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Q: Why does it smell like burning oil when AC is on?
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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 a burning smell from car ac?

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.


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


Can you smell a freon leak in a building if the AC is leaking freon?

Freon is odorless, but it is possible to smell the refrigerant oil that could also be leaking.


What does freon in ac unit smell like?

There is no smell, unless somebody has used something like 22a freon which is actually propane and may have a sulphur smell


What does ac freon smell like in homes?

Freon is odorless because it is a combination of gas and oil. However, many believe it can be detected by a sweet smelling fragrant in the air.


What is the agent AC supposed to smell like?

almonds or peach kernels


Antifreeze smell .replaced the heater core last year smell just came back without ac on?

u smell like ppoopv


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 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.


Theres a nasty smell coming from the vents of my 1998 corolla What would be the problem But when i turn on the AC it goes away what should i do?

Depends on the smell. What does it smell like?


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