Not A Happy Chappy

Mater · 13-04-2007, 12:52

Went to garage today to have second foglight enabled by re-wire. Only when he rewired it so both lights came on the dash light came on to say i had a blown bulb. He tried everything to sort it. No Joy

. So he ended up wiring it so that i can disconnect and re-plug in the right side for when im in the UK. So i was happy with that

.

The next problem ive been having is that every so often when i have the fan on in the car (both aircon and no aircon) i was getting a smell that seemed as if an old damp cloth had been put in the aircon somewhere. The guy checked the aircon system for 2 hours could not get the smell to repeat and also checked i had no fault codes (did but it was only from foglight which he cleared.). Anyhow on way back it started doing it again im well p***ed off as other than that ive been well impressed with the car.

Has anyone else had a similar problem to this or know of a solution

Cheers in advance

Carl

bahnstormer vrs · 13-04-2007, 15:41

Hi; from what I have learnt in recent weeks your fog light problem is the CANBUS thinking you have the wrong bulb in, 'cos you have two, and calling a fault code. Your solution to a have a switch (or similar) so you use only one bulb at a time seems a good way around.

I have also heard though (I think) that if you get a VAGCOM unit you can reprogramme the CANBUS to be set for TWO foglight bulbs. Perhaps someone else can verify this.

Sorry to hear about the aircon - but I can't offer any info on this.

Good luck.

Mater · 13-04-2007, 17:22

Cheers for reply.

VRSStu tried to enable it with VAGCOM but it didnt work option was there but even when ticked it didnt work so thats why ive had to have it done this way

Smell came back again on way home from work. Only lasts for about 3-4 mins but its annoying

dstev2000 · 13-04-2007, 17:45

Do you get a puddle of water under the car when the air con has run full chat for a while?

The musty smell could be a blocked drain pipe from the evaporator meaning the drip tray isn't draining properly hence stale water is present. It'll usually be at it's worst when you switch to ECON after running the A/C for a while.

Mater · 13-04-2007, 17:59

i aint got dual zone just normal aircon and the car is brand new (well 3 weeks old)

so i cant see it being that.

Yes i do get a puddle of water after a while of it being on.

Gonna try and take it for a long run and see if its just cos ive been doing short journeys. May even be from when i put my car through the car wash which washed the underside of the vehicle so it may be from that. Got to use car washes in germany you aint allowed to wash it outside your home always give it a good polish afterwards tho

so hopefully a good long run will clear it out

justdoit · 13-04-2007, 20:00

I'm getting the same smell as well, again not all the time too! Very puzzling

meskodasgone · 13-04-2007, 20:06

yeah, me too. It's not done it for a week or so, so it's probably unblocked itself!

dstev2000 · 13-04-2007, 20:56

Musty smells from the air con system are always due to water be it on the evaporator coil or in the drip tray, if there is any water left all the little bugs can multiply in the warm, damp environment, thats what causes the smell, once the evaporator and/or drip tray is dry the smell will generally go away.

The horrid smell is most apparant just after the compressor is switched off causing the evaporator coil to warm up while it is still damp. A blast of hot air across the coil usually does the trick.

peterg1955 · 14-04-2007, 07:48

Smells from aircon systems can be caused by bacteria in the vents, go to Halfords or similar and get an anti-bacterial spray which you put down the vents and then leave the aircon running with the car all closed up (and no-one in the car!) so it can circulate and clean the system up....we used to do this in cars that came into the Jepp delaership where I worked a couple of years ago

13-04-2007, 12:52	#1
Mater The Stig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Folkestone Posts: 1,173 Members Car: Race Blue vRS TFSI Hatch Thanks: 47 Thanked 56 Times in 42 Posts	Not A Happy Chappy Went to garage today to have second foglight enabled by re-wire. Only when he rewired it so both lights came on the dash light came on to say i had a blown bulb. He tried everything to sort it. No Joy . So he ended up wiring it so that i can disconnect and re-plug in the right side for when im in the UK. So i was happy with that. The next problem ive been having is that every so often when i have the fan on in the car (both aircon and no aircon) i was getting a smell that seemed as if an old damp cloth had been put in the aircon somewhere. The guy checked the aircon system for 2 hours could not get the smell to repeat and also checked i had no fault codes (did but it was only from foglight which he cleared.). Anyhow on way back it started doing it again im well p***ed off as other than that ive been well impressed with the car. Has anyone else had a similar problem to this or know of a solution Cheers in advance Carl __________________ "And when he gets to heaven to Saint Peter he will tell... One more Soldier reporting Sir... I've served my time in Hell" Mods done so far : Revo Stge 2, Forge Adjustable Spacer, Forge Diverter Valve, Miltek CBE, Evoms, Stu's Cruise , Autotech Fuel Pump, Xenons Upgrade, Koni FSD, Eibach Springs, Forge Short Shifter, VF Torque Arm Insert, NGK Iridium Plugs, Sachs Clutch & Flywheel, MFD3 Mods to come: KO4 Conv, LSD, Big Brakes

13-04-2007, 15:41	#2
bahnstormer vrs Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Herts Posts: 2,672 Members Car: Octavia vRS TDI - Koni FSDs & RallyFlapz Thanks: 46 Thanked 154 Times in 139 Posts	Re: Not A Happy Chappy Hi; from what I have learnt in recent weeks your fog light problem is the CANBUS thinking you have the wrong bulb in, 'cos you have two, and calling a fault code. Your solution to a have a switch (or similar) so you use only one bulb at a time seems a good way around. I have also heard though (I think) that if you get a VAGCOM unit you can reprogramme the CANBUS to be set for TWO foglight bulbs. Perhaps someone else can verify this. Sorry to hear about the aircon - but I can't offer any info on this. Good luck.

