While air conditioning in a car is one of the most desirable aspects during the summer, it can besides that bring some inconveniences. Indeed, the air conditioning in a Opel Vectra can have a bad smell, and on this page we’re going to try to help you identify why. To achieve this, first we will have a look at the reason of this bad smell of air conditioning, then, in a second time, we will try to give you solutions to make them vanish.
Why does the air conditioning of my Opel Vectra have a smell of humidity?
So we begin our content page with the origin of the bad smells coming from the air conditioning of your Opel Vectra. Whether you have the impression that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the origin of these smells is often the same. Indeed, air conditioning makes a lot of humidity, which will tend to accumulate in the ventilation system of your Opel Vectra. This humidity is the perfect origin of the expansion of bacteria and fungi of all forms in the air conditioning of your Opel Vectra. Also, it is possible that smoking in your automobile, or not cleaning it regularly (food debris for example) will play a role in increase the odors. At last, the last traditional motive for a bad air conditioning smell in your Opel Vectra is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and secretes a bad smell that will spread in the passenger compartment of your car.
What can I do to get the bad smell out of my Opel Vectra?
Now that you know where to look to locate the trigger of this smell, we will try to help you to eradicate bad air conditioning odors on your Opel Vectra, because moreover to being unpleasant these odors can be harmful to your airways, it is therefore essential to get rid of them quickly.
Getting rid of an unpleasant air-conditioning odor
We will now compose a list of actions you can take to eradicate these air-conditioning odours on your Opel Vectra:
- Nevertheless it may seem to be evident, the dirt that accumulates in your car will promote the development of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Opel Vectra on a regular will allow you to take out many of the origins of these.
- The best treatment is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Opel Vectra with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To achieve this, please seek advice from our content page which clarifies in detail the technique to follow.
- Change the cabin or pollen filter of your Opel Vectra: This filter which intends to stop impurities from getting into the cabin of your car must be changed every year and can store bad smells, make sure you check its condition.
Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on Opel Vectra
To conclude, last part of our content page on air conditioning smells on Opel Vectra, we are now going to give you some tips to maintain your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Opel Vectra:
- Turn off the air conditioning 5/10 minutes before turning off the engine: Indeed, always accomplish this step will allow you to dry a maximum of humidity in your ventilation circuit and thus limit the humidity.
- Although it sounds basic, you don’t always have time to take care of your car, but rubbish is the first thing that causes bad odors, so remember to keep your car healthy.
- To make certain that the air conditioning of your Opel Vectra is always in good operating order (air conditioning compressor particularly), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
- Ensure that there is no leak on your air conditioning is essential, indeed, the liquid is toxic and in addition the operation of your air conditioning would be downgraded in the case of a leak.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Opel Vectra, do not hesitate to consult our Opel Vectra category.
