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Old May 1, 2006 | 10:22 AM
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A/C Smell

I had my car stored for the winter, now my A/C smells kinda old, and moldy.

Does anyonw know the cure for this??

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Old May 1, 2006 | 10:30 AM
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Start the car and turn the A/C to high, switch the button to fresh air (not recirc) and shoot some Lysol into the vents below the windshield wiper arms.
Do this for a 1/2 minute or so.. let the A/C run for about 10 minutes..

At the dealer, we use a product called Fridgi-Fresh, but its the same thing as Lysol Spray Disinfectant.. just a nice auto-related name!
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I had my car stored for the winter, now my A/C smells kinda old, and moldy.

Does anyonw know the cure for this??

Thanks
Old May 1, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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That is what I did a few years ago. It took care of the smell.
Old May 1, 2006 | 01:44 PM
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Same here. And I also pulled out my floor mats and cleaned them and let them dry real good before putting them back in.
Old May 1, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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for the Lysol, works wonders...
Old May 1, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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Is there a filter we can get to under dash or something? Just wondering if we can replace or clean that filter up.
Old May 1, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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I think only the later Maximas have them.
Old May 1, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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there is a product called clean out which is a ac smell killer. youcan buy it at many autostore, and it is the unibomber for smells.....it cut out my smeel i had completeley
Old May 1, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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Hi, "FABREEZE" works too, and it also works on upholstry that's been puked on, or doggy doo'd on!
Old May 1, 2006 | 06:28 PM
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Can I use Lysol Antibacterial "Kitchen Cleaner", or is this a different product?
Old May 1, 2006 | 06:37 PM
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dude, i tried lysol before, after cleaning, A/C smells like lysol for a while; and i'm not a big fan for lysol's scent. so if you ain't liking lysol's odor, then don't even go there.
Old May 1, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ManualMaxima
there is a product called clean out which is a ac smell killer. youcan buy it at many autostore, and it is the unibomber for smells.....it cut out my smeel i had completeley
maybe it was called clean air....
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