Found the part number for the treatment kit online and called the parts department of the dealership I bought my Toyota from to ask if they had it in stock and for how much so I could come and pick it up right away. Instead was given a lecture about how I'm probably not qualified to do the work using this product on my own and should instead bring the vehicle into the service department and pay a $200 diagnostic fee for them to test for AC odor and then another several hundred dollars more and hours in time for the service department to do the treatment kit work themselves for me. I hung up the phone, drove to another Toyota dealer, gave them the code at their parts desk and they handed me the kit right away and I went home and did the treatment myself after watching videos like this and others on RUclips thoroughly explaining how to do the job.
Thank you for showing the proper way of doing this. The cabin spray and leave the fan inside the car cabin just don’t clean the unit like your method. A quick tip to prevent the mouldy smell coming back: When using your AC during driving, before you switch car off, turn your AC off and only have the fans blowing on fastest setting (open cabin vent to let fresh air from outside). Do this for about 5-10 minutes. To speed up the process you can set temperature setting to maximum hot. This will dry out any condensation inside the ducts and the cabin radiator unit. Main reason for mouldy smell is mould starts to grow in damp places where constant moisture is present. Usually when the AC is turned off after use, the cold ducts and radiator unit will form moisture inside (same like when you take out a cold drink out of a fridge and leave it outside, it forms water on outside of the drink). Hope this tip makes sense. I’ve been doing this in my car and never had any bad smell issues.
Great video!! Super informative and thorough!! The way he explains the entire process and remedy makes this video one the best ones, if not the best, for fixing that musty/mildew smell. Bravo!!
Best video I've seen addressing this issue. I have a 2019 Ram 3500. The dealership wanted to take a more aggressive approach; $$$. I've done the Lysol technique which made a difference. Your method makes perfect sense I will do sooner than later. Thanks.
I did this on my Sienna and it worked very well. My Toyota dealer charged me 500 usd for blower removal and duct cleaning after a mouse nest was built on the cabin filter, but terrible odors persisted and they did not know about this product. I bought the pair of aerosol cans on the link for about 37 usd. On the Sienna there is a separate evaporator behind the louvered door in the rear passenger side fender space where the tire jack is stored. One removes the jack. The drainage tube is easily located and cannulated under the fender just above the exhaust pipe. On step two one sprays the second half of the deodorant up and outside toward the blower intake which you cannot directly see. If you have a very bad situation you might need to buy two sets of cans for the fore and aft units but I did well guestimating half of each can used and reserving it the rear. I owe Steve my life! The howls from my 5 grandchildren when I turned on the a/c returning from the beach in August could have been those of the angry pirates locked below decks in movie, Treasure Island. And you know they will get loose. The eldest granddaughter Eleanor had the contorted, angry face of Long John Silver ready to get grandad with a cutlass.
Great video. Ozone treatment works great as well. I don’t often do it but every once in a while I’ll stick the ozone machine inside the car and let it do it’s thing. Works like a charm
I used this kit on my 2008 Honda Ridgeline I bought with 266,000 miles on it and had been minimally used for the last 5 years parked in a yard in South Georgia. Haven’t smelled anything since. It is my daily driver now at 274,000 and the smell has never returned.
Great Video. I have been suffering from a mildew mouse smell in my toyota for 6 months now. I completely cleaned the interior of the car and could not get rid of the smell. I hope this works. Also get those keys out of your pocket while working cars. I had my keys in my pocket while working under the hood and the vehicle started. Lucky I did not have my hands near the fan or engine belts. Keep making the videos.
I have the kit for a year now but too lazy to do it. Yeah, smells like gym socks sometimes, not always, only when really humid. The good news is the bottles are on my bench now, 😂. Getting it done in couple of days.
It's strange that this kit's instructions say to keep AC off but the AC pro kit for vent and duct cleaning says to keep the AC on while spraying it on the vents outside the car. But thank you for such a detailed vid. I am gonna buy this or a similar product and follow this vid !
Question: do you not run the ac after the 1st step? On other cleaning products (Kool It, AC Pro) you run the ac on low for about 5 minutes after having the cleaner up there for about 15 minutes. Is that not part of the process for this particular product?
Thank you so much to share your knowledge wih us & your valuble time . I was wonder if you can help me on 2006 scion Xa , the electeric diagram from AC compressor wire to outside fuse box & to inside fuse box toward off & on switch in the middle of the dash under the redio . There is no juice to the key . I do thank you for your response . Thank you .🌿🍀 🇺🇸 USA 🗽 🗽 🗽 My LORD be with ❤ you sir .
