Moldy Smell
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Moldy Smell
All this time I thought my ac was the moldy smell and it seems when my window is down or partially the smell comes from inside the door. Has this happened to anyone else and can you recomend a fix? I'm going to pop the panel off this weekend and peek inside to see if there is any signs of mold.
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prolly better in a way if it was your door, my ac smells like that a lot... dunno how to go about fixing it. but with your door, if you can get it apart it'd be easy to get rid of, good luck
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with my '03 4runner i notice a smell when i turn on the defrosters -- almost like an ashtray smell, is that the odor you are talking about?!?
that's an awesome license plate frame, where'd you pick it up?
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Alright, I will try and take a crack at this one. I am not sure if this is right so if I am wrong please correct me. What I heard is the moldy smell is caused by left over water sitting in the condenser when you park your truck. The way to cure this problem is to turn off the AC (not the fan) shortly before you arrive at your destination and that cycles all the water out.
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Originally Posted by Tacoma00
All this time I thought my ac was the moldy smell and it seems when my window is down or partially the smell comes from inside the door. Has this happened to anyone else and can you recomend a fix? I'm going to pop the panel off this weekend and peek inside to see if there is any signs of mold.
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Originally Posted by SolidDigital
that's an awesome license plate frame, where'd you pick it up?
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Alright, I will try and take a crack at this one. I am not sure if this is right so if I am wrong please correct me. What I heard is the moldy smell is caused by left over water sitting in the condenser when you park your truck. The way to cure this problem is to turn off the AC (not the fan) shortly before you arrive at your destination and that cycles all the water out.
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so when you guys say you turn the a/c off, what do you mean? there is no "off" position on the 4th gen selection switch (just "up temp," "down," "a/c," and "auto"). the only "off" is on the fan switch.
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so when you guys say you turn the a/c off, what do you mean? there is no "off" position on the 4th gen selection switch (just "up temp," "down," "a/c," and "auto"). the only "off" is on the fan switch.
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Originally Posted by dcampen
If the a/c is off then when you press the "a/c" selection the a/c turns on. If the a/c is on then when you press the "a/c" selection the a/c turns off.
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Auto parts stores sell stuff specificly for de-odorizing the A/C from the moldy smell. Every dealer has a process/chemical also.
Seafoam makes a foaming cleaner that fills the evaporator case (used a long tube nozzle), then the foam breaks down to a liquid and runs out the drain tube
Make sure the drain on the bottom of the A/C case is not plugged up. If the water can't get out, you get smells. If you see water coming out under the pass side of vehicle when the A/C is on, your drain is working OK (it's the condensation in the evaporator case....just like on the outside of a cold beverage)
Seafoam makes a foaming cleaner that fills the evaporator case (used a long tube nozzle), then the foam breaks down to a liquid and runs out the drain tube
Make sure the drain on the bottom of the A/C case is not plugged up. If the water can't get out, you get smells. If you see water coming out under the pass side of vehicle when the A/C is on, your drain is working OK (it's the condensation in the evaporator case....just like on the outside of a cold beverage)
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