# Musty smell

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/musty-smell/16983>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 20, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/musty-smell/16983 "2008-07-20T21:51:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![michelevat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@michelevat](https://community.cartalk.com/u/michelevat)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/musty-smell/16983/1 "2008-07-20T21:51:04Z")

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My 2002 PT Cruiser started having a musty smell in the last two weeks. It comes out of the vents. It hasn’t been flooded - no water damage, nothing spilled in it. Nothing is leaking. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/musty-smell/16983/2 "2008-07-20T22:58:32Z")

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Clean out the drain tube that goes to the evaparator, it’s under the right side of the cowl. Remove the cabin air filter and spray a deodorant/disinfectant made for car a/c vent systems sold at Advance or Auto Zone with the a/c on high.  
The problem is mold in the vents.

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**Author:** ![michelevat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@michelevat](https://community.cartalk.com/u/michelevat)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/musty-smell/16983/3 "2008-07-20T23:46:10Z")

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Thanks!