You are probably assuming that the Evaporator is at the bottom of the ducts, in cars w/ an Evaporator mounted way up this procedure might not be good. Yes, it would clean the drain tube.
I was able to remove the cabin filter without a problem with the air bags deploying but the perfume smell in the vents and in the car could not be removed. I tried spraying Lysol and that was overpowering and did not do anything. Although I did not spray half the can. I only sprayed a little to see how it smelled after.
I haven’t done my 2021 Camry yet, as it’s garage kept and still smells like a new car. I usually do this on an as needed basis, meaning if I have an odor, I do it. No reason to do this on a regular Or scheduled basis
The fluid collected wasn't very dirty. I'm wondering where all the plant and rat nest debris, grit, rat droppings, etc, settle if you don't open up blower and ducts. Maybe a high power blower at the cabin filter or super strong vacuum could pull settled debris through from vent side, then blower side, to keep from forcing junk into condenser. Once debris is soaked, it's not gonna pass through vents.
I did the same for my 2007 Accord 2.4 , but I injected a whole can from the bottom and the foam expended and leaked onto the car computer and the car went into limp mode. Luckily the following morning was a hot Dry sunny day, I disconnected the ECU unit and kept the passenger door open and let the sun hit that spot. By noon, everything was dry.
They’re great for interior odors, but won’t do much for a moldy evaporator core. I have several videos featuring an ozone machine on used cars that we reconditioned to sell
some people spray the foam into the vents from inside the car and through the cabin air filter area or fan motor, is that method effective and legit too? What is the difference in two methods? I guess in this one you are targetting the evaporator cleaning.
What if the mold/mildew is somewhere else in the vehicle? I think my HVAC system is OK ... It's turned completely off when I get in in the morning, and I immediately smell the mustiness, and my eyes start to water, etc. BTW, I own a 2001 Park Avenue, and stupid GM put the cabin filter in the most inaccessible spot they could think of. A friend of mine who works on cars hurt his back trying to get it out. I've left it out, and don't plan on putting another one in. (Look it up sometime if you want a good laugh, to see what is involved in changing one!) I think the mold or mildew might be in the trunk or behind/under the back seat, or maybe in the carpeting (although the carpets are pretty clean). Good video, I've seen several like this recommending the expanding foam treatment. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to try it, even if the mold I'm experiencing might be elsewhere.
I thought your supposed to run it on recirculate. 10-15 min. I use Lube guard Kool it. $20 I think. I also put it in the rear evaporator. Press the a/c of bottom in the car!
I don't understand what loading a bunch of cleaner into the bottom of a heater box will do ? How does coating the bottom of a heater box get the cleaner into the fins of the evaporator ?
@@SEsGarage I guess that answers my question. I'm going to do it on my mom cavalier. Hers is getting a bit musty. I'll probably do it on my cars too as preventive maintenance.
I have been getting bad odor at times from the AC when i select outside air to come in instead of circulating cabin air. And this has been happening since i bought the car brand new a year ago. Its not always but some days when its hot i get a bad smell from the ac. Anyone having similar issue?
I live on a ranch & blower noise led me to open up my cabin air filter and found rats nest, heavy poo/pee, debris and chewed right through my filter a nested in my blower/fan. Clean but still smells bad still and headaches as if I did nothing. I didn't clean engine bay vent that your video shows, there are traces of poo under the hood. Going to clean that, and try evaporator shown in your video. Do you think i should "foam" the vents as well? I'm afraid mice pissed throughout my vent system.
I also have 2 other problems i have a white or grey film on the front windshield that I am not able to remove. I tried replacing both wipers and I used Invisible glass, Windex and Dish washing liquid and still am not able to get rid of the white or grey film in the windshield. I also noticed an outline on the windshield that looks like left over rock salt from a snow storm on the right corner of the windshield that I could not remove either. Furthermore the previous said the brakes were done front and back yet I hear a noise that sounds like the wear indicator. Why is this happening. There is no evidence of rust on the rotors. Is there a sticking caliper?
is it normal for foam to drip slowly? i don't get any fluid coming out like all these youtube videos, but when i did mine, it was just small chunks of foam dripping out, but i end up with the same amount of liquid in the catch pan as you guys
TIP: You mention they want you to disengage the AC in defrost mode. On my cars, you simply turn in defrost and then hit the AC button to turn off the compressor. The vents for the defrost remain open. No need to pull a fuse.
