2002 Ford Taurus What and why is there smoke/steam coming out of the air vents with the a/c on??
What and why is there smoke/steam coming out of the air vents with the a/c on??
What is your question?
I have a 2002 ford Taurus, when I have the air conditioning on there is like smoke/stream coming out of the air vents when the a/c is on it just recently started to do this a couple weeks ago, the smoke/steam has no smell or odor to it and it can do it at different times it could be when I first start the car or after the car has been running with the a/c on for a while and it will just start blowing out of the air vents, I have never had a problem with any car like this before so I have no idea what it could be, and hope it is nothing too bad, any help would be appreciated. I would love to know the reason why or what is causing this issue. Thanks in advance!
What makes this problem better or worse?
Nothing seems to help or make it worse other then if the a/c is off. But it being nearly 100° outside and babies in the car that really isn't an option we need our a/c
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Actually this is not unusual at all:
What does smoke coming through the vents?
Fog or smoke coming out the air vents is caused by cold dry air coming in contact with warmer, more moist air near the air conditioner. If the air temperature near the unit is below Dew Point, this causes water vapor to form in the air and condense into water droplets causing the fog or smoke.
No worries!
Happy motoring..
Kinda like ‘breathing out’ when it’s COLD outside - basically the same thing happens due to differences in air temperatures - when warm air meets cold air - OR - when cold air meets warm air - it produces a ‘vapor cloud’ - which resembles “gray smoke”.. However this particular cloud dissipates much more quickly than actual smoke..
There is no problem here!
Kinda like ‘breathing out’ when it’s COLD outside - basically the same thing happens due to differences in air temperatures - when warm air meets cold air - OR - when cold air meets warm air - it produces a ‘vapor cloud’ - which resembles “gray smoke”.. However this particular cloud dissipates much more quickly than actual smoke.. There is no problem here!