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Old Nov 26, 2021 | 08:40 PM
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I am not sure where is it, already checked for leak inside and found nothing. Smell like molding after the rains and even after a week of sunny, sometime I still smell it inside the car. Does anyone have any experience or know where to check?
Heat and AC are both off and I can smell it. Mostly in front of driver and passenger side.
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Old Nov 26, 2021 | 10:42 PM
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Check and make sure sunroof is sealing properly, sometimes the water can leak in through there and run all the way down to the carpet making it hard to detect a leak
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Check and make sure sunroof is sealing properly, sometimes the water can leak in through there and run all the way down to the carpet making it hard to detect a leak
Yeah, already check the sunroof interior and didn't see or feel any water there.
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Old Nov 27, 2021 | 01:04 AM
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Have you tried changing your in-cabin filter to one with charcoal? There are several available on sites like Amazon.
For good measure, you can also spray the vents with Lysol or Ozium with the air running.
Here is a thread that discusses some options https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ner-smell.html
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Check the trunk and remove the spare to see if any water intrusion...
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Originally Posted by veeinc
Have you tried changing your in-cabin filter to one with charcoal? There are several available on sites like Amazon.
For good measure, you can also spray the vents with Lysol or Ozium with the air running.
Here is a thread that discusses some options https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ner-smell.html
will try that. Thanks
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Originally Posted by bc6152
Check the trunk and remove the spare to see if any water intrusion...
yeah, already checked and no water. Thanks
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Does anyone know where’s the drainage hole? Need to check to see if it clogged.
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Originally Posted by irobot2090
Does anyone know where’s the drainage hole? Need to check to see if it clogged.
If your sunroof drains were clogged, you'd likely have water inside. They drain down the A pillar I believe.
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