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Another Camry Question - Does a 1998 have a cabin air filter?

Hello again,

I quit smoking cigarettes over five years ago but every time I start my 1998 Camry, I still get a blast of air that smells like stale cigarettes - especially when the A/C is set to cycle the interior air. I used to smoke in my car OFTEN.

I have removed all the ashtrays, cleaned the whole interior including the carpets and upholstry. I even removed and cleaned the carpet in the trunk but still I get that SMELLY STALE CIGARETTE air for a couple of minutes when first started.

My question: does this year Camry have a Cabin Air Filter? I've had no luck Googling it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Kaz aka Jack C.

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Kazumé
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I have a 2000 Camry LE and it does not have a cabin air filter. I had inquired about the same thing to my local Toyota dealer for the same issue. I had never smoked in the car, but the previous owner did quite heavily. The only response from them was to have them clean the air vents internally at a price. I just learned to live with it after that...good luck!

Reply to
camryguy89

Not aware that my 99 Camry CE has one--I would have discovered it by now.

Reply to
Sharx35

No. Camry's cabin air filter didn't come into existence until the next generation in 2002. However, I believe some Avalons had them earlier.

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john

No cabin filter, google is your friend google "how to get rid of smoke smell in car" one of the webpages and there are plenty more,

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Reply to
Fatter Than Ever Moe

Yep, John is right. Camry does not have them until 2002. Some avalons have then earlier. I don't know about corolla, i think 2003 or so. Change them every 20-30,000 miles for the cabin filter.

Reply to
msrdude

replying to , Richbo wrote: Oh yes the 1998 camry has a cabin air filter. See this video on how to change it

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Richbo

replying to camryguy89, Peter wrote: there are product on line that remove smoke odor from the car. Car care products

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Peter

replying to Richbo, THBU wrote: I have a Camry 98 and it doesn't have a cabin filter. However, after messing around with it and watching DIY videos i found some kind of filter. You could see it if you remove either one of the centre "air vents" and look through. Reaching it was kind of difficult since I had to remove the thing in front of the driver, including the steering. It took me hours cause, well, it's the first time I ever do that. Hope this helps.

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THBU

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