Killing mold/Mildew? (was AC Unusual smell)

[Michael Riebs / Audi V8]

AHA! A chance to plug our products!!
NO - This is NOT spam - just some friendly help...

We carry a German brand of natural stone care- and cleaning products, called
"Lithofin". Lithofin also makes products for the care- and cleaning of tiles
and other household areas. One of the products is called "Algex". Algex is a
mold- and mildew remover, which is non-toxic, and can be used on granite,
marble, limestone, concrete, glass, shower walls, drywall, etc., etc.

I do not have nay experience using this product on my Audi - although I am
going to try it on my "Quattro" mats in my V8, but I would recommend that
you take a stab at it. A pre-diluted bottle, with a spray nozzle, containing
0.5L retails here for $18.54. I would be more than happy to send you a
bottle.

I would have to check shipping cost. If you are interested, drop me a line
(call or E-mail), and I will come up with a total price. Send me a money
order or certified check, and I will ship one to you.

Michael L. Riebs
Director of Operations
1St Choice Granite, Inc.

www.1stchoicegranite.com

3511 Alpine Avenue NW
Walker, MI 49544
United States of America
Bus: +1 (616) 784-7300
Fax: +1 (616) 784-2808
E-mail: michael at 1stchoicegranite.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <David.Ullrich at ferguson.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:19 PM
Subject: Killing mold/Mildew? (was AC Unusual smell)


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