Guys,

Although my aircon blows icecold, I'm thinking it could use a good service, since it's a little bit smelly. Any advice on where to go and how much to pay? Or should I just replace the microfilter? 2006 Supercharged

bomb it boz.... ..............................




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Best and cheapest thing to do is use an air conditioning "bomb" - just Google it and you'll find plenty of places selling it. You turn the car on, full heat and fan speed, recirculate on, hit the button on the "bomb", close the doors and leave it sitting in the car for about 10 minutes. Worked a treat on my E60 which was getting so smelly I thought a squad of Legionnaires was living in it!  2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black

here's a halfords version, probably better ones on the market though...

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...65632#dtab ..............................




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alanm_3 wrote:

Best and cheapest thing to do is use an air conditioning "bomb" - just Google it and you'll find plenty of places selling it. You turn the car on, full heat and fan speed, recirculate on, hit the button on the "bomb", close the doors and leave it sitting in the car for about 10 minutes. Worked a treat on my E60 which was getting so smelly I thought a squad of Legionnaires was living in it!

well you learn something every day.

My air con is smelly so i just ordered my first bomb....  2004 black Vogue TD6

I just read some bomb reviews, and some of them don't seem to last very well! Anybody have a recommendation for one which worked and lasted? 2006 Supercharged

Just buy 2!  2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black

The fragrance will never last and just mask the smells for a while, so i suppose its how much bacteria it kills really. 2004 black Vogue TD6

Have a look here £19.99

http://www.atseuromaster.co.uk/retail-cust...ioning.htm

Forte air con treatment seems to last for months only available through the trade though 2007 tdv8 vogue se now sold
rrsport 2.7 hse gone
4.4 autobiography 2004 10 mpg gone
4.6 vogue lpg 2000 gone
4.6 vogue se lpg 1999 gone
300tdi disco 1997 gone

I used the halfords one a couple of weeks ago. It works quite well and make it smell a bit newer for a while. It's definitely neutralised the previous owner fat odour, even now after the freshened has faded.

You just leave it running in the car with the air con on full recirculate. My Previous RR's!

2007 TDV8 Vogue
2007 RRS (I know, it doesn't count!)
2005 4.4 Vogue on LPG
2005 TD6 Vogue
2003 4.4 Vogue
2001 4.6 HSE
2000 2.5 DHSE
1999 4.6 HSE
1997 4.6 HSE on LPG
1995 2.5 DSE
1989 3.9 EFI classic
1988 3.5 EFI classic

If you use it all the time you generally won't get mould growing on the evaporator as the constant icing up will kill the spores. The other thing it could be is a blocked drain tube allowing stagnant water to pool in the bottom of the unit.

Replacing your pollen filter should be done yearly as a minimum, your eyes are the best judge of how often it needs replacing. You can check it at the same time as your oil & water it's that easy.

Also, you may think your A/C is icy cold but it may not actually be getting down to the appropriate temperature to ice the evaporator, it may be worth a re-gas which will cost £50-£75 ish.

Dan 

As an extra on my last service my dealer (Stratstone) did an air-con service for £20 which involved them ensuring the coolant was doing its job and also adding a fragrance, and they also did an injector clean for £20 aswell. So had both of them done , at £40 , it was worth it I reckon, as I did notice a drop off in exhaust gases post injector clean (I would normally do this myself via an additive liquid in the fuel tank every so often). Steve

Main car : FFRR Vogue TD6 SE (06MY - Sept)
Other car : Vauxhall Lotus Carlton
Past cars : LandCruiser SWB ; 4-Runner ; Supras; XJS V12 LeMans