Was thinking about a possible way to reduce the odor smell when using the A/C - Toyota Yaris Forums

Bluevitz-rs · 05-02-2010, 09:05 AM

Simply solution is to take the filter cover off, remove the filter (if you have one) and spray Lysol into the opening with the fan running. This should kill the bacteria and help eliminate the smell. You can even get a scented one.

1stToyota · 05-03-2010, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluevitz-rs

Simply solution is to take the filter cover off, remove the filter (if you have one) and spray Lysol into the opening with the fan running. This should kill the bacteria and help eliminate the smell. You can even get a scented one.

I tried that on mine but the smell returned pretty quickly, so I tossed a Glade refill on top of the filter last summer...I still smell it working after all this time.

Yaris Hilton · 05-03-2010, 10:28 AM

One thing that helps is to never turn the car off with the air conditioner or recirculating air on. At least a half minute or so before shutoff, I switch over to the plain vent setting with outside air coming in, to dry off some of the condensed moisture on the evaporator core. Good idea in any car, not just a Yaris. I don't like driving around with a smell like cat pee blowing out of the vents, coughing from mildew spores.

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05-02-2010, 09:05 AM	#1
Bluevitz-rs 1NZ-6spd View User's Garage Drives: '05 6-Spd Vitz RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,967	Simply solution is to take the filter cover off, remove the filter (if you have one) and spray Lysol into the opening with the fan running. This should kill the bacteria and help eliminate the smell. You can even get a scented one.

05-03-2010, 10:28 AM	#3
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	One thing that helps is to never turn the car off with the air conditioner or recirculating air on. At least a half minute or so before shutoff, I switch over to the plain vent setting with outside air coming in, to dry off some of the condensed moisture on the evaporator core. Good idea in any car, not just a Yaris. I don't like driving around with a smell like cat pee blowing out of the vents, coughing from mildew spores.