Killing mold/Mildew? (was AC Unusual smell)

[David.Ullrich at ferguson.com]

I talked to my mechanic. he says that R134a really doesn't have an odor and that ester oil doesn't small bad either. His thought is that there likely was LOTS of mold/mildew dried in the vents or evaporator and that now it has gotten rewetted and is giving off the odor. So, he said that I should hit it with LOTS of Lysol. Is that really the best method of killing the mold/mildew and making that god awful smell go away? Thoughts? Suggestions?

Dave

Too Many Toys:
1987.5 Audi Coupe GT "Special Build" 2.3 - Anthracite Black
1998 VW Passat GLS 1.8T - For Sale CHEAP
1985 Chevy Impala SS
2002 VW Jetta GLS 1.8T Tiptronic
1993 RX-7 R1


-----Original Message-----
From: David Ullrich - 0018 HQ
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 8:53 AM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: AC Unusual smell


I just sent this under the title "What stinks" but the SPAM filer at my office thinks that it's spam and auto-deleted the text. If you could reply to this one, it would be appreciated. Hopefully it won't delete this one...


Got the CGT back from having a new AC Expansion valve installed. The AC is now cooling GREAT,  considering it's been converted to R134a. Center vent temps are between 40-45 on a high blow with outside temps in the upper 80s with high humidity! :) But, I've got a new problem. Something STINKS like crazy now. The car reeks of some chemical smell that sort of smells like natural gas. Sort of. I'm thinking that something is leaking. Can anybody provide any incite? What does R134a smell like? What about the ester oil that is now in the system? Wonder if the new valve is leaking? Or what else could it be?

Something is ROTTEN in the state of Denmark!

Dave

Too Many Toys:
1987.5 Audi Coupe GT "Special Build" 2.3 - Anthracite Black
1998 VW Passat GLS 1.8T - For Sale CHEAP
1985 Chevy Impala SS
2002 VW Jetta GLS 1.8T Tiptronic
1993 RX-7 R1