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Old 03-11-2004, 07:20 PM
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Vent Smells?

How come when i'm driving sometimes, i get this bad smell from my vents. I was thinkin it is the fuel. I already use Plus. do i need to go higher. Thanks for the help.
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Old 03-11-2004, 07:40 PM
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How come when i'm driving sometimes, i get this bad smell from my vents. I was thinkin it is the fuel. I already use Plus. do i need to go higher. Thanks for the help.
You should always, always, always, under all cercumstances run premium (91-93 octane). Your car is made to run on it. The smell might be wires melting, antifreeze burning, something in your vents, etc. Mice crawl into my friend's mothers camry vents often and die-but you'd probably no it, if it was that.
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Old 03-11-2004, 08:04 PM
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Last time I had a bad smell in my vents....turned out to be a next in my blower. Yeah, gross.
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Old 03-11-2004, 10:47 PM
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haha I think he missed a few key words in that sentence.
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Old 03-12-2004, 12:19 AM
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or does he mean nest?
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Old 03-12-2004, 01:45 AM
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rice will solve your problem:



yaYy for air fresheners
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Old 03-12-2004, 05:33 AM
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lol oops....yeah, I meant to say "turned out to be a nest in my blower"...
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Old 03-13-2004, 02:48 PM
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I get a wierd smell too and I have checked everything and I just came to the conclusion that it was just one of those things to leave alone... I have enough air freshener in Maxine to deodorize truck stop bathroom so I guess that I can deal with a hint of odor.
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I sprayed some ozium in to my vents by the hood cowl.You could also use lysol.I had a bad musty smell.Run the heat on high when you spray it .
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umm, if it smells anything like fuel you'll want to get that fixed asap, or else you might get a nice lil fire under the hood. If it doesn't smell natural, try to take it to a goodyear or something for your next oil change, and chat with the mechanic there, most of the time they'd be willing to sit in your car for a minute or two and see if they can smell it as well, you should never smell anything from your vents ...
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It's probably the little dwarfs that come about this year and live in dark confined places. Check your engine, one might be living under the hood and probably clogging up you vents with caca.
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