I was short on time, so I had a local mechanic replace my leaking radiator in my 1993 SL2. Alas, in all this heat I recently discovered that my air conditioning no longer works, and all I get through the vents is this sickly, slightly urine-like smell. Any idea to what he might have screwed up? I'm going to be doing some work on the car today, so I thought I might give it a try. Thanks in advance for advice.
Meph
Maybe he cracked a line or damaged condensor core and refrigerant leaked out. If it is low, the A/C will not work. If he did, he needs to fix it if it was working when it went to him.
----------------- The SnoMan
Sounds like he pissed into your vents and also maybe damaged the condenser or disconnected one or more of the A/C lines from it while doing the rad. Now your talking $$$ to get it fixed if there is damage.
dave mc
The odor is from bateria that is known to form in there. A shoot of bleach water (2 parts water, one part bleach) with a atomizer with blower on will fix the odor.
----------------- The SnoMan
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