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blueanchorinn
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Member Since: 07 Mar 2006
Location: In a pub in Devon
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If you are still under warranty let your dealer sort it Pot Noodle Challenge Winner 2011
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
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http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...yId_165632
Nice lemony smell, does what it says on the tin. Contains a germ killer to zap the rubbish in your condensor etc. Used it a couple of times.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...yId_165632
No no no no no! About as imprecise as these things get, and the contents are not something you want to breathe in. If your A/c isn't blowing cold get a proper automotive A/c company to look at it.
As for air still coming through, it will unless you turn the climate controls to recirculate - that will stop air coming through the vents. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 24th Jun 2009 3:30 pm |
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grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
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cool NODOSH thanks shell give it a go and see what happens
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| 24th Jun 2009 3:38 pm |
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grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
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used that halfrauds aircon freshener a few time now and still get a "smell", any more permanent solution there?
cheers
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| 18th Sep 2009 12:48 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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You could make sure something hasn't rolled into the vents under the front seats and died.  “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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| 18th Sep 2009 2:34 am |
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grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
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have not happened m8, thnx but thought of that too
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| 18th Sep 2009 9:40 am |
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ThatMartinChap
Member Since: 06 Nov 2007
Location: Deepest Darkest Berkshire
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I have used the cleaner/sanitizer products in the past and they work for about 1 week. Then the smell comes back . I even had mine professionally cleaned (on my last car) and this worked for about 3 weeks. In the end the final solution was to sell the car and buy a D3 
Apparently the root cause of the smell is bacteria build up in the condensor unit. I was told that generally this can be prevented by keeping your a/c on all of the time. If you have long spells with the A/c off then bacteria builds up and can be a total  'er to get rid of. Also Gone : MY14 D4 SDV6 HSE : Barolo Black + Almond
Sadly Gone : MY08 D3 TDV6 HSE : Stornoway + Alpaca + Privacy + BAS Remap
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| 18th Sep 2009 9:53 am |
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PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
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Yep - there's really no need to ever turn the climate control off in the D3. The smell will be from the nasty things growing in the condensor and it is very difficult to get rid of completely once it gets bad enough to notice.
If you use the climate all the time, you'll notice that the D3 automatically increases idle speed in warmer weather to prevent the condensor temperature from getting too high and allowing vapour to form inside it.
Forte do a good sanitizing spray that is a good idea to use when you change the cabin filter and doesn't go amiss to treat it every 12 months anyway (cabin filter is normally only changed every 24 months).
http://www.forteuk.co.uk/Air_conditioner.htm 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue
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| 18th Sep 2009 10:56 am |
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