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

[Kazumé]

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.

[camryguy89]

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!

[Peter]

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

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[Sharx35]

Post by Kazumé
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.

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

[john]

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.

Post by Kazumé
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.  

[Fatter Than Ever Moe]

Post by Kazumé
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.

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,
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf510948.tip.html

[msrdude]

Post by Kazumé
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.  

  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,http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf510948.tip.html

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.

[Richbo]

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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[THBU]

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.