Ok,something died in my car.

[au adam]

I turn the heater or a/c and it bloody stinks.
Im guessing a mouse had been layed to rest somewhere in there.
We have mouse issues up here and after baiting i have found one or two under the fridge.(warmth).
Smell is the same.Now how the hell to i find it.Have no idea where to start.

[Mr Hardware]

start by taking the glovebox out. that'll let you poke around a bit easier.

[mongrelEF]

The fan, and the air intake for recirc, is above the passenger's feet (sure ya missus changed her socks? )
For fresh, it pulls from the plenum in front of the windscreen. Not finding anything in there is going to mean pulling the dash, unfortunately, as the little bugger probably crawled into the fan unit or air ducts. You can pull the cover off the fan with the dash in place, but personally it's easier just to rip the dash out....

[au adam]

I popped the glove box out the other day and just saw a headache.I have a Patrol and its heaps easier to work on under there.
Noticed that its not as bad on recirc.

[au adam]

How do i get to the plenum?

[mongrelEF]

Unscrew the plastic grille that the wiper arms come through. There should be 4 screws along the windscreen edge, but don't quote me on that - it's been a while

[Mainlube]

Are you sure it's something dead?

As you can get a bacteria build up in your air con and it can smell like something dead?

You probably need to disinfect your air con

If so, you need to go to the Liquid intelligence site and look at Liquid Intelligence 719 Air conditioner-sanitizer

http://liquidintelligence115.com.au/...and-deodorizer

Read about it there.

Cheers

Steve

[mik]

a dead animal in the heater box? eek, better than a live one i say, i had a nasty experience with a live one in my car some years ago , don`t even ask .

here`s an old thread with some dash removal tips.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...p+Dash+Removal

[au adam]

Originally Posted by Mainlube

Are you sure it's something dead?

As you can get a bacteria build up in your air con and it can smell like something dead?

You probably need to disinfect your air con

If so, you need to go to the Liquid intelligence site and look at Liquid Intelligence 719 Air conditioner-sanitizer

http://liquidintelligence115.com.au/...and-deodorizer

Read about it there.

Cheers

Steve

Its not only when the air con is on,as soon as i put the fan on i smell it.

[Dave_Obsession]

Spray some Glen 20 into your passenger footwell and set your fan to recirc on full blast...allow it to run for 5-10 mins and keep spraying Glen 20 into the footwell as needed...cheaper alternative to dedicated 'air-con sanitizers'.

[Mainlube]

Originally Posted by dave93761

Spray some Glen 20 into your passenger footwell and set your fan to recirc on full blast...allow it to run for 5-10 mins and keep spraying Glen 20 into the footwell as needed...cheaper alternative to dedicated 'air-con sanitizers'.

Be a little careful about aerosols being sprayed into a your air vent system as aerosols have LPG as propellant, fill the heater up and ignite with your fan motor and your heater will be embedded in the hood lining.

Also I think Glen 20 is alcohol based.

Cheers

Steve

[Day-mow]

Originally Posted by Mainlube

Also I think Glen 20 is alcohol based.

Cheers

Steve

Does that mean his A/C will pick up power
:p

[auxr]

Dead mouse in duct - stuff cat in duct for a quick fix.

Mate hope it goes well - as previously said glovebox out is the first step - otherwise dash removal is a big job.

[au adam]

Ok,update guys.Turns out i am actually retarded.
I moved the car the other weekend and noticed the smell really badly from outside the car,popped the bonnet and noticed the Gas converter was leaking from a seal.
I changed the converter and small is now gone.I cant understand why the smell was different to the usual LPG smell though?
i suppose its good thing im not breathing in the gas anymore.

[Uncle_Ken]

Be grateful you didn't smoke in the car...BOOOMMM..
It is strange re the lack of LPG smell though
UK

[mik]

good stuff, glad you did`nt have to pull the dash out.....sod of a job.