paul0075
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Hi Guys,
The other day I got this weird smell in the cabin of my 97 VT 3.8L Commodore. It smelt like a cross between burnt plastic and a fresh cat ****.
I figured out it was coming thru the air vents when running the AC. Now today I have also noticed the smell outside the car from the engine bay.
The smell stops when the AC is off, and fan is on or off. The smell will start within 2 min of turning on the AC and happens at all speeds when driving or idling, and all speeds of the fan control
There's nothing visually showing up with the AC when you look around it, and there's no bearing noises from the unit either.
Car has 145 000 km on it.
I had a look at the other threads but none of them mention the smell outside the car.
Any ideas on what to look for?
Paul
The other day I got this weird smell in the cabin of my 97 VT 3.8L Commodore. It smelt like a cross between burnt plastic and a fresh cat ****.
I figured out it was coming thru the air vents when running the AC. Now today I have also noticed the smell outside the car from the engine bay.
The smell stops when the AC is off, and fan is on or off. The smell will start within 2 min of turning on the AC and happens at all speeds when driving or idling, and all speeds of the fan control
There's nothing visually showing up with the AC when you look around it, and there's no bearing noises from the unit either.
Car has 145 000 km on it.
I had a look at the other threads but none of them mention the smell outside the car.
Any ideas on what to look for?
Paul