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Old 06-03-2009, 04:24 AM
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I have that typical musty smell coming from A/C upon startup. After the A/C runs a minute or two, the smell subsides. I have seen several posts on here about cleaning out the drain lines for the evaporator and someone posted pictures and a step by step process which seemed like a lot of work as well as time consuming.
Does anyone have any simple fixes to unclog these lines?? I was wondering if its possible to put the car on a lift and from the bottom, use a metal fish or wire and push through from the end of the line clearing any blockage, working your way toward the beginning of the line.
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Old 06-03-2009, 04:38 AM
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replaced dust and pollun filter,also i use a condition aire in the sys,
take dust filter out and run ac on then spray conition in fan,then turn on heat all the way up and then spray more in fan,it will kill and remove bacteriacide and odors in sys,i will use the whole can,after that if u have more lft over spray filter also,pep boys,any parts houses should have it,hope this helps!
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Phil from Detailers Domain uses this product in a lot of his jobs. If you go to the detailing forum you can get more info.

http://www.detailersdomain.com/index...PROD&ProdID=41
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Sounds like a plan! I've had the same problem in my vehicle since I got it. A/C filter is brand new. Hope it works.
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What's funny is that I know the guy that wrote the review! Guess i'll try to get some of that stuff from him if he still has it. He only stated it working for 12 hours though....
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audi has a TSB on this so if your car is still under warranty they'll clean it out for you. just took my car in yesterday to get this done
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Originally Posted by paulk11087
audi has a TSB on this so if your car is still under warranty they'll clean it out for you. just took my car in yesterday to get this done
Sad thing is is that I only have one dealership near me and they are trash. Long story short, they worked on my car for warranty which they "forgot" to put all of my panels in my trunk together after they finished replacing parts. I got rust out of it, missing clips, and lost time because of them. Never heard an apology once. I'll stick with working on my own cars. Sorry for the rant. I really really hate this dealership's techs/service.
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Originally Posted by audi8Pdude
Sad thing is is that I only have one dealership near me and they are trash. Long story short, they worked on my car for warranty which they "forgot" to put all of my panels in my trunk together after they finished replacing parts. I got rust out of it, missing clips, and lost time because of them. Never heard an apology once. I'll stick with working on my own cars. Sorry for the rant. I really really hate this dealership's techs/service.
well if that happened to me i'd definitely feel the same way you do. it's a shame because those techs/service guys are really what keep people from staying at a dealership. have you brought it up to AoA about what happened to your car? they might be able to do something to compensate for the pain your car has gone through. worth a shot if you're up for it.
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