Does anybody else notice that after they turn their a/c off, the air that comes out afterwards stinks? its horrible and makes me gag at times. ok i may be exaggerating but it really does smell. is this odd or does this happen to everybody's g? can anybody tell me what it is and how i can fix it?

2003 G35 Coupe - Ivory Pearl w/ Willow Interior - Premium Package - Sport Package - Tinted Windows

 

I have this from time to time when I am first starting up my car - try opening up the vent to Fresh air instead of Recirculate. I have heard that keeping it in recirc allows for mold to grow in the ducts and you get some funky smells from it.

 

When I took my car in, the loaner they gave me was horrible. I turned on the A/C and got a breeze of foul air!! [img]/w3timages/icons/mad.gif[/img] It was really bad so I just rolled down the windows. I hope this doesn't happen to my G.

 

Maybe its your pollen filter?

 

This is a problem in ALL cars when people use the AC alot. The AC generates moisture which stays in the vents. And dark + moist = mold/mildew.

To prevent the mildew from forming, you should turn your A/C off and select the FRESH air setting a few minutes before you arrive at your destination. This way, it allows the fresh air to dry up the vents.

I've been doing this in every car I've ever owned and have never had a smelly A/C. Whereas some of my friends and family ignore my suggestions, and their cars stink!

G35 6MT/DG/Fully Loaded
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350Z intake duct
K&N drop-in
Aluminum pedals
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What Mase said was right on the dot. But I would like to add one thing. If it stinks really bad and you haven't been turning off your AC and making it fresh air for a while now and it just stinks.
Just turn your fan onto max, select fresh air, turn off the AC, and change the temp to as high/hot as it gets. This will actually blow out the moisture and kill the mildew. This is just a more drastic step than what Mase mentioned.

And what Mase said was right, this is true with all cars. Just turn off the AC before you show and turn up the fan so that it blows all the moisture out of the AC system. If that's done, then the moisture won't lead to mildew. It's as simple as that.

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Mine started doing this just a couple weeks after I got the car, before it even had 500 miles on it!? How can this be? One of the dealer mechanics told me it wouldn't have anything to do with the filter (you guys are talking about the filter for the A/C, right?) and there's nothing that can be done about it (?). I'm getting conflicting information here. What should I do? If it IS the filter, where is it and how do I change it? Thanks.

2004 6MT (Silver/Willow), premium & aero packages

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Whtever it is, take it to ur dealer and have them fix tht it.

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