[Elantra GT] A/C Smell

[Wayne Moses]

All the Hyundais I have ever owned had stinky AC. My 2005 Tib also blew some
stinky air into my face for about 10 seconds, 30 minutes ago as I started it
up to come home from work.

It is caused by bacteria in the entrained water (condensate from the cooling
effect) in the AC ductwork decaying.

The only "cure" is to use the AC all the time with short breaks (say 4 -5
hours) in between.

Regards,
Wayne
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elantra_gt-bounces at gwebworks.com 
> [mailto:Elantra_gt-bounces at gwebworks.com] On Behalf Of Dinesh Gauri
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 3:13 PM
> To: Elantra_gt at gwebworks.com
> Subject: [Elantra GT] A/C Smell
> 
> Hi,
>   
>   Whenever I turn the a/c off and keep the fan running a  
> very strong musty odor comes that makes it hard to breath. It 
> dissappears  whenever the a/c is turned on. Any thoughts what 
> is the problem.