Funky smell

Just bought a 1st gen and it has a certain smell to it. How are you guys keeping yours clean and smelling good when the 1st gen doesnt have a cabin filter?

 

Check your floor mats after rain.
1st gens have a tendency to leak causing mold under carpets.

 

Guaranteed your smelling cushion farts from previous owner.

 

when mine started smelling it was leaky valve covers dripping oil and infusing it into the cab. what kind of smell is it?

 

Moldy carpets and roof liner.

Steam clean and let it air out with the windows down.

 

This thread stinks.

 

@Ayeele , buy a big can of citrus Ozium. spray everything in the truck, seats, floor mats, head liner etc. Then close up the truck and let it sit for a couple of hours.

 

When I had my 1st Gen.
The smell came from the A/C vent.
Check the evaporator box A/C drain.

Here is a link to check it.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/where-is-the-ac-evaporation-drain-located.232099/

 

Probably some leftover Snail trail stank.
A detailer should be able to take care of that.

 

Whole lotta laughs, like POs cushion farts
And some of this too

 

I had to replace the carpet in my 2nd gen to get rid of the smell.

 

Was the previous owner a smoker? It's damn near impossible to get that out completely. It permeates everything.

 

try can of this stuff, its fairly long lasting for about a month(ish)

 

X2 on the cushion fart theory

 

ozium > fabreze

 

Probably Fluid Film, stuffs like Irish Spring for 1st gens.

 

Let a cat pee in it. That will hide any smell.

 

Is it mice

 

aliens