bad smell from hvac

[shovenose]

ever since i've got the envoy back it intermittently smells really bad from the hvac system. when i use the ac i see water dripping on the ground so i don't think the tube is clogged. it's only intermittent so i don't think i have any dead animals. at oreilly we sell a spray chemical to get odors out, should i try it? i would change the cabin air filter, but it doesn't have a cabin air filter...

 

[Mounce]

Had that in ours a couple years ago. Funk builds up on the condenser in the box and stinks. Ours solved itself, think we left the windows down on a hot day all day a couple times and it dried it up. Haven't had it again since.

 

[Sparky]

Being that you have a 2002 you should already have the cabin filter door. It wouldn't hurt to pop that open, and spray the evap coil with that cleaner spray, then leave it open for a while to air out and dry. Then go ahead and stick cabin air filters in (the charcoal activated ones are nice).

 

[Mooseman]

It also wouldn't hurt to pull the tube off the drip nipple and put a shop vac to it to suck any muck that might be there despite the water dripping out normally.

My 07 also had a funky smell when the A/C was turned on but it eventually resolved itself. I think it's because it sat a long time before being put up for sale.

 

[northcreek]

PSA...