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Busy weekend on the Aero.
« on: 23 June 2019, 05:37:59 PM »
Well this weekend I have been mostly:
- hoovering out the car
- washing the mats with a carpet cleaner
- refitting a rear lamp lens that fell off yesterday
- cleaning out the aircon system with Clima Doktor foam cleaner in all ducts, including around the fan behind the pollen filter (including fitting a new pollen filter)

Going to nip out in the car to get petrol in a bit. Keen to find out if I've finally got rid of the old mini cab smell that I thought was cigarette smoke in the headliner and carpets.
 
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Re: Busy weekend on the Aero.
« Reply #1 on: 23 June 2019, 07:35:31 PM »
sounds good, have you done anything to clean the headliner then ?
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Re: Busy weekend on the Aero.
« Reply #2 on: 23 June 2019, 08:18:26 PM »
Not yet. I have some odour removal stuff that I have sprayed it with, but not scrubbed it with fabric cleaner yet.

Just driven the car for a bit and the smell seems to be gone. Will see over the next few days. Still got some of the foam a/c cleaner stuff left so could give parts of the system another dose if needel.

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Re: Busy weekend on the Aero.
« Reply #3 on: 23 June 2019, 08:35:56 PM »
I don't know what the headlining of a 9-3 is like, you might find that Febreeze would be of help. The old favourite of car upholstery cleaner might be worth a go afterwards to put a new smell in there.
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Re: Busy weekend on the Aero.
« Reply #4 on: 24 June 2019, 12:30:39 PM »
Yes, I think the headliner (certainly the A pillar interior trims) look alike they may benefit from a scrub with upholstery cleaner. That's another job on the list :)

As for the aircon, well I took the car out and the old musty smell was gone, replaced by the smell of the foam cleaner. Will see how we go when the smell of the cleaner subsides, but the initial impression is that my car didn't actually smell of old cigarette smoke (the floor mats didn't actually smell of anything) as I thought. But something was festering in the a/c system.

I thought the pollen filter might be very old, but it looks like it was changed when I had the car serviced last year, and they took the drainage tube out altogether from the plenum area (so no need to clear that out again).

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Re: Busy weekend on the Aero.
« Reply #5 on: 24 June 2019, 07:01:32 PM »
Well I checked the car again this evening. There is no smell coming out of the vents other than some residual smell of the duct cleaner.

But the smell is still in the car. May be a bit better, but still there.

I think I can now smell some of it from the headliner, so cleaning that, and the leather seats is next.

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Re: Busy weekend on the Aero.
« Reply #6 on: 24 June 2019, 07:43:35 PM »
Leather seat cleaner and conditioner will certainly change the smell in the car, I have used the recommended Gliptone, which I think came with one of the cars, but subsequently have used the Auto-Glym products.

If the headliner is a flock style like the 9-5 then I don't think you want to be doing any scrubbing, just spray on and then towel dry........... but I'm no detailer ??
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Re: Busy weekend on the Aero.
« Reply #7 on: 25 June 2019, 09:30:30 PM »
Anyone got any experience of this stuff?

https://airvidox.com/products/airvidox

Looks like it might be chlorine based?!!
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Re: Busy weekend on the Aero.
« Reply #8 on: 30 June 2019, 07:31:47 PM »
Well I did it again. More Aero this weekend. Autoglym leather care to wash and clean the seats (just passenger and rear at the mo) then use the Autogltm leather polish on them today. Also had another go at cleaning the aircon ducts.

I could smell leather for the first time since I had the car today. Will see if it stays.....hoping I banished the old taxi smell ;)
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Re: Busy weekend on the Aero.
« Reply #9 on: 01 July 2019, 08:15:17 AM »
I'm glad you are happy with the Auto-Glym product. The leather smell will stay with the car for a good couple of weeks in my experience.

Is that it now, or more cleaning challenges to undertake ?
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Re: Busy weekend on the Aero.
« Reply #10 on: 01 July 2019, 11:41:30 PM »
I did use foam upholstery cleaner on the headliner. I don't think it was actually as bad as I thought. I did get some light marks out though.

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Re: Busy weekend on the Aero.
« Reply #11 on: 09 July 2019, 02:28:27 PM »
Well some of the small seems to be coming back through the face vents in the car again, so I have invested in another load of Klima Doktor foam to put in behind the intake behind the pollen filter again.

I have seen mention of being able to remove the blower unit from behind the glovebox.  Is it worth taking this out and cleaning it manually?

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Re: Busy weekend on the Aero.
« Reply #12 on: 09 July 2019, 08:10:16 PM »
Its a bit tricky to access as some of the release screws are very close to the carpet. If you have a socket set with an elbow and you are good at yoga you should be ok. Its a good thing to check because water can back-up and corrode the motor. I'd think the pollen filter and drain would be more likely culprits for the smell.

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Re: Busy weekend on the Aero.
« Reply #13 on: 10 July 2019, 07:22:46 AM »
The pollen filter was relatively clean, having been changed at the service last year. However, I have now fitted a new one.

As for the drain, the original tube in the bottom of the plenum area must have been removed by the Saab specialist when the car was in for service last year, because I cleaned it out when I first got the car, but there isn't one there now, so just a large hole to allow water to escape!!!

So it must be something else.......