - 201K Miles
1999 C230 Kompressor - Stinks when I start heater for first one minute and goes away
Hi
When i start my heater, first one minute it stink badly and then smell goes away. Can anyone tell me how to resolve this issue. Of course I can use spary which help but I want to remove this issue permanently.
Thanks
When i start my heater, first one minute it stink badly and then smell goes away. Can anyone tell me how to resolve this issue. Of course I can use spary which help but I want to remove this issue permanently.
Thanks
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Sounds like the A/C evaporator & heater core box drain is clogged and allowing moisture to build up. This causes odor and the odor ceases when the moisture dries (i.e. running heat/cooling to evaporate the moisture.
Clear the drain of any debris, kill any odor causing mold with "Lysol" and the odor should go away.
Clear the drain of any debris, kill any odor causing mold with "Lysol" and the odor should go away.
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Joined: Mar 2011
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2008 ML320 (W164) - 201K Miles
Sounds like the A/C evaporator & heater core box drain is clogged and allowing moisture to build up. This causes odor and the odor ceases when the moisture dries (i.e. running heat/cooling to evaporate the moisture.
Clear the drain of any debris, kill any odor causing mold with "Lysol" and the odor should go away.
Clear the drain of any debris, kill any odor causing mold with "Lysol" and the odor should go away.
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It has been quite a while since I've done this... My 2000 C230 is wintering with my son at Penn State so I don't have the ability to just go and look at the car.
From my recollection, a "Rubber" tube was connected near the bottom of the heater box on the passenger side of the vehicle. I disconnected the tube and blew low pressure air through the tube and then up through the heater box connection. Used a flex tube from an old WD40 spray can to route disinfectant up into the heater box through the bottom connection. Then re-connected the tube when done.
When my son gets back from his winter break festivities around 1/6/12 I'll take a look to see what I forgot to state in this post...
From my recollection, a "Rubber" tube was connected near the bottom of the heater box on the passenger side of the vehicle. I disconnected the tube and blew low pressure air through the tube and then up through the heater box connection. Used a flex tube from an old WD40 spray can to route disinfectant up into the heater box through the bottom connection. Then re-connected the tube when done.
When my son gets back from his winter break festivities around 1/6/12 I'll take a look to see what I forgot to state in this post...
