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Several thing scan cause a burning smell from a car A/C. One cause can be that the compressor is burning up. Another possibility is a wiring shortage.
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What causes a burning smell from the vents of the car when the ac is turned on?
Any smell from the car vents is unrelated to the AC system unless it is an antiseptic smell. Generally, the smells are environmental from your engine compartment, where the fresh air is taken from. If you smell something burning from the vents, then something is heating up to much under your hood. Check your compressor for a worn clutch, or oil leaking onto the exhaust manifold.
What causes Burnt wire smell from AC vents?
Burning wire insulation. Check and make sure there isn't too much voltage running through the fan wires.
What causes the ammonia smell from a central home ac unit?
if you have the ac on to long it starts to stink cause the filter picks up the smell and the smell spreads i suggest you get it cleaned
Why does your car car smell like antiseptic in a hospital when your ac is on?
This normally indicates a refrigerant leak. STOP USING YOUR AC IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS SMELL!! The fumes from the fluid in your AC system are highly toxic. The leak needs to be sorted out before the AC can be used again.
What could be the source of a burning smell from your trucks AC after its warmed up?
you have a bad heater core in your vehicle
What causes an antifreeze smell when the ac or heater is on in a 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham?
leaking heater core
AC reduce's car performance?
only when it is on, it causes slow acceleration
What does it mean when ever you turn your car heater on it smells like burning rubber and your car wants to die?
Possible that the ac compressor is locking up.
What do you do if while changing AC filter a balloon gets sucked into return vent?
The balloon will eventually pop, and you most likely can find its pieces at the coil if using AC, or smell rubber burning if using heater.
What would cause the air conditioning on a 1999 Jeep Cherokee to quit burning smell omitted since then What could it be?
it is probably the ac compressor locked up
Your AC has got a bad smell than you notice water leaking underneath your van Do you need to be concern?
Yes. get is serviced. The water under your car is nothing to worry about this is humidity extracted from the cars interior when the AC is running. The smell - no idea what this is if it comes from the AC itself then there must be some mold formed in the AC pipes etc.
Your car ac was serviced for mold and mildew The residual smell of the chemical treatment used is making you sick with the ac off and with outside air its worse How do you get rid of this smell?
My car had fish oil poured down it I used a product called What Odor? it completely eliminated the odor i recommend trying What Odor?