Hey thanks for the great videos, I have a 2019 xse Avalon with 10k on so I probably won't be needing this service anytime soon, but my question is can you use it on any vehicle.. I have a 2000 Ford Expedition and they don't have cabin filters and I've tried spraying the vents to no avail, can I follow the same procedure on my truck 🤔 ? Oh and see there're two different color cans .. which does what? Thanks
SHOULD THE BATTERY BE DISCONNECTED BEFORE REMOVING THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE CABIN FILTER SO THAT THE AIR BAGS DONT ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOY?
IT DOESN'T HURT ANYTHING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY SO IF YOU WANT THAT EXTRA BIT OF SAFETY GO FOR IT. IN REALITY THERE'S A GREATER PROBABILITY OF A BOLTZMAN BRAIN APPEARING THAN AN AIRBAG GOING OFF WHILE REMOVING THE GLOVE COMPANTMENT DOOR.
Hey man, i have been looking for this 24/7 and i simply can't find any of this. I'm from Sweden and here i can't find something like this either... Do you know where i can order this set?
1) you can put it in defrost and floor at the same time so it goes through both vent at the same time. and just blow it a little longer. 2) you can also open your filter cover, and blow the disinfectant straight into it 3) once you are done with the exterior, you need to do interior intake fent which is under passenger floor
Hi, nice video, does anybody know if that first cleaner (bigger bottle, applied from drain hose end) does actually clean dust from evaporator? Have mk4 golf but that evaporator is half clogged up with dust and we are not able to get into that half because there basically isnt room for compressed air etc, where we could we cleaned it. Thanks
Nice video. I have a 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander which has really bad smell only when the heater is on. AC seems fine. Can this procedure target the heater core somehow?
How do you know which portion of the vent / grill under the hood to spray ? In the video, it looked like only the left/passenger side of the grill was sprayed.
Hey man, I’m stressing out so much because of a stench I can’t get out of my air vents.. I tried this, changed cabin air filter twice.. sprayed Lysol, this stuff from Toyota and other disinfectant sprays, Toyota dealership apparently couldn’t smell it, I was so offended cause it is making me sick, sound congested, giving me migraines / headaches and overall Im just stressing out beyond belief over this, any idea what my next step should be?? Please get back to me thank you. (2004 Prius)
Thanks, makes sense. I just got my kit in the mail a couple days ago, and I'm in the garage right now having applied this treatment. Hope it works for me!
The Cars Dealers use to clean AC of the cars with formaldehyde, that's why all renter cars have the specific smell of chalk cement. It is the business secret, but it likes easier to clean the AC with the formaldehyde that with chloramine, because the chloramine do burn the respiratory tract after cleaning. I saw the movies on RUclips that the AC do cleaning and open doors cleared the harsh smell. I came to see yours movie because I do not remember in which movie I saw that.
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Found the part number for the treatment kit online and called the parts department of the dealership I bought my Toyota from to ask if they had it in stock and for how much so I could come and pick it up right away. Instead was given a lecture about how I'm probably not qualified to do the work using this product on my own and should instead bring the vehicle into the service department and pay a $200 diagnostic fee for them to test for AC odor and then another several hundred dollars more and hours in time for the service department to do the treatment kit work themselves for me.
I hung up the phone, drove to another Toyota dealer, gave them the code at their parts desk and they handed me the kit right away and I went home and did the treatment myself after watching videos like this and others on RUclips thoroughly explaining how to do the job.
Thank you for showing the proper way of doing this. The cabin spray and leave the fan inside the car cabin just don’t clean the unit like your method.
A quick tip to prevent the mouldy smell coming back: When using your AC during driving, before you switch car off, turn your AC off and only have the fans blowing on fastest setting (open cabin vent to let fresh air from outside). Do this for about 5-10 minutes. To speed up the process you can set temperature setting to maximum hot.
This will dry out any condensation inside the ducts and the cabin radiator unit. Main reason for mouldy smell is mould starts to grow in damp places where constant moisture is present. Usually when the AC is turned off after use, the cold ducts and radiator unit will form moisture inside (same like when you take out a cold drink out of a fridge and leave it outside, it forms water on outside of the drink).
Hope this tip makes sense. I’ve been doing this in my car and never had any bad smell issues.
