2006 Holden Commodore

Tiny
MELIZABETH
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  • 2006 HOLDEN COMMODORE
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 71,000 MILES
Was driving along today on motorway and had air on then pushed the recirculte button and the centre vents blew out white smoke so I turned off straight away. Restarted car air con working so what would the diagnosis be please. The car company are going to check it out but I feel the are blowing me off with some m ist story because of the humidity?
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 AT 11:56 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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HI there,

This is what it well can be, it is not unknown that you can get this happening, best explanation I have been given is that moisture on the fins of the evaporator, condenses with the sudden cold of the A/C when turned on and is pushed out the vents as a cloud of mist, when it enters the cabin it warms up and is evaporated instantly, I hope that is a help.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 AT 1:18 AM

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