13-04-2007, 17:22	#3
Mater The Stig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Folkestone Posts: 1,173 Members Car: Race Blue vRS TFSI Hatch Thanks: 47 Thanked 56 Times in 42 Posts	Re: Not A Happy Chappy Cheers for reply. VRSStu tried to enable it with VAGCOM but it didnt work option was there but even when ticked it didnt work so thats why ive had to have it done this way Smell came back again on way home from work. Only lasts for about 3-4 mins but its annoying __________________ "And when he gets to heaven to Saint Peter he will tell... One more Soldier reporting Sir... I've served my time in Hell" Mods done so far : Revo Stge 2, Forge Adjustable Spacer, Forge Diverter Valve, Miltek CBE, Evoms, Stu's Cruise , Autotech Fuel Pump, Xenons Upgrade, Koni FSD, Eibach Springs, Forge Short Shifter, VF Torque Arm Insert, NGK Iridium Plugs, Sachs Clutch & Flywheel, MFD3 Mods to come: KO4 Conv, LSD, Big Brakes

13-04-2007, 17:45	#4
dstev2000 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Back in the Green Posts: 4,036 Members Car: 2 Octavia II's, an L&K combi and a vRS hatch. Thanks: 48 Thanked 168 Times in 153 Posts	Re: Not A Happy Chappy Do you get a puddle of water under the car when the air con has run full chat for a while? The musty smell could be a blocked drain pipe from the evaporator meaning the drip tray isn't draining properly hence stale water is present. It'll usually be at it's worst when you switch to ECON after running the A/C for a while. __________________ MY08 L&K: Black-Estate-Diesel-Sunset Glass-MFD2-W8 Interior light-Colour coded door strips-LED sidelights and Puddle lights-VAG-COM fettled-Lovely! SWMBO's: MY08 vRS TDI - Standard

13-04-2007, 17:59	#5
Mater The Stig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Folkestone Posts: 1,173 Members Car: Race Blue vRS TFSI Hatch Thanks: 47 Thanked 56 Times in 42 Posts	Re: Not A Happy Chappy i aint got dual zone just normal aircon and the car is brand new (well 3 weeks old) so i cant see it being that. Yes i do get a puddle of water after a while of it being on. Gonna try and take it for a long run and see if its just cos ive been doing short journeys. May even be from when i put my car through the car wash which washed the underside of the vehicle so it may be from that. Got to use car washes in germany you aint allowed to wash it outside your home always give it a good polish afterwards tho so hopefully a good long run will clear it out __________________ "And when he gets to heaven to Saint Peter he will tell... One more Soldier reporting Sir... I've served my time in Hell" Mods done so far : Revo Stge 2, Forge Adjustable Spacer, Forge Diverter Valve, Miltek CBE, Evoms, Stu's Cruise , Autotech Fuel Pump, Xenons Upgrade, Koni FSD, Eibach Springs, Forge Short Shifter, VF Torque Arm Insert, NGK Iridium Plugs, Sachs Clutch & Flywheel, MFD3 Mods to come: KO4 Conv, LSD, Big Brakes

13-04-2007, 20:00	#6
justdoit Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: yorkshire Posts: 231 Members Car: 2005 Octy II 4x4 TDi Estate Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Not A Happy Chappy I'm getting the same smell as well, again not all the time too! Very puzzling

13-04-2007, 20:06	#7
meskodasgone Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North West UK Posts: 68 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Not A Happy Chappy yeah, me too. It's not done it for a week or so, so it's probably unblocked itself!

13-04-2007, 20:56	#8
dstev2000 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Back in the Green Posts: 4,036 Members Car: 2 Octavia II's, an L&K combi and a vRS hatch. Thanks: 48 Thanked 168 Times in 153 Posts	Re: Not A Happy Chappy Musty smells from the air con system are always due to water be it on the evaporator coil or in the drip tray, if there is any water left all the little bugs can multiply in the warm, damp environment, thats what causes the smell, once the evaporator and/or drip tray is dry the smell will generally go away. The horrid smell is most apparant just after the compressor is switched off causing the evaporator coil to warm up while it is still damp. A blast of hot air across the coil usually does the trick. __________________ MY08 L&K: Black-Estate-Diesel-Sunset Glass-MFD2-W8 Interior light-Colour coded door strips-LED sidelights and Puddle lights-VAG-COM fettled-Lovely! SWMBO's: MY08 vRS TDI - Standard

14-04-2007, 07:48	#9
peterg1955 Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: near Fleet, Hants Posts: 82 Members Car: Octy II 2.0 Tdi DSG Ambiente hatchback Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Not A Happy Chappy Smells from aircon systems can be caused by bacteria in the vents, go to Halfords or similar and get an anti-bacterial spray which you put down the vents and then leave the aircon running with the car all closed up (and no-one in the car!) so it can circulate and clean the system up....we used to do this in cars that came into the Jepp delaership where I worked a couple of years ago

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