no heat/ foul smell

khs · Post by **khs** » 02 Dec 2005, 14:44

I have a 98 Volvo S70 when I turn on the heat no hot air comes out and a white foul smelling mist comes out of the vents? Any idea what needs to be replaced and is it an easy fix?

White850Turbo · Post by **White850Turbo** » 02 Dec 2005, 16:39

Is the level of coolant in the overflow tank fluctuating at all? Is there a damp spot under the passenger side carpet under the dash area?

khs · Post by **khs** » 02 Dec 2005, 17:02

I did notice that the level of coolant was low in the overflow container, but there was not a wet spot under the carpet.

White850Turbo · Post by **White850Turbo** » 02 Dec 2005, 19:37

Hhmmm, how is the engine coolant temperature once up to operating temperature? Should be somewhere close to the 3:00 position on the gauge cluster. You're A/C and Rec lights aren't blinking, are they? I suppose the smell is somewhat like a mildew sort of smell?

bryang · Post by **bryang** » 02 Dec 2005, 19:54

Hate to butt in on this post but I have a curiosity question... my Rec and A/C lights were blinking at one point but have since stopped... what might that indicate?

Thanks!

Bryan
1994 850 Turbo Wagon - stock - no mods

White850Turbo · Post by **White850Turbo** » 03 Dec 2005, 06:11

bryang wrote:Hate to butt in on this post but I have a curiosity question... my Rec and A/C lights were blinking at one point but have since stopped... what might that indicate?

Thanks!

Bryan
1994 850 Turbo Wagon - stock - no mods

Depends, you'd have to pull your codes stored in the B1 socket of the diagnostic module under the hood up near the windshield washer resevoir and reference them to find their meaning.