My a/c output smells like its headed to molds-ville.

I've read about this product from BG called frigi-fresh

Anyone use it? Know where do i put it? Its an aerosol which I figure is simpler to use than frigi-clean which is actually foams up

advice?

Frigi Fresh does work, but before you use it, do the following:

1. Take the cabin air cleaner out.

2. Use 409 or any common kitchen clean and paper towels to clean out as much of the air intake area as you can reach. Wipe down EVERY surface that you can reach. You should be able to reach down into the vent and feel the fan blades. Clean them off one by one. I recently helped a young friend do this, and his car was a mildew farm because the previous owners had not cleaned or changed the filter.

3. Turn on the fan to high and spray Frigi Fresh or one of the equivalent mildew AC cleaners down into the intake opening.

4. Run the fan for awhile, then shut of the car and let it sit for a day or two.

5. Install a new filter, reassemble.

The real problem is that water condendses on the evaporator and disgusting organic matter grows in there. I know of no technical cure, just an operator procedure. What you have to do is turn off the AC a few miles before you reach your destination and let outside air blow over the fins. Make sure the air is no longer cool, meaing the system is at the ambient temp. This won't prevent the mildew forever, but it will help for awhile, maybe months.

I've used it, I'd suggest removing the cabin air filter before spraying it into the fresh air intake. Spray it with the AC fan running.

-BTC

'98 V70 T5 5-speed, 160k mi, front IPD stabilizer bar, rear factory HD bar, Bilstein HD, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, e-codes, V-1, Mobil-1 since new

"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair." -- Douglas Adams (1952-2001)

They sell some bacteria killing AC spray at Home Cheapo used in home AC units, works in cars too. Make sure your AC is in the fresh air mode and the AC is ON. Pop the hood and spray the cleaner into the air inlets in front of the passenger side windshield area, those openings below the windshield wiper. Is your AC evaporator drain draining water properly? You see it dripping out on the ground when the AC is running? It's not backing up and onto the passenger footwell area right (the floor...)? If you don't have one already you should install a retrofit AC air filter there under the area you're spraying cleaner into. It will filter out all the dirt and debris that normally end up in the fan and evaporator fins. Volvo left this out as original equipment and added it later as a retrofit kit as a bandaid when they were suffering the massive evaportator failures while the cars were still under warranty.





Mike
'95 850T