Ditto that!
@@csan255 Glad to see there is another person that feels the same way. Prevention is better than cure :)
I did this today, thanks for the tutorial. The amount of brown sludge now inhabiting my parking spot is real
Great video!! Super informative and thorough!! The way he explains the entire process and remedy makes this video one the best ones, if not the best, for fixing that musty/mildew smell. Bravo!!
Thank you!!!
Best video I've seen addressing this issue. I have a 2019 Ram 3500. The dealership wanted to take a more aggressive approach; $$$. I've done the Lysol technique which made a difference. Your method makes perfect sense I will do sooner than later. Thanks.
I did this on my Sienna and it worked very well. My Toyota dealer charged me 500 usd for blower removal and duct cleaning after a mouse nest was built on the cabin filter, but terrible odors persisted and they did not know about this product. I bought the pair of aerosol cans on the link for about 37 usd. On the Sienna there is a separate evaporator behind the louvered door in the rear passenger side fender space where the tire jack is stored. One removes the jack. The drainage tube is easily located and cannulated under the fender just above the exhaust pipe. On step two one sprays the second half of the deodorant up and outside toward the blower intake which you cannot directly see. If you have a very bad situation you might need to buy two sets of cans for the fore and aft units but I did well guestimating half of each can used and reserving it the rear. I owe Steve my life! The howls from my 5 grandchildren when I turned on the a/c returning from the beach in August could have been those of the angry pirates locked below decks in movie, Treasure Island. And you know they will get loose. The eldest granddaughter Eleanor had the contorted, angry face of Long John Silver ready to get grandad with a cutlass.
Great video. Ozone treatment works great as well. I don’t often do it but every once in a while I’ll stick the ozone machine inside the car and let it do it’s thing. Works like a charm
Man you have no idea how helpful this video was…Thanks for sharing!
So glad I could help!!
I used this kit on my 2008 Honda Ridgeline I bought with 266,000 miles on it and had been minimally used for the last 5 years parked in a yard in South Georgia. Haven’t smelled anything since. It is my daily driver now at 274,000 and the smell has never returned.
Great Video. I have been suffering from a mildew mouse smell in my toyota for 6 months now. I completely cleaned the interior of the car and could not get rid of the smell. I hope this works. Also get those keys out of your pocket while working cars. I had my keys in my pocket while working under the hood and the vehicle started. Lucky I did not have my hands near the fan or engine belts. Keep making the videos.
Well did it work ?
Only stupid people happen.
Are you the guy on the internet and it was his wife’s car?
Very comprehensive video. Excellent. Thanks very much.
Thanks for showing us how it's done PROFESIONALLY 😊 You're very informative 👍 Appreciate and look forward to more videos 😅
Great video thank you. I did it on another way, I cleaned my AC fan with a DWD2 Air Clean spray, and it was hard but worth it.
Thanks. I tried the lysol method it didn't do anything. This is the right way to do it.
I have the kit for a year now but too lazy to do it. Yeah, smells like gym socks sometimes, not always, only when really humid. The good news is the bottles are on my bench now, 😂. Getting it done in couple of days.
Does it Age like a Bottle of Wine?
Or Were You Aging Yourself and getting
Prepped?
It's on the Bench Now.
Good Call....
It's strange that this kit's instructions say to keep AC off but the AC pro kit for vent and duct cleaning says to keep the AC on while spraying it on the vents outside the car. But thank you for such a detailed vid. I am gonna buy this or a similar product and follow this vid !
Thanks for this!! Was a huge help and huge success. 🎉
Glad it worked well for you!!
Just did this to our Tacoma
It works great thank you for the video
First proper video I've seen on this issue. Subscribed thank you
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Question: do you not run the ac after the 1st step? On other cleaning products (Kool It, AC Pro) you run the ac on low for about 5 minutes after having the cleaner up there for about 15 minutes. Is that not part of the process for this particular product?
Your a life saver, thank you
also you can run the car in accessory mode if you want ac off but defrost on
Thx i didnt realize Toyota made a kit. Its a good idea to plug the drain tube once full and let that sit for 15
2000 Lexus Gs300 24yr vehicle old A/C ice cold.
good job, thanks
I like your method will definitely try this.
