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Post by Paulus17 on Aug 29, 2020 13:14:21 GMT
Can anyone recommend a nice air freshener for the rav one that doesn't choke you :no: I got in the Rav this morning for the first time in a couple of weeks and there was a terrible whiff in there which i pointed out to Mrs P and she said i know that's why i've got all these air fresheners in here but i can still smell the fusty smell  We had the same smell in the previous Rav and i tried one of those aircon bombs as suggested by Kev which was great for a short while but the smell soon came back? Is it all to do with the aircon or summat else do you think? |
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Post by davrav on Aug 29, 2020 13:48:10 GMT
Has the cabin filter been changed since you took ownership Paul?
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Post by firemac on Aug 29, 2020 13:54:17 GMT
We had a terrible smell in this one at the beginning (we jokingly thought the previous owner may have died in it!).
We changed the pollen filter, used aircon bombs twice, bought the strongest air freshener we could find and, over a week or so, sprayed the interior and into the dash and windscreen vents with a freshener spray from Halfords. It did the trick eventually.
On the question of air fresheners generally, I like the Yankee Candle ones that come as little plastic jugs in various scents. :TU:
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Post by Paulus17 on Aug 30, 2020 12:24:04 GMT
Has the cabin filter been changed since you took ownership Paul? Yes David new filter when we had the Rav :TU: |
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Post by Paulus17 on Aug 30, 2020 12:29:31 GMT
We had a terrible smell in this one at the beginning (we jokingly thought the previous owner may have died in it!). We changed the pollen filter, used aircon bombs twice, bought the strongest air freshener we could find and, over a week or so, sprayed the interior and into the dash and windscreen vents with a freshener spray from Halfords. It did the trick eventually. On the question of air fresheners generally, I like the Yankee Candle ones that come as little plastic jugs in various scents.  Tried all that Jim except the bombs, even tried spraying Mrs Ps perfumes which last a day or two but the fusty dead person :TU: smell just hits you when you first get in especially when it's warm. Daughters have bought the Yankee candles and again the smell of the cab over powers all the air fresheners :yes: I've been told the aircon filters might need changing?? |
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Post by unclebob on Aug 30, 2020 13:05:10 GMT
So is the smell in the vehicle without using the heater..air.con ? If yes start smelling seats, carpets , head lining etc. If only when heaters or air/con used ....can of air con cleaner which sprays deep down all the vent tubes could help.
Then a check of the inlet heater port in the engine bay to see if anything has died in it !
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Post by Paulus17 on Aug 30, 2020 17:01:22 GMT
So is the smell in the vehicle without using the heater..air.con ? If yes start smelling seats, carpets , head lining etc. If only when heaters or air/con used ....can of air con cleaner which sprays deep down all the vent tubes could help. Then a check of the inlet heater port in the engine bay to see if anything has died in it ! The aircon has been used Bob, but as i say the smell hit me as soon as i got in the Rav yesterday morning which had been stood still overnight, but will try the sprays :TU: |
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Post by firemac on Aug 30, 2020 17:31:22 GMT
It took a couple of months to get rid of ours, just by persistent use of sprays, etc. We thought something had died in the air-con matrix somewhere but the fan output seemed to indicate that there was no blockage. Don't know what it was. Maybe a bit of Devon manure? We'll see if Bob's car develops a pong...  |
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Post by davidwilson on Aug 30, 2020 17:48:32 GMT
Can anyone recommend a nice air freshener for the rav one that doesn't choke you :no: I got in the Rav this morning for the first time in a couple of weeks and there was a terrible whiff in there which i pointed out to Mrs P and she said i know that's why i've got all these air fresheners in here but i can still smell the fusty smell We had the same smell in the previous Rav and i tried one of those aircon bombs as suggested by Kev which was great for a short while but the smell soon came back? Is it all to do with the aircon or summat else do you think? I had the same problem with a Prius. I used Autoglym odour eliminator. I think it was the best spray I found but I think it probably masked the smell rather than eliminate it. It's a few years ago now but I think it was a difficult problem to overcome. I hope you succeed. |
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Post by unclebob on Aug 30, 2020 18:38:49 GMT
My previous RAV4 had a odd smell lucky this new one is sweet 😎 . Previous RAV4 I put Orange essence drops in the carpet and it always smelt nice .....well if you like oranges 😉
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Post by unclebob on Aug 30, 2020 18:50:24 GMT
So is the smell in the vehicle without using the heater..air.con ? If yes start smelling seats, carpets , head lining etc. If only when heaters or air/con used ....can of air con cleaner which sprays deep down all the vent tubes could help. Then a check of the inlet heater port in the engine bay to see if anything has died in it ! The aircon has been used Bob, but as i say the smell hit me as soon as i got in the Rav yesterday morning which had been stood still overnight, but will try the sprays Try locate it before you cover it up...could have mould under the carpets, have a sniff about inside get your detective hat on 🕵️♂️ |
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Post by Paulus17 on Aug 30, 2020 19:25:55 GMT
The aircon has been used Bob, but as i say the smell hit me as soon as i got in the Rav yesterday morning which had been stood still overnight, but will try the sprays Try locate it before you cover it up...could have mould under the carpets, have a sniff about inside get your detective hat on 🕵️♂️ I have felt the carpets and all seem dry, could it be in the leather seats.? When we got it we did give it a thorough clean inside using the antibac wipes including the seats. Think i will try the aircon bomb again :TU: |
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Post by unclebob on Aug 30, 2020 19:28:07 GMT
Get your nose around the interior 👍🏻
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Post by sich1 on Aug 31, 2020 9:29:25 GMT
left a dead pigeon in mine for a week (it got hidden by accident), not wise. that was an awful smell but easy to remove.
good luck getting rid of your smell
p.s have you taken the back seats out in case something fallen under them ?
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Post by Paulus17 on Aug 31, 2020 10:09:53 GMT
left a dead pigeon in mine for a week (it got hidden by accident), not wise. that was an awful smell but easy to remove. good luck getting rid of your smell p.s have you taken the back seats out in case something fallen under them ? I don't think are any dead animals anywhere the smell we have is more of a dirty fusty smell :yes: The rear seats haven't been out but have folded them up to clean. |
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