CORNERING Points for a Car Bad Smell Solution Keep in mind that my Car or your Car is not talking whatever has been done unlike Doctor’s Patient --- so that in times of confusion as to which or where to start doing repair works again --- you will need to know and understand the details of the circumstances and surroundings for which you can squeeze a point and eventually make the exact solution to my or your problem. On November-27-2013, I was continuously collecting various information and tactics in the attempt to corner points for a solution to my Car Bad Smell Problem Going through My Car AC Blower. I went to many Outside-Small-Car-Repair-Workshop-Vendors and found only all ideas without the exact findings as to where be the root for that car smell problem of mine. The following are my observations: Nobody tends to pinpoint where is the source of the problem, maybe because of the nature that the situation is puzzle due to the facts that all nearest possible sources of the car bad smell problem have already been repaired or replaced. While I am narrating to the Mechanics the exact history and performance of my car --- the doubts to pinpointing the exact solution for my car problems become more complicated. Why? Breaks are intact, gearbox clutch is good, AC Compressor is just replaced with new one, AC Evaporator is just replaced with new one also and the AC Cooling System is excellent. But the smell is still there coming from the AC Air Blower. While my Car was under the warranty period, it went through the processes of needed repairs with the company before Oct-26-2013. That means the presumption is: the needed repairs were executed by an Authorized Mechanic isnt it? So that you become more confused where is the problem? OK. Why nobody tends to pinpoint for solution? Because if you are a Mechanic and you are also in puzzle as it is likely possible with this situation, you will tend to not tell the root cause of car smell problem because if you tell this one, and later turned its from that one then you are responsible as a Mechanic. All Mechanics while in confusion, they tend to wait only from the car owner to signal which one you would like to start with working first. Are you going to begin searching from? Car Gearbox Clutch? Car Breaks? Car Drive Belt? Car Engine Oil Leaks? Smell from inside Car Only? Car AC Compressor? Car AC Evaporator? It seems nothing left mentioning the sources of the Car Bad Smell except to replace the Car Engine. Heres how it got solve in My Way. Observations from the Authorized Mechanic of the Car Company Sir to whom it may concern: He told me what has been done with my Car AC Cooling System: He said, the AC Compressor was replaced, the AC Evaporator has a leak and for that it was replaced with new one. Yes and after that, my AC Cooling system becomes excellent but the problem is the car bad smell is still there. Somewhere first week of November-2013, I went back to him for the last time because of my thinking that my car is no longer of warranty period --- I told him for the same car bad smell problem. He said that my car has really no problem especially with the car functionality=excellent. Last week of November-2013, I called him on mobile with my intention of catching any focal point where I can have the start to get my problem solve. I asked him about their company SOP specifically in the installation of AC Evaporator, if it is including the general cleaning before fixing. He said yes its an SOP to clean before fixing. Take a look on this --- if he saw by his eyes that the cleaning works has been carried out, he should have told me these things during our conversation to the effect that it has been actually cleaned. The car stayed with the car company for around 3 days. If it included such required cleaning, he should have noticed this and tell this to me not just as SOP. He failed to have a clear answer. This is a lead point that you can work back the work that has already been done by them. Take note: it is a lead only. When you are solving any Car Problem without the concrete ideas as to where to start exactly as needed, you have to begin from the nearest possible reason or root cause of the problem and must be with lowest cost involved. In my case, I began changing the drive belt. At least you will have a good feel knowing your car has new belt now. Also maybe that smell problem is there. After I changed it, nothing affected on solving my car smell problem. I jumped my mind to proceed cleaning the Evaporator even I know that the car company is the one who made the recent repair because of the previous one I mentioned for the lead point. Before doing so, I established a confirmation ideas (idea with S means not just one) to avoid further wastage of money. How I did it? I made it sure that my inside car has no Bad Smell at all for one and a half days running without AC turning On and only AC Blower being set to On. If the answer is No Car Bad Smell during this trial then this is one of the confirmation ideas. Would you like to proceed now to open the entire dashboard and