My Heater STINKS!!! HELP

[NKPlus]

Well besides having my heater blendor stuck on hot... When I open my heat it freaking STINKS! Its not a dirty smell, meaning its not a smell that is from the car being dirty... It smells like chemicals or something is wet for a long long time... its hard to explain... Would a bad antifreeze cause such problem or maybe even something died in there?(I dont think so but...) Where can I start looking to fix this problem? please help I cant use my HEAT, and its getting cold here...HELP!!!

 

[bertha66]

Bad heater core mybe, does the winshield fog up on defraost? Hot antifreeze smells pretty bad.

 

[mosho93]

please help I cant use my HEAT, and its getting cold here...HELP!!!

Ahh, quit whinning! I havent had heatin my car at all, but i wil be putting it away for the winter in about a week!

Sounds like a heater core to me. Any hit of anifreeze smell? or like said before, fogging up when on defrost.??

 

[NKPlus]

Nope, there is no fogging... I thought about that too but no sign of fogging or anything... When there is fog on the windshield it clears it up... But it doesnt really smell like straight anti-freeze, its a freaking wierd weird smell... Does the SHO's have any cabin filters or any other types of filters that might be dirty? I dont know I am just throwing out ideas...

 

[NKPlus]

No body else wants to help me? :cry:

 

[SHOZ123]

Tighten the heat core hose clamps at the firewall.

 

[SHObill]

pull the blower control mod. Clean it & the area it sits in as that is where any crap that fell down the defrost slots or got pulled in from the outside air inlet will sit. I'v found straws,pens,business cards,stickie notes,candy,kids toys,pine needles, leaves & just dirt stuck there!

 

[mosho93]

pull the blower control mod. Clean it & the area it sits in as that is where any crap that fell down the defrost slots or got pulled in from the outside air inlet will sit. I'v found straws,pens,business cards,stickie notes,candy,kids toys,pine needles, leaves & just dirt stuck there!

Thats a good idea!

 

[etc1006]

Clean out the cowl area. Small bits of leaves and other assosiated crap can fall in there. Will start to rot and stink, and you will smell it when you have fresh air coming in through the vents


HTH, Eric

 

[JTSHO]

i just blew a heater core, i definitely knew when it happened it smells like dead fish to me! im still trying to get the smell out of the truck, g/f doesnt even want to ride with me.

 

[NKPlus]

Funny thing... If I give the heat from the above to deforst the windshield, there is NO smell, however if I press the auto button for auto climate control it starts STINKING!!! WHAT THE **** IS THAT!!!??? I am gonna go crazy!

 

[jweeda]

You might wanna check to see if a mouse or something got up in there and died! Not sure if it would be easily accessible, but it does happen at times. =P Just a thought!

 

[k_mesaros]

Go buy some Frigi-Fresh. Spray it into the air intake under the hood(the one for the cabin, not the one for the engine). Spray a bunch in there while somebody switches between settings. Spray some into the vents on the dash as well. It could be some mold in the vent system, and this will take care of that problem. You could also go to a detailing shop and have them ozone the interior for you.

Kevin

 

[duckrider]

could it be possible for freon to be leaking into the heater ....? just a thought

 

[LiLGhettoSmurf]

Mine smells like old air, its annoying but it heats good. Could mold be the problem? And where in the engine bay is the vent/filter thing for the inside of the car?

 

[NKPlus]

Mine smells like old air, its annoying but it heats good. Could mold be the problem? And where in the engine bay is the vent/filter thing for the inside of the car?

Yeah Same here... WHere is it???lol

 

[k_mesaros]

Open the hood, and look right up next to the wipers. There are little vents up there. Those are for your interior.

Kevin