# 2015 Toyota Camry- Smelly AC **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota\ **Created:** [September 7, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-smelly-ac/124540 "2018-09-07T16:20:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![M.Hagar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@M.Hagar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/M.Hagar)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-smelly-ac/124540/1 "2018-09-07T16:20:55Z")
Musty smell from AC vents ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-smelly-ac/124540/2 "2018-09-07T16:25:33Z")
Needs to be cleaned. Many products on the market to do just that. Try looking at WalMart (and others) in the ‘automotive’ section for Ozium. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-smelly-ac/124540/3 "2018-09-07T21:01:43Z")
Replace the cabin air filter It might take care of some or all of the problem ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-smelly-ac/124540/4 "2018-09-07T22:01:12Z")
Expandin a bit on the suggestions above, this [BestRide](http://bestride.com/research/car-doctor/car-doctor-qa-fix-my-stinky-air-conditioner) story has some advice. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-smelly-ac/124540/5 "2018-09-07T22:43:58Z")
Next time at the shop good idea to ask them to make sure the AC drain isn’t clogged up. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-smelly-ac/124540/6 "2018-09-07T23:00:31Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Try looking at WalMart (and others) in the ‘automotive’ section for Ozium. Ozium is a very good product, and it is often used in mortuaries because of its ability to mask the odor of rotting flesh. However, Ozium will not remediate an **underlying** problem related to mold growth or other sources of obnoxious odors in an HVAC system. I think that the OP would likely be better-served by using either _Frigifresh_ or Lysol spray on the intake of the car’s HVAC system. ---
**Author:** ![Manolito](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/manolito/32/3070_2.png) [@Manolito](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Manolito)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-smelly-ac/124540/7 "2018-09-08T00:38:12Z")
The cabin filter is upstream of the A/C evaporator, so you need to remove the filter before spraying in something to get rid of the mold. Remove cabin filter and set A/C to MAX and spray something into the intake where the filter was. Lysol works OK. I like baby powder scent. Wurth makes a product specifically for this problem that works very well. Other products are mentioned in this thread. Hydrogen peroxide works great but is corrosive. Use hydrogen peroxide only as a last resort. ---
**Author:** ![Dean-in-Des-Moines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Dean-in-Des-Moines](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dean-in-Des-Moines)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 1:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-smelly-ac/124540/8 "2018-09-08T01:40:35Z")
Seconding making sure the drain is unplugged. You _can_ stick a wire up the hose, but you _must_ be very careful not to prick the evaporator. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-smelly-ac/124540/9 "2018-09-08T02:38:01Z")
Also stop using recirculate or max air so much, us it only to get a quick cool down and then go back to outside air.