Title Fixed: Bad Smell on the internet

by **HwEaNnRgY** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 4:28 am

Ive had my car for 2 yrs already and the ac still smells like crap.. x-_-; is that normal?

by **krawzyazn** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 4:37 am

you got an air freshener? i wonder if our cars have cabin filters hmm

by **TRDmonkey** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 9:34 am

yea, i think its normal becuase i remmber reading about it in the forums before. it had to do with like mold or something building up in the a/c.

by **Jon11582** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 9:39 am

I think I read that mildew gathers on a filter or something...and theres some filter you can change to get the air clean again.

It hasnt happened to me over 5 years, but I hear alot of people talking about it.

by **MalBandito99** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 9:49 am

I had it twice, usually after a really rainy period, like a week or so of straight rain and high humidity and cool temperatures. It would go away on its own after a few days.

by **Duffman** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:45 am

I've had the same problem too. Where is the filter at?

by **Hsakuragi** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:34 am

there is NO filter for gen 1 and gen 1.5 solara

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:52 am

there are no air filters (we're not avalons, i know those have it, but our gen 1 n gen 1.5 didn't have em). One easy way to do avoid this is by force of this habit:
if your like 3-4 minutes away from your destination, turn your a/c switch to off position (ie. no lights on a/c..aka using only the fan w/o the condessor) and then opening the vents (to recirculate) and keeping the fan postion to low (and not off). Doing such just dries up any condensation from the vents, thereby avoiding the main ingredient that goes to form mold...vapor (water...condensation!!!). Its not like one time try and i'll be over..doing this over a period of time, will ensure that your car doesn't stick like pee!

by **satchmo** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:00 pm

I have tried a couple of different sprays. Two diff. from Autozone and Lysol (recommended by local Toy. dealer). Lysol works best for me, but still does not get rid of odor completely. Any suggestions for a spray that you put into the vents?

by **indiglosolara** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:09 pm

When i first has this smell from mine, i read on other forums to turn on your car. Leave the window open and have the heater on full blast, Of course don't sit on your car. Run for about 30 mins and it should kill all the bacteria and spray some lysol. That should get rid of the smell and all excess mold.

After this i never had any problem with the smell. Also what Jai said, Before arriving at your destination turn your AC off and leave the fan on and recirculate the air. DO NOT have the recirculate closed. This will cause condensation and the mold/smell will develope again.

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:57 pm

iazuncupidi wrote:When i first has this smell from mine, i read on other forums to turn on your car. Leave the window open and have the heater on full blast, Of course don't sit on your car. Run for about 30 mins and it should kill all the bacteria and spray some lysol. That should get rid of the smell and all excess mold.

Oh yeah..^^ what he said...also, (regardless if summer or winter) when i'm city driving with teh windows open, i just crack up the thermo to HOT and leave it to recirculate (ie. vents open) and let the engine heat..do its wonders...I really don't know if i do it get better milage DOH, get the heat out of my engine DOH or just to kill any mold in the vents..i've been doing it..and i guess its become a habit... :drinking:

by **John7429** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:41 pm

Thats why you need to turn the A/C off before you shut the car off. Leaving the A/C on will build that smell up over time...

Title Fixed: Bad Smell on the internet

Title Fixed: Bad Smell on the internet

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