about a month ago i installed the K&N drop in filter, and i didn't notice it right away, but whoa sh*t i got stuck behind a roofing truck which was boiling roofing tar i guess and the stench came right into my car windows rolled up and with the little button on my dash which is supposed to mean that the car will use air from within the cabin instead of the outside depressed. is the filter causing this or what? never had this problem when i had the stock filter in, and the button that causes interior cabin air to be used always worked in those type of situations untill i removed it. by the way the ac wasn't on or anything and the fan was off, but you know how it is when everything is off but air from outside reaches the cabin if that button is set to use air from outside if you turn your fan or ac on. was i sniffing the roofing tar fumes too long or what?

Jules

 

Hey man I don't really have a substantial answer for you, but I do have a K&N and I have never experienced what you described so there must be another problem. Just my suggestion.

-Hop

 

You can try putting in your stock filter in. But I dont think the filter is te problem.

 

Are you asking if changing the engine air filter has anything to do with the smell inside your car? If so the answer no.

 

It is nothing wrong with your K&N air intake filter. That is only air intake for the engine.

Check your "air flow control buttons". Anytime you have one of the defrosting modes (the two right buttons on manual climate control) the air recirculation button will automatically off. Those button for the "air flow control buttons" are that the ones that have symbol for the defrosting the windshield.

In the manual climate control, even the recirculation button is pressed, the recirculation is off automatically in these two modes. The light by the recirculation button will be off. I belive this is the same on the automatic climate control

So when you do not want to get air from outsite, make sure you have the "air flow control button" does not have the windshield symbol and press the air circulation button.


Marcel
95 SE

 

thanks for the info i think that might do the trick, i didn't know that. i'll try that tomorrow on when i'm sitting in highway traffic.

jules

 

there is nuttin wrong with the K@N filter, that is only for the engine intake. You A/C, heater, etc.... all draw air in from that vent right below your wipers. If i was you, open the vent up to outside air and blast it on high for a few minutes to help get out any odors. If that don work go for a cruise on the highway and get some fresh air moving through the system, that should do the trick. Try maybe gettin one of those clip on fresheners for the vents too.

 

you can spray some lysol in your air vents, it works

 

for all the suggestions. ok, this is what i came up with, there was a funky smell that just appeared ever since the tar truck but i blasted the air to get rid of the smell and i tried the lysol just a few minutes ago and that killed what was left. my main thing was answered by nimax so thanks, i was mostly wondering why the air was still coming thru to the cabin while i was driving. thanks for all your help guys!!!

Jules