Alan

My brother just bought a car which although immaculate had a smoker as the previous driver.

When the air con is turned on the smell is awful. He is tried changing the filter, many of the automotive sprays and Neutradol, but nothing works.

The car is a 1999 BMW 5 series. Any ideas?

Thanks

Alan

Neil W

Ferbreeze?

gatty

try putting a kipper under your seat that might smell better after a week or three.

ask bmw for a complete service on the unit , i know ford offer this servce.

good luck

Ubik

Too right. Had the same problem myself tried lots of suggestions from this BBS nothing worked well apart from fabfreeze. Ok I did blast the interior roof and all the upholstry with the stuff but its sorted. No smokey smell now at all.

Highly recommened!

Alas

Got some stuff from Hafords that you start spraying in the car with the aircon on on recirc with engine running. Lasts about 10 mins. All explained on the cans instructions. I had the old socks smell from bacteria in the aircon on a BMW 328. This worked a treat. About a tenner a can.
Worth a try.
Alas

fast bloke

there is an air intake box with filters below the bonnet near the bulkhead - get one of theose neutradol spongy rubber block air freshner things and bung it in the box. Ours (5 series as well) was minging for about a year until we tried this