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when i turn on my A/C it occasionally smells like a midget took a dump in my glove box, anybody else have an issue with their a/c blowing stagnant air?

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Old 09-07-2013, 03:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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when i turn on my A/C it occasionally smells like a midget took a dump in my glove box, anybody else have an issue with their a/c blowing stagnant air?
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Moisture is building up in the air filter when you run the a/c and if you just shut your car off that moisture sits in the filter accumulating bacteria causing the smell. I think this has been discussed on here before. What people say to do is about 5 minutes before you reach your destination turn the a/c off and run the heater to dry out the filter so it doesn't have the opportunity to start to smell.
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