Stank Ass AC

Tell us what really goes on in your taco....

 

Is water draining out? Try running your heat for half an hour or so, the smell comes from bacteria. Spraying Lysol with the vents blowing helps as well.

 

New plastic smell probably. Crank it up for awhile or just run the fan to see if it improves.

 

This stuff works great and is easy. Hook the big can up to the drain hose and then the little can down the intake.

https://parts.subaru.com/p/Subaru__/Climate-Control-Cleaning-Kit-1-Kit/49506092/SOA868V9315.html

They have it with Toyota labels, but it costs a lot more.

 

carbon filter, cut to size and stack on regular cabin filter. run on recirculate mode.

they work 100%...

https://www.amazon.com/ATP-TA-4-Car...t=&hvlocphy=9067609&hvtargid=pla-570918327068


then use one of these...you will have pristine air...

https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/scent-crusher-ozone-go-max?a=2233187

= total 60 bucks that will exponentially improve cabin air quality for extended periods of time (other than opening window)

 

The link to sportsmans guide doesnt take you to the product, I thought ozone was bad for humans?

 

fixed...its on a built in 10 minute per hr timer. totally safe at the ppm. have used it for 6 months with no sinus irritation. got it for covid bc i have AI disease and am super sensitive to mold... and am in car a lot.

o3 also kills viruses and bacteria so its a double whammy.

 

I had a musty smell in my cabin and the heat/lysol trick completely fixed it. You can search on youtube, but basically run your heat on highest setting for at least 15 minutes. This will kill the bacteria. As its running, douse vents right under window with Lysol. Immediately turn truck off and let sit overnight. No more smell.

As others have mentioned, turn off recirc mode and let run for a bit before parking truck going forward.

 

Go to Walmart and get a can of Ozium. It's in the auto parts section with the air fresheners. Run the AC on fresh air and recirc and spray it into the cowl intake, vents, cabin filter housing (without filter), and condensate drain.

 

Generally, condensate drains don't plug at the exit of the tube.

Let me ask from a different viewpoint.....

When the AC is running, does water drip from the condensate drain?

 

Unless you live in a state with 100% humidity, in which case this is a bad idea and leads to mold growth.

 

This is a VERY common complaint on Toyotas and Lexus. The mold (or whatever) build-up is in the duct work, and not usually in the cabin filter. If you live in a humid climate, the problem can be much worse. We still can get that smell here in Western Colorado, which is one of the driest climates in the US. I usually shut off the AC about 2 miles from home to get rid of the condensation in the duct work before the vehicle is shut off. But, once in awhile I STILL get that smell. Our local Toyota dealer sells a disinfecting spray that I have used when the smell comes back. It actually works pretty well.

 

Amazing so many have figured out running outside air before shut down. Oh wait, it’s in the manual.
You know the manual. It’s the thing folks don’t read so they can come here and complain.

 

yeah it helps to go through that damn manual sometimes. I've had older A/C systems in vehicles that never got this smell issue but anything from about 1999 they seem to have this musty smell issue so its just a habit that I turn the A/C off a few miles before home and let the fan run and open the windows. My wife often forgets to do this in her Subaru and its not very pleasant for a few miles but seems to work itself out.

 

Don't work for me. I have to use the A/C Refresh kit once a year.

$31 GENUINE TOYOTA APPROVED S.E.T. SERVICERITE AC EVAPORATOR REFRESH KIT 00053-00008

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D3B5JTZ/?coliid=IEQ8VK8UIWVZT&colid=37S7Q81SMUM6W

 

Don't work for me.

 

The Toyota kit I buy has a cone shaped piece on the end of the tube that you stick in the a/c drain tube. Like this video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRy23TFpM4I

 

Smart ass that don't work for some trucks.

 

I offered this cat $20.00 for my kit and he accepted.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ONE-Toyota-AC-Power-Foam-Refresher-Kit-00289-ACRKT/402357749534

 

Depends on the outdoor humidity level. Mine don't drip all the time. If I want to get water really dripping next to running out of the a/c drain line I turn the heat on high for 3 minutes before I shut my truck off.