Can you teach me how you would do this process for Lexus GSF as it is under very hidden underneath. Is there an easier way? Thank you
pull A/C compressor relay (in that same box)
Thank you so much to share your knowledge wih us & your valuble time . I was wonder if you can help me on 2006 scion Xa , the electeric diagram from AC compressor wire to outside fuse box & to inside fuse box toward off & on switch in the middle of the dash under the redio . There is no juice to the key . I do thank you for your response . Thank you .🌿🍀 🇺🇸 USA 🗽 🗽 🗽 My LORD be with ❤ you sir .
You are probably assuming that the Evaporator is at the bottom of the ducts, in cars w/ an Evaporator mounted way up this procedure might not be good. Yes, it would clean the drain tube.
Lol
Thank you very much great tip
After the first spray, why not leave the spray connected? I figured since its job is to "disinfect" you'll want as much of it to stay in the system.
Thank you.
thaks i knew thair was a real way of dewing this
Hi From Ireland
Great video so easy to follow ,will this work on my 2016 landrover Discovery
I was able to remove the cabin filter without a problem with the air bags deploying but the perfume smell in the vents and in the car could not be removed. I tried spraying Lysol and that was overpowering and did not do anything. Although I did not spray half the can. I only sprayed a little to see how it smelled after.
Great video the best I've seen. Do rockauto sells the cleaner kit?
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Great video man!!!
I can't access my drain tube on my Cadillac ats evaporator drain.
Is there another way to get the cleaner in there?
This is a good tip. How soon is it necessary? I bought mine May 2020. Is this for older cars?
I haven’t done my 2021 Camry yet, as it’s garage kept and still smells like a new car. I usually do this on an as needed basis, meaning if I have an odor, I do it. No reason to do this on a regular Or scheduled basis
The fluid collected wasn't very dirty. I'm wondering where all the plant and rat nest debris, grit, rat droppings, etc, settle if you don't open up blower and ducts. Maybe a high power blower at the cabin filter or super strong vacuum could pull settled debris through from vent side, then blower side, to keep from forcing junk into condenser. Once debris is soaked, it's not gonna pass through vents.
The cabin filter *should* keep most of the larger debris out of the system. This cleansing is more for mold/mildew/microbes
Omfg the nightmare to change the cabin air filter for Megane MK4 compared to this Toyota
I did the same for my 2007 Accord 2.4 , but I injected a whole can from the bottom and the foam expended and leaked onto the car computer and the car went into limp mode. Luckily the following morning was a hot Dry sunny day, I disconnected the ECU unit and kept the passenger door open and let the sun hit that spot. By noon, everything was dry.
Always follow the directions when doing something like this, that could’ve been a very bad day for you thank god it was ok when dried
ECU all good the next day?
Yeah, don't do it this way... This is a stupid "hack" way
You could also use an ozone machine .
They’re great for interior odors, but won’t do much for a moldy evaporator core. I have several videos featuring an ozone machine on used cars that we reconditioned to sell
some people spray the foam into the vents from inside the car and through the cabin air filter area or fan motor, is that method effective and legit too? What is the difference in two methods? I guess in this one you are targetting the evaporator cleaning.
What if the mold/mildew is somewhere else in the vehicle? I think my HVAC system is OK ... It's turned completely off when I get in in the morning, and I immediately smell the mustiness, and my eyes start to water, etc.
BTW, I own a 2001 Park Avenue, and stupid GM put the cabin filter in the most inaccessible spot they could think of. A friend of mine who works on cars hurt his back trying to get it out. I've left it out, and don't plan on putting another one in. (Look it up sometime if you want a good laugh, to see what is involved in changing one!)
I think the mold or mildew might be in the trunk or behind/under the back seat, or maybe in the carpeting (although the carpets are pretty clean).
Good video, I've seen several like this recommending the expanding foam treatment. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to try it, even if the mold I'm experiencing might be elsewhere.
I thought your supposed to run it on recirculate. 10-15 min. I use Lube guard Kool it. $20 I think. I also put it in the rear evaporator.
Press the a/c of bottom in the car!
I just bought a can of kool it so after you used it did you spray anything in the fresh air duct.
Thank's
Did you diconnect the dryer and compressor first or was it necessary?
Evidence is on RUclips
At anytime during this process do we turn the AC on, full blast?
Why do we take off the air filter , won't that attract more dirt instead?
You only take it out when doing the cleaning. Once cleaned you slap in a new filter.
If you were to leave it in the cleaner would stop at the filter.
