# Smell in 2002 Honda Civic

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/smell-in-2002-honda-civic/64338>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 3, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smell-in-2002-honda-civic/64338 "2011-05-03T01:37:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![randybecraft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/47e85d/32.png) [@randybecraft](https://community.cartalk.com/u/randybecraft)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smell-in-2002-honda-civic/64338/1 "2011-05-03T01:37:27Z")

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We bought our 2002 Honda Civic new and have maintained it exactly as specified. Intermittently when we turn on the AC/heater we get a horrid smell, sometimes like dirty socks, sometimes like vomit, sometimes like damp basement. We recently had the cabin air filter changed. It doesn’t happen every time we turn the AC/heater on, but enough that it can be very irritating! Help?

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smell-in-2002-honda-civic/64338/2 "2011-05-03T01:45:04Z")

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Time to blow out the AC drain valve!

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**Author:** ![randybecraft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/47e85d/32.png) [@randybecraft](https://community.cartalk.com/u/randybecraft)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smell-in-2002-honda-civic/64338/3 "2011-05-03T02:20:38Z")

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Whoa! Hadn’t had anyone recommend that! I’ll see if I can get that done. Thanks!