stanky smell...
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I just purchased a used 98' GS4 a couple of weeks ago for 25,300...(28 out the door) w/ 67K on it... came with a 6 disc cd changer and a spoiler as well... do u think i got a good deal? There is one problem though... there is a nasty smell comming out of the vents whenever I turn on the heater or the AC... my friend said there could be a coolant leak somewhere... but could anyone tell me specifically what the problem is? Some help would be appreciated... thanks...
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Hey Soak,
My mom had the same problem on her '98 LS400 when she bought it.. What does it smell like? Does It do it only in re-circulate? If So, Its due to the past owner leaving it in recirculate 'most' of the time and some kind of bacteria built up inside. If this is the scenario- you need to change the AC filters and Clean the Air Duct out and Spray Lysol in the system to get rid of it.. Personally, I didn't do this- I took the Car to Lexus and they were happy to do it, plus they got to sell you 2 new filters...
But, There was no charge except the Filters... Hope this helps...
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QWK
My mom had the same problem on her '98 LS400 when she bought it.. What does it smell like? Does It do it only in re-circulate? If So, Its due to the past owner leaving it in recirculate 'most' of the time and some kind of bacteria built up inside. If this is the scenario- you need to change the AC filters and Clean the Air Duct out and Spray Lysol in the system to get rid of it.. Personally, I didn't do this- I took the Car to Lexus and they were happy to do it, plus they got to sell you 2 new filters...
But, There was no charge except the Filters... Hope this helps...
Later,
QWK
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I have that mildew smell after i turn the AC on, then if i turn it off, and leave it at like 65-70, it'll really smell bad, but if I put it to like 72 the smell goes away, so maybe try leaving it at 72 and on low....
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If the previous owner didn't run it much this could happen as well. I don't run my air much and when I do I get that smell afterwards but if I leave it on it's fine.
I better keep it on more.
I better keep it on more.
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Try doing a search on this; I think wwest has posted about using some Lysol to rid the mildew by spraying it into the air ducts or something.
Wait, is it a mildew smell, or something like buring oil or transmission fluid? Did you mean to post this here? Anyway, try a search here
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/search.php
with "mildew" as your query, and keep us posted.
HTH
Wait, is it a mildew smell, or something like buring oil or transmission fluid? Did you mean to post this here? Anyway, try a search here
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/search.php
with "mildew" as your query, and keep us posted.
HTH
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