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12-20-2014, 12:30 PM | #1 |
Drives: yaris 08 sedan Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Montreal Canada
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The car stinks
This week my 08 sedan has started smelling like a sewer, car is clean and nothing rotting under the seats, i suspect mold growth in the ventilation system but its just a guess, Any one experience a similar issue and how did you resolve the problem?
thanks
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12-20-2014, 02:47 PM | #2 |
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Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008
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There are many threads on her about stinky AC issues.
There are two primary causes - Debris and condensate in the airbox or fungal growth on the AC evaporator. For the evaporator issue, some have had temporary success with the AC ventilation cleaning systems, but the root cause is an issue with the aluminum used for the evaporator within the box under the dash. On two of the Yaris that I rebuilt, I disassembled the dash and AC system and thoroughly cleansed the evaporator and then used Coricone 1700 Sealer to seal the aluminum which is a non-ferrous metal sealant that will not sustain fungal growth.
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12-20-2014, 04:21 PM | #3 |
Drives: 2011 Scion tC Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: DFW
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The cause for mine to stink last week was a bottle of glass cleaner leaked out and drenched the floor in the rear. Luckily it was a warm day in the 70s and just parking in the sun with the windows open dried it all out.
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12-20-2014, 05:58 PM | #4 |
Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008
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Running the AC on RECIRC air stinks up all the cars Ive ever owned so I keep it to a minimum.
Also run the AC on FRESH as much as possible and with just the fan when AC isn't necessary.
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12-21-2014, 10:24 AM | #5 |
Drives: yaris 08 sedan Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Montreal Canada
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I havent run the A/C since September.
The air control has been on fresh since i bought the car as i never quite figured out what the point of recirculate was. The problem seems to have been resolved by spraying Lysol into the air intake the car now reeks of something called Mountain Waterfall.
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12-21-2014, 11:40 AM | #6 | |
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Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Aero Join Date: Oct 2006
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The car stinks
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Recirc is very useful near farm areas of you don't want to smell cow poop. Lol I use it in the summer for quick cooling and put it back on fresh |
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12-22-2014, 09:26 AM | #7 |
Drives: 2006 YARIS RS Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: ONTARIO, CANADA
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I had an issue with a small leak in my trunk (hatch back).....the water build up had a mold smell over time.
Had the leak fixed and dried out the trunk...the smell was gone. |
12-22-2014, 10:50 AM | #8 |
Drives: 2011 Scion tC Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: DFW
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To get the car cooled off fast in Texas in July, and not to let other people's exhaust fumes into my car during rush hour in Dallas.
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12-24-2014, 10:30 AM | #9 |
Drives: 2010 Yaris 4-door Sedan Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: NJ
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Doesn't the Catalytic Converter cause a smell like Sulfur?
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12-24-2014, 10:36 AM | #10 |
Drives: 2011 Scion tC Join Date: Jul 2012
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Not since the first generations of cat converters many decades ago. Certainly not with a 2008 model.
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