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I have a 1990 4runner,
when I run the A/C or the vent for outside air to pass thru
I get this awful dusty smell. Any suggestions of what I should
investigate to clean this up, it's terrible. Smells like a dusty attic
or something
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Hopefully it will be gone. It never worked in my Camry and I sprayed a
ton of it. That smell is nasty. Diluted bleach seemed to help but it
just won't go away and my '99 runner has a little ofthat too. Seems to
be a Toyota A/C thing.
The smell is from mold growing on all the wet dust and organic debri
stuck in the A/C air ducting and heat exchanger fins. To really get
rid of it requires opening it up and cleaning it out at big expense.
Try turning off your A/C while keeping the fan going for a few blocks
before each shutdown to help dry out the system before you park. That
won't help either but it sure sounds like good advice.
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Where I live, it is 115 degrees everyday,
I drive this 4runner maybe once a month
shouldn't it be dry in there?
Or d'ya think the mold is so old, I gotta bust it open n clean it
out???