I don't understand what loading a bunch of cleaner into the bottom of a heater box will do ? How does coating the bottom of a heater box get the cleaner into the fins of the evaporator ?
Try it yourself and report back and let us know the results. The cleaner foams up and encapsulates the evaporator core
@@SEsGarage I guess that answers my question. I'm going to do it on my mom cavalier. Hers is getting a bit musty. I'll probably do it on my cars too as preventive maintenance.
@@SEsGarage is this kit really $40 at the dealership ? Or it that just a jacked up eBay price ?
Some people call it cream pie I heard
My car has same issue with chipmunk infestation, and I need to clean my AC as well. :(
I have been getting bad odor at times from the AC when i select outside air to come in instead of circulating cabin air. And this has been happening since i bought the car brand new a year ago. Its not always but some days when its hot i get a bad smell from the ac. Anyone having similar issue?
I live on a ranch & blower noise led me to open up my cabin air filter and found rats nest, heavy poo/pee, debris and chewed right through my filter a nested in my blower/fan. Clean but still smells bad still and headaches as if I did nothing. I didn't clean engine bay vent that your video shows, there are traces of poo under the hood. Going to clean that, and try evaporator shown in your video. Do you think i should "foam" the vents as well? I'm afraid mice pissed throughout my vent system.
Will this work on a 2008 Ford F350 if I can get to the drain plug? Make more sense than cutting up or drilling holes in the evaporating housing!
The deodorizer is super strong. Been driving for 20 mins, hope it goes away
Hahaha Toyotas last so long they actually had to make an evaporator cleaner! That's awesome!
I also have 2 other problems i have a white or grey film on the front windshield that I am not able to remove. I tried replacing both wipers and I used Invisible glass, Windex and Dish washing liquid and still am not able to get rid of the white or grey film in the windshield. I also noticed an outline on the windshield that looks like left over rock salt from a snow storm on the right corner of the windshield that I could not remove either. Furthermore the previous said the brakes were done front and back yet I hear a noise that sounds like the wear indicator. Why is this happening. There is no evidence of rust on the rotors. Is there a sticking caliper?
Why not just go through the passenger side door the go thru the adjustments? Just wondering...
Because you need to get the cleaner into the evaporator housing
is it normal for foam to drip slowly? i don't get any fluid coming out like all these youtube videos, but when i did mine, it was just small chunks of foam dripping out, but i end up with the same amount of liquid in the catch pan as you guys
How do you know it’s half
TIP: You mention they want you to disengage the AC in defrost mode. On my cars, you simply turn in defrost and then hit the AC button to turn off the compressor. The vents for the defrost remain open. No need to pull a fuse.
This doesn’t necessarily disable the compressor on all vehicles
My 2015 uses the compressor even when the AC button light is off, I keep it on front vents to avoid the compressor being on
i see
When do you turn on compressor
Does the fluid clean the entire evaporator core ?
And is it safe / non corrosive for it ?
Yes and yes
Hey thanks for the great videos,
I have a 2019 xse Avalon with 10k on so I probably won't be needing this service anytime soon, but my question is can you use it on any vehicle.. I have a 2000 Ford Expedition and they don't have cabin filters and I've tried spraying the vents to no avail, can I follow the same procedure on my truck 🤔 ?
Oh and see there're two different color cans .. which does what?
Thanks
Of course!
Took about 20 seconds to relize your from jersey too
Is there a cheaper kit that will do the same thing to clean the evaporator core that u can buy like at autozone or something
SHOULD THE BATTERY BE DISCONNECTED BEFORE REMOVING THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE CABIN FILTER SO THAT THE AIR BAGS DONT ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOY?
IT DOESN'T HURT ANYTHING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY SO IF YOU WANT THAT EXTRA BIT OF SAFETY GO FOR IT. IN REALITY THERE'S A GREATER PROBABILITY OF A BOLTZMAN BRAIN APPEARING THAN AN AIRBAG GOING OFF WHILE REMOVING THE GLOVE COMPANTMENT DOOR.
Do you spray the 2nd spray with the cabin filter off?
Yes
"I'm going to show you the right way" lol... every youtuber says that.
I say it because I know it’s the right way. I’ve had many happy customers using this method, and it lasts! Cheers
Hey man, i have been looking for this 24/7 and i simply can't find any of this. I'm from Sweden and here i can't find something like this either... Do you know where i can order this set?
Anybody tried this and how long did this treatment last before the smell came back again?
