How to Remove AC Smells in Your Car (Odor Life Hack)

AC smells. Car AC smells and odor removal trick DIY with Scotty Kilmer (Car life hack). How to get rid of stinky air conditioning smells and odors by using a cheap spray cleaner. How to fix bad car smells cheap and fast. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 42 years.

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⬇️Things used in this video:
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[doomrat]

This dude is awesome. Local dealership wanted $325 to clean my compressor and clean the ductwork. I watched this video last week and spent $2.35 on a can of Lysol and it's perfectly clean now. Thanks, Scotty!

[Rock_Reggae_Riff]

This definitely works. After changing out the nasty cabin filter, the musty smell still remained. Followed scotty's directions, and no smell out of the vents.

[scottykilmer]

you can use as much as you want, just be sure to air it out with windows open a while before driving, the fumes are toxic to not just bacteria.

[kelly_browning]

I love finding YouTube videos that are straightforward and genuinely helpful, instead of trying to sell some product or service. This is a gem of a tip and I look forward to trying it out. Thank you Scotty!

[chefchutardo]

A good way to prevent this problem is to turn off a/c a couple of minutes before you turn off the car and put the heater to warmest setting. That will dry out the vent box and ducts. It will also prevent your windows from fogging up when you turn on the heater in the morning.

[rodeoman]

Had "the smell" 🤢 in my car (Peugeot 3008 1.6td 2013) so searched YouTube last night and found this video. Went out this morning and bought the equivalent of lysol in the UK which is Dettol spray. Tried it this afternoon (used roughly 1/4 of the can) followed Scotty's instructions to the letter and ... WOW ... the fusty smell has gone!! *update* have been a run out in the car tonight and switch between AC on and AC off quite a few times and "the smell" has completely gone. I didn't bother taking out my cabin filter as some have recommended but it will be changed at its next service anyway.. thank you so much Scotty 👍

[scottykilmer]

yes, remove any cabin air filters before doing this.

[elsalvadorable]

I wish I would've seen thing December 31, 2019 because it's July of 2020 and lysol is hard to find nowadays

[finder]

Scotty,
Thanks a bunch. I've been dealing with "the odor" for about a month now. I bought same brand you suggested, removed the cabin filter and sprayed it into both sides (half a can total). Worked perfectly. I had no idea it would be such an easy fix.
Thanks for taking the time to post this video!

[drtone]

you can spray from the inside duct in passenger footwell(switch to recirc), as well.
also, after you spray, turn off HVAC completely for 15-20min, that allows the lysol sit and percolate in system, fuming out and accumulating in system, killing the bugs. with this technique you only need to spray a smaller amount, say 15sec, after that turn back on and fully vent it out as needed. Thanks Scotty, u ROCK!!!

[TsarOfRuss]

ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY WATCH JUST 1 VIDEO OF SCOTTY !!! There is always another one to click on the side

[TaskForce-qbwr]

This guy is one of YouTube university's best professors. Dude has helped me out with several car issues.

[Mike.D.]

Good tip. A local Chevy dealership actually told me to do this once when I asked them about the smell coming from the vents in my truck.
One add on tip to this, if you car has a cabin air filter make sure you replace the filter, but also, make sure the cabin air filter is removed when you spray the Lysol through there, other wise it will get saturated with Lysol which isn't good for the filter, and it also can make the Lysol not be as effective at killing the odors in the rest of the system.

[dogerman]

Lysol should give you credit for this fantastic video!

[ViperJay]

My Impala was stinking of vinegar when I turned the A/C on I too used Lysol Neutra Air. It worked really good and within a short while, the smell was gone. So I swear by this method as well!

[scottykilmer]

run the AC on full blast outside air, you can hear the air being sucked in through vents near the windshield, spray it there.

[DaddysLittleRayRay]

This video is awesome, I just did an in-depth cleaning of my car (as best as I can at home, by myself) and this was the last thing I did. I didn't even really notice a smell before but it's much fresher now! This channel is great, I'm a 21 year old woman and I've done several simple repairs myself by watching this guy's videos. And they're really entertaining!

[川岸柳]

It' 2020 and I'm still watching this 2010 video.

[garyyapana]

I tried it on my prado and it works just fine. All the funny smell disappeared. Thanks for the great info.