Getting smells from outside in the car

Perakath · 27th March 2009, 14:08

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Originally Posted by raja748

This I strongly noticed when day before yesterday I passed a spot where some people were burning garbage.Though my window glasses were closed,I got a strong burning smell inside the car.My AC was off and so the blower fan.

Very few car models are completely air-sealed, even with the a/c vent set to internal recirculation-- this explains the air noise at high speed travel. Burning garbage/leaves produces a large amount of smoke/emissions, some of which were bound to hit you.

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Originally Posted by SS-Traveller

The HVAC recirculation-fresh air flap is located behind the dashboard. If bad odour problem persists, please check passenger/driver emissions to rule out other possibilities.

I'm often to blame, myself!

raja748 · 30th March 2009, 12:49

Today I was trailing a garbage truck as there was no space to overtake it.AC was off,Blower was off,circulation was off....and suddenly I got breeze of dirty smell of the garbage...my God!!!! it was so horrible..I immediately switched on the AC and put it on inner circulation mode.

Guys..I need to do something to solve this problem.Believe me the problem was not there 3-4 months back.

pulsar56 · 30th March 2009, 13:03

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Originally Posted by raja748

I immediately switched on the AC and put it on inner circulation mode.

Guys..I need to do something to solve this problem.Believe me the problem was not there 3-4 months back.

Please keep the Inner Circulation mode ON even if the AC/blower is off. That should solve your problem.

raja748 · 30th March 2009, 13:26

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Originally Posted by pulsar56

Please keep the Inner Circulation mode ON even if the AC/blower is off. That should solve your problem.

Ok Pulsar56..I will try doing so.

sudipt123 · 30th March 2009, 13:33

How can we add an ac pollen filter with cars which don't have one? Are they available at accessories/ spares shops? I would be interested to add one for my chevy spark, also I think swift doesn't have this filter.

gpa · 30th March 2009, 13:56

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Originally Posted by pulsar56

Please keep the Inner Circulation mode ON even if the AC/blower is off. That should solve your problem.

+ 1 to this. it is also good to keep your recirc flap permanently closed. If at all you want fresh air into the vehicle, just roll down the windows a few minutes. Saves you a lot of trouble in the long run.

Cheers,
gpa

Perakath · 30th March 2009, 14:43

How can keeping the recirculation flap permanently closed save any trouble in the long run?

gpa · 30th March 2009, 15:01

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Originally Posted by Perakath

How can keeping the recirculation flap permanently closed save any trouble in the long run?

Because you will not leave the recirc flap open when you park under trees, where leaves and other debris can fallin thru the slats up front near the bonnet area and enter you're car's AC system and clog the cooling coils and blower.

Cheers,
gpa

Perakath · 30th March 2009, 15:13

Oh! I try not to park under trees except when there's no other shade source available-- that's to avoid bird droppings and squished fruit spoiling the paint. Here's one more reason!

raja748 · 16th April 2009, 13:48

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Originally Posted by pulsar56

Please keep the Inner Circulation mode ON even if the AC/blower is off. That should solve your problem.

You were absolutely correct bro!!! my problem vanished as soon as I have started keeping inner circulation on.

Thanks a lot to everyone...

ask77 · 16th April 2009, 22:43

Is the recirculation flap on cars with push button recirculation system operated by a solenoid or a motor ? The ones in cars having the sliding switches is connected thru a cable and one gets to know whether the flap is open or not as there is a slight thump of the flap closing. But how does one know whether the push button system is working or not ?

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raja748 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 92 Thanked: 0 Times	Today I was trailing a garbage truck as there was no space to overtake it.AC was off,Blower was off,circulation was off....and suddenly I got breeze of dirty smell of the garbage...my God!!!! it was so horrible..I immediately switched on the AC and put it on inner circulation mode. Guys..I need to do something to solve this problem.Believe me the problem was not there 3-4 months back.
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sudipt123 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 194 Thanked: 67 Times	How can we add an ac pollen filter with cars which don't have one? Are they available at accessories/ spares shops? I would be interested to add one for my chevy spark, also I think swift doesn't have this filter.
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Perakath BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 260 Thanked: 31 Times	How can keeping the recirculation flap permanently closed save any trouble in the long run?
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Perakath BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 260 Thanked: 31 Times	Oh! I try not to park under trees except when there's no other shade source available-- that's to avoid bird droppings and squished fruit spoiling the paint. Here's one more reason!
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ask77 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Agra Posts: 147 Thanked: 23 Times	Is the recirculation flap on cars with push button recirculation system operated by a solenoid or a motor ? The ones in cars having the sliding switches is connected thru a cable and one gets to know whether the flap is open or not as there is a slight thump of the flap closing. But how does one know whether the push button system is working or not ?
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