Even if air conditioning in a car is one of the most preferred product features when hot, it can also bring in some inconveniences. Indeed, the air conditioning in a Volvo V50 can have a bad smell, and in this article we’re going to try to help you find out why. To get this done, first we will check out the explanation of this bad smell of air conditioning, then, in a second time, we will try to give you answers to make them disappear.
Why does the air conditioning of my Volvo V50 have a smell of humidity?
So we start our content with the origins of the bad smells originating from the air conditioning of your Volvo V50. If you have the impression that it is a musty smell, humidity, or other, the origin of these smells is generally similar. Indeed, air conditioning creates a lot of humidity, which will usually tend to gather in the ventilation system of your Volvo V50. This humidity is the ideal source of the growth of bacteria and fungi of all sorts in the air conditioning of your Volvo V50. Additionally, it is possible that smoking in your car, or not cleaning it frequently (food leftovers for example) will play a role in amplify the odors. At last, the last classic motive for a bad air conditioning smell in your Volvo V50 is that you have a refrigerant gas leak, called FREON gas, which is toxic and emits 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 Volvo V50?
Now that you know where to look to uncover the cause of this smell, we will try to help you to get rid of bad air conditioning odors on your Volvo V50, because furthermore to being unpleasant these odors can be harmful to your airways, it is therefore crucial to get rid of them quickly.
Eradicating an unpleasant air-conditioning odor
We will now compose a list of actions you can take to get rid of these air-conditioning odours on your Volvo V50:
- Nevertheless it may look obvious, the dirt that amasses in your car will encourage the expansion of germs and therefore bad odors, cleaning your Volvo V50 on a regular basis will allow you to eradicate many of the sources of these.
- The best method is to clean the whole air conditioning system of your Volvo V50 with antibacterial and anti-fungicidal products. To get this done, please seek advice from our content which explains in detail the procedure to stick to.
- Replace the cabin or pollen filter of your Volvo V50: This filter which is designed to protect against impurities from entering the cabin of your car must be changed every year and can store bad smells, make sure verify its condition.
Avoid musty air-conditioning odors on Volvo V50
To conclude, last part of our content on air conditioning smells on Volvo V50, we are now going to give you some suggestions to maintain your air conditioning system and avoid bad smells in your Volvo V50:
- Switch off the air conditioning 5/10 minutes before turning off the engine: Indeed, always do 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 be sure that the air conditioning of your Volvo V50 is always in good functioning order (air conditioning compressor particularly), it should be run for 10 minutes every month.
- Be certain that there is no leak on your air conditioning is necessary, indeed, the liquid is toxic and furthermore the operation of your air conditioning would be downgraded in the case of a leak.
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