Aircon smells like chickens , least perfumed sanitiser?

[RedCarsAnonymous]

Just bought a used R56 Mini Cooper, car pretty sound in most regards but turning on the aircon results in a smell I can only describe as just like a chicken shed. Cabin filter & sanitiser can are the obvious thing to try, but which sanitiser have the most antibacterial/antifungal effect with the least amount of scent?

I have a pretty acute sense of smell & industrial perfumes make me quite ill, in modern parlance "Super Smeller" and a "Migraineur". Or in old money, "a big girls blouse"

[Squishey]

When I first got my car the air-con smelt like a tramp's foot as well!

I replaced the cabin filter with an active carbon one and put a QSP air-con bomb through the system. The bomb had a nice citrus scent which I didn't find too overpowering (unlike the one I used in my mum's car that was from Halfords) and only lasted a few days. Result was a nice fresh smelling car.

QSP Air-Con Bomb

[RedCarsAnonymous]

Thanks squishey

[trickywoo]

I’ve had good results running the a/c at hottest temperature for 30 mins or so.

Fan on full all vents open and if you can’t select all vents at the same cycle them for at least 10 minutes each.

You can do this while driving although I’d recommend shorts and t shirt in this weather.