Smoke/steam?? comes out of vents when A/C turned on

[XR6-VCT-2000]

lol , i couldnt care if 20 fridgies say its bla bla bla, i've seen this fixed in practice (usally rich people who think thats there is a problem and want it gone )... if its light mist/fog for a few seconds then yeah thats natural in most aircons , some dont do it at all , fully newelly regased or not - but if it is 'REALLY' visible and almost pure white then this is the core freezing a tad (so long as u can't smell gas ! ) - which is NOT any drama or really a problem ... as i have been trying to state all along it only becomes a problem when the aircon thermo fully screws up - and in some cars it will freeze the core and u will get very reduced air flow too (or none at all in worste cases)- or in the case of cars with the safety valve it will shut down ...
Please guys i dont wanna argue and i wasn't even originally saying this guy had this problem , as i mentioned it was just incase if he got any of these symptoms later , if it stays as is then its fine .... as i said im only quoting what i have seen done with my own eyes in my mates workshop and he described it to me what he was doing , and it got rid of the mist 'so called problem by some' / usually rich picky people ! with bmw's and stuff. Im no fridgie i'll say it again, but i saw what i saw done so i have to stand by it .. ;)

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by 347Stroker

All it is is the cool air coming out of the evaporator reacting with the moisture in you car. Nothing to worry about, cool air meeting warm.
A/C will shut down on LP safety if evaporator ices up.

I get it constantly ... mainly when it's humid in the car ... even my console gets condensation on it around the vents ... and dribbles down the dash.

It's trippy seeing it in the sunlight ... if it was harmful I'd be dead or mentally insane now ... mind you I could be the latter though.

[HLC]

Originally Posted by private9

Just wondering if anyone on here has ever had this problem?

I have an AU Series 3 Futura wagon, and very occasionally when we turn the airconditioning on something that looks like smoke or steam comes out of the vents for about 20 seconds. It doesn't smell, and looks more like steam, but I just have no idea what this is or if it is bad?

my car does the EXACT same thing. i made a thread a couple of weeks back.

except the white gas lasts for ages. like minutes. i use to turn the air off, but now i dont give a 5hit... it happens fairly often as well. nearly every car trip :|

but my air con is exceptionally cold. so if its freezing up :|

[HLC]

Originally Posted by private9

Oh my god, what have I started?!

Thanks for all the info guys, other than some divided opinions!! it sounds like it's nothing!

yeah lucky you, i got liek 3 replys saying to try and clean out the drain with a coathanger :