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by ls430fl
Fri Sep 18, 2020 8:25 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Seeking help with my Lexus/Toyota A/c
Replies: 11
Views: 9372

Re: Seeking help with my Lexus/Toyota A/c

Tim wrote:Might consider the alldata or Mitchell subscription for this vehicle. Diagrams of how things move may lead you to an answer.

Could disintegrating foam cause such an issue?
by ls430fl
Fri Sep 18, 2020 3:20 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Seeking help with my Lexus/Toyota A/c
Replies: 11
Views: 9372

Re: Seeking help with my Lexus/Toyota A/c

I seem to remember by design - for safety issues - that some outside air always had to be let into the cabin area... I have also read that however this is a new thing and it is way more extreme than just a little air. I think the recirculate function is not operating at all however the blend door i...
by ls430fl
Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:21 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Seeking help with my Lexus/Toyota A/c
Replies: 11
Views: 9372

Re: Seeking help with my Lexus/Toyota A/c

I've had vehicles where the evaporator fins start growing a moldy film that smells like gym socks worn way too many times. There is an aerosol chemical in a can that can be sprayed into the evaporator case to kill the mold. Rick Thank you for that suggestion. The smell varies based on what I am dri...
by ls430fl
Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:10 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Seeking help with my Lexus/Toyota A/c
Replies: 11
Views: 9372

Re: Seeking help with my Lexus/Toyota A/c

If the door is operating correctly. My thoughts would be has the foam deteriorated? I can smell a smoker in the car in front of me when in rec/mode in my 2014 Tacoma. Blend door issues are always a pain. Lots of work just to check something simple. Thank you for your reply. Where is this foam locat...
by ls430fl
Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:21 am
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Seeking help with my Lexus/Toyota A/c
Replies: 11
Views: 9372

Seeking help with my Lexus/Toyota A/c

Hello All, I am new to this forum. I found it while desperately searching for some help for a frustrating problem with my A/c. For a while now my A/c in my Lexus (2011 LS46) has been having an issue. Even while on "recirculate" settings I am getting outside smells coming into the cabin of ...