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ok, i have something stinky coming out of my AC Vent and i just notice it right now when i drove it. do any of you have this problem? can you guys help me get rid of it? thanks

it stinks for a while b/c its old air stuck in the system... shouldnt last longer than a few mins if that.

does it continue to stink after a few mins?

yeah. i dorve the car for 45 mins and i still smell it.

my car doesnt smell bad

there is air freshener stuff you spray through the air conditioner and it clears up poop smells

naw.. isnt thurr a filter that i can replace that the air goes through before it reaches the cockpit? and last night was the only night i parked my car outside over night. cud that be the problem?

yep, but idk where it is

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I had the same problem. You just need to change your habits when it comes to operating your A/C. The smell probably comes from the little fungiods that are trapped in your A/C systems evaporator its immediate surroundings. If the moisture sits long enough molds and fungoids (my clinical term for icky fungus) will develop. There are things you can do to reduce the moisture that collects when running youre A/C. With the AC button on, I set the temp to the center of the dial (neutral) and I set the air source to Outside air. You should then turn the fan speed to the highest setting. The idea is to allow enough time for the air circulating in the system to adequately dry the evaporator and surrounding areas. This should reduce moisture build up and the odors. I usually do this a few minutes before reaching my destination.

usually its like right under the windsheild wiper, dunno on the celica tho, most likely is

Did you run over something?

Well, you could buy an air filter for the cabin. There's a slot for an air filter behind the glove compartment. I wouldn't buy one from the dealer, just make yourself one with furnace filter.

Wow so many stupid obnoxious comments that would be moderated. It's taking an incredible amount of attempted maturity and will power not to write them. Biting my tongue, biting my tongue.

yeah man i have that same problem hahaha i though i was the only one i remember my mom saying that to my dad as well she told my dad that probably a mouse was stuck on the ac thingy and it had died and thats were they smell came from but i have that smell coming out of my car 2 im glad i read this good luck with urs man

mouse named rat!

this isn't uncommon.
it's happened to my friends grand am.

ei guess what? i just rang my AC for a while and it work. i dont smell it anymore. thanks for the info guys. another mad props foe EC! Thanks

You're supposed to turn the AC off about 5-10 minutes before you get to where you're going but leave the fans on so it dries up the condensation in the ac pipe things

The place where the filter is located is behind the glove box it is a little white basket lookin thing but there is no element in there just a place to put one.

Can anybody give me a step by step on how to remove the old filter behind the glovebox? prefebly with pictures coz i heard that we need to replace that every 30,000 miles. and i havnt change mine since i bought it. thanks

You don't have one you just have a place to put one.

do i just slide one in? how do i know how it looks? i surly dont want to buy one if its going to cost a grip at the dealer! i wanted to make one but i dont know how it looks like. This is driving me just thinking of it.

I seen a do it yerself how to some where maybe even here at e-celica just do a search in the custom mods section for cabin air filter.

It's about 12 inches long and 8 inches wide (it's been a while since I pulled it out to change)

Inside your glove compartment you have two stubs on both sides, back of the glove compartment and top, little black stubbs. Those are twist offs, But they are a pain to twist off! I suggest using some pliers and a towel to wrap them so they don't get scratched. But if you scratch them, who's gonna see it.

Once you have those off, the glove door will open all the way, hanging down, just let it be.

You'll see a light grey plastic slot that's removable, pull that out. that's where the filter goes.

It looks like a tray, the plastic is fragile.

hope that helps

Thanks beans you saved me some typin ney ways heres a link so you can see what yer lookin fer.

https://celicahobby.com/ubbthrea...4579&Forums

thanks beans and CID498, this helps a lot

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