Defender aircon smelling like a dead rat!

[NCF 110]

Hi, Hot day in Perth (35 degrees) anyhow put the aircon on air cold but with an awful smell like somthing as died . Any ideas

Cheers Stewart

[d@rk51d3]

I think you've probably answered you own question.

The smell won't leave in a hurry either.

[Captain_Rightfoot]

Is not Rat... is Siberian Hampster!!

Seriously I've heard of other cars that develop smelly A/C due to small leaves sitting in the system.

[JohnR]

Is it a Puma?? Cause mine does that when I turn the Air-con off ? It's been to the dealers several times and they keep spraying smelly stuff down the vents but that only works for a day Ther're excuse is that to get to the suspected offending part they have to rip half the car apart and they are too big a sooks to do that

Cheers,

[solmanic]

It may be cat p!ss. Cats often go on plugs or vents or anything like that. I used to have problems years ago when one of our cats kept going to the toilet down my car's air vents. The air intake on a Defender is an easy place for them to use since it is on a nice flat surface.

[Captain_Rightfoot]

It may be cat p!ss. Cats often go on plugs or vents or anything like that. I used to have problems years ago when one of our cats kept going to the toilet down my car's air vents. The air intake on a Defender is an easy place for them to use since it is on a nice flat surface.

I like cats even less now.

[NCF 110]

Took the top and side grill off my 200tdi, had a look inside could not smell anything , I have noticed that after ten mins the smell goes away ( or I get used to it ) .
Will getting the aircon re-gased help ?

[ATH]

Sounds like what happened at Home Valley Station a year ago. The Cook and I went off down to the Pentecost R. to watch the others fishing and the station manager asked if I had a screwdriver and I did and lent it to him. 10 minutes later he had his answer to the rotten stink..... a dead mouse!
It nearly made them all puke when he turned the aircon on although it couldn't have been dead that long as it hadn't stunk the day before.
I used to think all Tojos smelt like that but mustn't say that now as I've got one as well as the Defender!!!
Happy sniffing.
Alan.

[87County]

check the drain hose....

run heavy insulated electrical wire through it like a cleaning rod

if it's blocked with leaves etc they will decompose and smell like....

............or have an aircon guy clean it out for you