I have the exact same question! Any response from the op?
If there is still musty/mold smell after doing this, can Lysol sprayed into the air intake be worthy of more "cleaning and disinfecting"?
This method is what you do after using Lysol fails
* really interested in how the rodent got into the air filter area? thought that was a closed system, stay the intake vents...
The intake for the cabin air is just under the wiper cowl. All they need to do is climb under the fender apron and into the cowl
Bonus my car doesn’t have a cabin air filter 😂
I think he was supposed to leave the plastic tube connected for five minutes. And thendisconnect it.
Incorrect
1) you can put it in defrost and floor at the same time so it goes through both vent at the same time. and just blow it a little longer.
2) you can also open your filter cover, and blow the disinfectant straight into it
3) once you are done with the exterior, you need to do interior intake fent which is under passenger floor
Hi, nice video,
does anybody know if that first cleaner (bigger bottle, applied from drain hose end) does actually clean dust from evaporator? Have mk4 golf but that evaporator is half clogged up with dust and we are not able to get into that half because there basically isnt room for compressed air etc, where we could we cleaned it.
Thanks
It should help!
I did this now I’m getting a mist coming out air vents when I run AC . It does not have odor… but will this eventually go away?
Run the system in blower only mode with the air-conditioning off to dry the evaporator out
Can you spray the foam at the air cabin filter box area?
No, it needs to get into the evaporator housing
How do you know how much is a 'half' of a pressurized can??????
Guesstimate by the weight of the can
Nice video. I have a 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander which has really bad smell only when the heater is on. AC seems fine. Can this procedure target the heater core somehow?
It all depends on how your heater/ac box is designed, but at the very least it wouldn’t hurt. Check your cabin filter too
How do you know which portion of the vent / grill under the hood to spray ? In the video, it looked like only the left/passenger side of the grill was sprayed.
The passenger side is usually where the intake for the HVAC system is
Do you recommend putting the car in heat mode for the second part (cleaning the vents)? I know you said turn ac off
No! You want it on full cold ac off, so that the product can go through the AC evaporator
Can we use this on cars that aren’t Toyota ? I have a Hyundai venue 2022
Yes absolutely!
When you get the evaporator cleaner does it come with that cone-shaped stopper come with the kit?
Yes!
I am a 79 year old female. Am I expected to jack up and crawl under the car?
If you want results that last, this is what needs to be done. You could pay a shop to do this for you
How important is your respiratory health to you?Get a neighbor kid to help you & give em $20
You still drive?!
Hey man, I’m stressing out so much because of a stench I can’t get out of my air vents.. I tried this, changed cabin air filter twice.. sprayed Lysol, this stuff from Toyota and other disinfectant sprays, Toyota dealership apparently couldn’t smell it, I was so offended cause it is making me sick, sound congested, giving me migraines / headaches and overall Im just stressing out beyond belief over this, any idea what my next step should be?? Please get back to me thank you. (2004 Prius)
I have a video that may help you coming up! Subscribe and hit the bell notification and you’ll see it. Should be mid next week!
Will procedure this work on a 2006 dodge ram 1500. Thanks
Absolutely!
I can't see how the AC compressor would be affected in any way. It's all an enclosed system. I could be wrong, but that doesn't make any sense to me.
The cleaner can freeze on the chilled evaporator core….
Thanks, makes sense. I just got my kit in the mail a couple days ago, and I'm in the garage right now having applied this treatment. Hope it works for me!
@@misterphuzz let us know how you make out!
Where to buy this ?
Ebay
Hi, where do i get that special cone you put in the draining hole?
It comes with the kit!
@@SEsGarage Ok cool, couldn't see it on any picture of the kit :-/
Will this kit work on a 2020 ford explore
Yes
Is it ok to use this on a hybrid Toyota Prius? I found mouse droppings on my car seats and my cabin air filter and really want to clean it all out.
Absolutely!
Thanks!@@SEsGarage
Does this work for Volvo xc 90 also
Yeah
The Cars Dealers use to clean AC of the cars with formaldehyde, that's why all renter cars have the specific smell of chalk cement. It is the business secret, but it likes easier to clean the AC with the formaldehyde that with chloramine, because the chloramine do burn the respiratory tract after cleaning.
I saw the movies on RUclips that the AC do cleaning and open doors cleared the harsh smell. I came to see yours movie because I do not remember in which movie I saw that.
Wtf are you talking about!!