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cars hot air smelly

trixyben · 2011-10-24 12:31:54

when i turn on the heat in my focus the hot air smells fairly bad, nearly like smelly feet or similair, its only when the hot air is put on, i checked for leaks of any kind and theres none, what should i be fixing here?

24-10-2011 12:31pm

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trixyben

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when i turn on the heat in my focus the hot air smells fairly bad, nearly like smelly feet or similair, its only when the hot air is put on, i checked for leaks of any kind and theres none, what should i be fixing here?

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#2 24-10-2011 12:48pm

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Does it have an old pollen filter which needs changing ?

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#3 24-10-2011 1:24pm

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CreepingDeath wrote: »

Does it have an old pollen filter which needs changing ?

it was replaced as well forgot to mention that!

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#4 24-10-2011 3:02pm

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Could be a heater matrix starting to leak.

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#5 24-10-2011 3:50pm

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CJhaughey wrote: »

Could be a heater matrix starting to leak.

this x2

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#6 24-10-2011 5:32pm

trixyben

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CJhaughey wrote: »

Could be a heater matrix starting to leak.

is this much of a job to replace?

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#7 24-10-2011 10:59pm

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Generally its a big enough job to take the dash apart and replace the matrix.
Not impossible for a determined home mechanic but not a 5 minute job.
I would first determine if it is leaking, and if it is ask a good indy garage for a quote.

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