# Mold & mildew in the A/C

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-mildew-in-the-a-c/45>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** smells, airconditioning\
**Created:** [May 25, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-mildew-in-the-a-c/45 "2007-05-25T02:51:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Volvo850FL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c67d28/32.png) [@Volvo850FL](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Volvo850FL)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 4:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-mildew-in-the-a-c/45/5 "2007-06-01T04:31:22Z")

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I’ve been told by the shop that repairs only Volvos that my yukky AC smell (and subsequent freon leak) is indicative of the need for a new evaporator/condensor coil (or something like that). And a significant tidbit of info re this issue is that the smell, which I describe as smelling like old, dirty socks, happens intermittently but especially when the heater is running. So $800-$900 is supposed to cure this. Will see very soon.

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