bbedge Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 I bought a brand new Edge Limited 08, about 9 months ago. Well when i turn on the a/c it smells as if someone has urinated in the a/c. The smell will not go away. I live in Florida so the a/c is a must to have on. Has anyone out there had this problem?? The truck is garage kept and extremely well maintained, so i know it is not something i did to make it smell this way. Please help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerjmr33 Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 I bought a brand new Edge Limited 08, about 9 months ago. Well when i turn on the a/c it smells as if someone has urinated in the a/c. The smell will not go away. I live in Florida so the a/c is a must to have on. Has anyone out there had this problem?? The truck is garage kept and extremely well maintained, so i know it is not something i did to make it smell this way. Please help. Check the inside/outside air button. If you run totally on inside air or recirculate, you will develop mildew inside of the evaporator. Use recirculate only to cool down and then change to outside air. To get rid of the smell, put the system on outside air and spray some Lysol disinfectant into the air intake in front of the windshield. It may take several shots of the Lysol to get rid of all of the smell. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinLine Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Change the cabin air filter and spray some "ozium" into the intake where the filter goes behind the glovebox. I have the same smell at first but it goes away after a/c runs for a few minutes. Sadly, others have tried this and it had little to no effect on the odor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedge Posted April 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Change the cabin air filter and spray some "ozium" into the intake where the filter goes behind the glovebox. I have the same smell at first but it goes away after a/c runs for a few minutes. Sadly, others have tried this and it had little to no effect on the odor. Wow so this is a common issue?? I have never had a car a/c to smell from mildew. I never knew that was a cabin air filter. Are they on all cars?? I feel silly even asking that question! Thanks guys for the answers, i will try them ALL, cuase this air STINKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedge Posted April 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Check the inside/outside air button. If you run totally on inside air or recirculate, you will develop mildew inside of the evaporator. Use recirculate only to cool down and then change to outside air. To get rid of the smell, put the system on outside air and spray some Lysol disinfectant into the air intake in front of the windshield. It may take several shots of the Lysol to get rid of all of the smell. Good luck I always run it on outside air?!?! Is there a way to see if mildew is actually the culprit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablb Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Wow so this is a common issue?? I have never had a car a/c to smell from mildew. I never knew that was a cabin air filter. Are they on all cars?? I feel silly even asking that question! Thanks guys for the answers, i will try them ALL, cuase this air STINKS! Here's a nice long thread about the cabin filter including instructions on changing it and the Ford part # http://www.fordedgeforum.com/index.php?/topic/2967-cabin-air-filter-location/ You'll be amazed at how dirty :wacko: it is!! ab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerjmr33 Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 I always run it on outside air?!?! Is there a way to see if mildew is actually the culprit? None I know of other than disassembly and actually seeing what is causing the smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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