Aircon MIFF smell

[Yakuza Racer]

How does a person remove that miff smell from an aircon?

turned my aircon on for the first time since forever this morning and it smells....

tips, tricks and whatnot please..

[Sean Trollope]

Replace the filter thingy magaftis. Should be good.

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[ALRoN73]

Sell the car.

[Wolf Mk2 16V]

Burn it out with the heater on full blast for about 15 minutes and follow by using a Wynn's aircon fogger - it works well but is not a permanent fix... I do mine once a month, it keeps the car smelling fresh too.

[Abominable_Snowman]

I've had that issue with my AC, on my end, the solution was a replacement of the cabin filter. A world of difference, no doubt!

A few weeks later, I used an Air Con treatment for good measure. If the smell persists, another possible point to consider would be a long overdue AC service perhaps?

Hope it works out for you bud!

[Valcon]

First change the pollen filter then do what Wolf said.

[VAG Fan]

And whatever you do, in future you should switch off the aircon compressor (but not the interior fan) about 5 minutes before you reach home. This allows the cold evaporator to reach ambient temperature and dry off any atmospheric condensation between its fins. If you don't do this, i.e. if you only switch off the aircon together with the engine, and leave the car standing with the evaporator wet, then the miff smell will inevitably return, from bacteria etc. that grow on the evaporator. Eventually, your evaporator will need a proper deep cleaning between the fins.

[ICE King]

And whatever you do, in future you should switch off the aircon compressor (but not the interior fan) about 5 minutes before you reach home. This allows the cold evaporator to reach ambient temperature and dry off any atmospheric condensation between its fins. If you don't do this, i.e. if you only switch off the aircon together with the engine, and leave the car standing with the evaporator wet, then the miff smell will inevitably return, from bacteria etc. that grow on the evaporator. Eventually, your evaporator will need a proper deep cleaning between the fins.

THIS!!!!

Always switch off the Aircon off first and let the blower run for a bit before switching off the car. It suppose to smell miff if you dont do this.

But for now , a start would be to change the pollen filter.

[Yakuza Racer]

Thanks for the feedback, will change out the filter in the week..