everything to take out the Car AC Evaporator at the bottom place of the dashboard to have it cleaned? This is involving cost of around SAR1000 ($266.66). In my point of view, it matters big and I will not proceed yet. I made it sure that my AC Recycling Air Open and Close functions are 100% effective; being the preferred one if it is closing completely and effective --- when I will set that AC Recycling Air button into “close setting”. Meaning it must not receive any air from outside totally --- to pinpoint that the Car Bad Smell Problem is only coming from the Car AC Evaporator, no need thinking from other far air point of entry inside the car. In that instance, I made a spray of Car Air Freshener 1/4 of its content next to the AC Evaporator which is the AC Valve connected to it, plus this is very near to the AC Blower. This was executed through other person and I was inside my car with my Engine On, AC On and of course with the AC Blower On in addition to all car doors are closed. If you didnt get the smell of “Car Air Freshener” in 3 to 5 minutes after spray, then your AC Recycling Air being set to closed is really functioning well and is taking no air from outside, to make a reason that maybe it is taking the smell from any troubled gearbox clutch. In my case, there was no smell at all coming from that “Car Air Freshener” sprayed on the AC Valve by another person. If I was wrong, it did not get my attention that I smelled the smell of “Car Air Freshener”. Here is the summary of the lead and confirmation ideas: 1) Lead that the car Air box Plastic Case for the AC Evaporator and Heater was not actually cleaned or if cleaned not accordingly as required. 2) Confirming idea that the car is not bringing air from outside. 3) Confirming idea that the Car Bad Smell is only coming from the AC Evaporator brought about by the AC Blower even though the car has its latest repair history from an authorized company car mechanic. 4) Confirming idea that if I have a troubled gearbox clutch, its clutch smell is also not coming inside my car through the AC Blower. From all of the above, I decided to let it go and have my AC Air box or whatever you call it --- the one holding the AC Evaporator and Heater be cleaned very well and also the Evaporator and Heater units individually cleaned. What I found? I found the Car Bad Smell I was taking in through my Lungs for more than a year now --- that smell was at the bottom of the AC Air box where the Evaporator is seated (this is the dirt remains from the old Evaporator the company has just removed recently and replaced with new one, and also a slight car bad smell contamination into the new Evaporator the company has just recently installed. There is no bad smell found on the Heater Core. My Car Bad Smell Going through Car AC Blower Problem is now solved --- and the Car Bad Smell is gone while riding. Now it’s 4 days running free of bad smell from 30-Nov-2013. I know it will no more come again after doing needed cleaning thoroughly. But wait --- after that, there was repeated slight bad smell which I am going to explain here: There are Two Circulatory System Functions in the CAR AC Conditioning: The Closed one and the Open one: The Closed one --- is where the AC Freon and oil are moving inside the Closed Circulatory System (CCS) thats within the AC Piping System that moves to and pro from AC Compressor to its piping revolving through the AC Radiator or Condenser. If the inside of the CCS is having a Junk Smell, this has nothing to do with the CAR AC bad smell problem if that system has no Leak and in my case I confirmed theres no leakage because one month ago the Freon is still intact up to now which appearing on the Freon Gauge as well as the cooling status of the car is excellent as of now. In the Open Circulatory System (OCS) --- is where the air is flowing from the CAR AC Blower going through the Dashboard Panel with the Air Outlet after the air is passing by from the AC Evaporator (freezer) that gives the cold air for the entire car. One month ago I already cleaned the complete assembly of Air Box containing the Evaporator (freezer) and the Heater as well as the CAR AC Blower. All of that were already cleaned thoroughly including the Air Box itself. The existence of slight balance of CAR Bad Smell might be due to slight bad smell contamination from unforeseen surroundings that will eventually vanish through the air after time as long as the CCS has no leak. This morning 16-Jan-2014, I used my car for straight 3 hours and only in this driving session I smelled all fresh air and no more bad smell. Hopefully the CAR BAD SMELL is no more. To anyone concerned --- when you read this Blog Post point by point --- This will enhance more on your perspective in the implementation of Car-Repair-SOP for Customers Satisfaction for the benefit of both parties: The Toyota Car Company and Customers as a whole. Thanks GOD. Edito Tizon Cabael (Eddie Cabael) eddiecabael.swaultimate
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 08:15:28 +0000
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