Funny smell through heaters

[lee3011]

When I had my heaters on tonight there was an awful musty smell coming through I've not had it before could it be the pollen filter?

 

[Seatmann]

Yeh I'd say so, they get fairly stinky after a while.

 

[lee3011]

only just done it tonight i thought the pollen filter was only for the aircon

 

[Seatmann]

No it's for all the air that comes in to the cabin, I don't have aircon but still have the filter, all the vags do and I remember the stink you talk of lol. Pooeeey

 

[lee3011]

yeh like smelly socks lol

apperently if youve had the aircon on that can cause it so i think the mrs has had the aircon today and not known because when i got in it and put the heaters on it didnt say econ

 

[Seatmann]

Maybe but all the air for the vents etc all comes in through the filter, it's actually a cabin filter and the smell is generally what you get when they need changed. I thought it was me at first, I was getting paranoid and trying to sniff myself lol.

 

[tonto]

change pollen filter - maybe opt for a carbon activated one, circa £10 or a standard one about £3.
and might be worth getting your vents "debugged" too.

 

[dukebox9reg]

halfords air con freshner isnt to bad.stopped mine stinking for a 10.change filter 1st though

 

[/dev/null]

Best bet is just to get an air-con service. Will clear up that musty smell in no time.

 

[lee3011]

I don't think this has been changed for a while

 

[Arnie-Wilson]

I went through the same thing. Took my pollen filter out an it was pure black, changed it over about a month ago now and havent smelt anything like it from the change

 

[SlipStream]

How to change pollen filter? Where is it located?

 

[jc_boc]

Under dash in passenger footwell I think. Will see if I can get a how to up on the week-end if the weather holds out.

 

[Arnie-Wilson]

Yes it's At the passenger footwell, take the plastic cover off an you will see a rectangular shape black cover, slide it to the right an it should come off. Then pull the pollen filter down