Hello,just got my cmax yesterday.ghia 1.8 reg 05.
love the look and feel of the car & my kids love the space but took it for a spin tonight and when i put the heater on there was a horrible smell coming out of the vents, can anyone help? please.
I think we've discovered that if the vehicle has been stood for any time then you need to get the heater fully hot and run it like that for a while to try to reduce the smell
Have you tried emptying the screen washer bottle & refilling with new.Sometimes you can get a nasty stagnent smell when you use the screem washers.Might be worth a try.
Doesthe extent of the smell change if you use the fan and or the air conn (together or seperate)and different speeds and if you use the recirculated air as well
We might be able to eliminate various parts of the ducting / equipment
I had just started thinking along the same possibly expensive lines after reading that it appeared to rule out changes to any other part of the system especially after having re-read your initial post that it smelt like anti -freeze
Yes he said that theyll get it fixed but thinks its just a leaky pipe and if it is the heater matrix its not that tricky on this car(i think he is full of it,its a big job).
This is most likely to be a leaking heater matrix. It only needs a pin hole of a leak to soak into any sponge or packing witin the matrix shroud, when heated it stinks. Very unpleasant.
Good luck in getting this sorted. \winter coming
Hello again got car back from garage,they say they have checked everything and could find no problems.Tonight took it for a run after 20mins the smell was back, my little doesnt feel to good could this be from the fumes still smells like antifreeze
I take it,you are gonna take it back again.I would & insist a tech is with you on a short drive & make sure you get the full smell `going` before you get there.
car went back today,the manager wasnt to pleased when i gave him a letter saying that if the car is not sorted it 7days i will refuse the car and get a full refund.lets see what happens ill keep you informed.
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