No, the carpets are dry. The smell comes from outside around the air intake vents near the windshield. My Volvo guy checked the drainage and then used a treatment for the a/c system(twice) It seems to have done a great deal to reduce the smell, but it's still there. I scrubbed the whole area includi...

Last year I installed a Blitzsafe iPhone adapter to the SC815. It activated when I pressed the CD changer button(CD changer removed) It worked flawlessly until the other day. Now when I press the cd changer button, I get an EEEE mssg and the radio continues to play uninterrupted. I've disconnected t...

Yes, water drained out, although that was a few months ago when I last used the AC.

No, they seem to be free and clear. I ran water through them just to make sure.

Within the last 2 weeks or so my '97 850 wagon has developed a strong mold smell coming out of the air vents. Where it came from, I 'm not sure, maybe a car wash, but the issue is how to get rid of it. I've removed the cabin air filter cover (the '97 didn't come with the air filter itself) and clean...

The car has 140,000 on it but the smell started probably around 126,000 or so. The engine runs smooth, has a lot of pep. No smoke black or white, and no CEL. No work besides maintenance. With windows up and circ off, just air coming in, no smell. Just when windows down. I'll see if the smell is comi...

Thanks for the response,
It smells a combination of rotten eggs/gas. My guy has used a smoke type method to check for leaks through the exhaust system, seems tight. Would that smell get inside the car though the windows are closed?

Hnat

850 5spd

I'm new to this site. I drive a 1997 Volvo 850 wagon, 5 speed. When driving with the windows open, a strong gas/catalytic converter smell comes in. I close the windows to block it out. When I park the car (with windows closed) and re-enter some time later, the same smell is inside the car. My mechan...