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

Kazum�

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Aug 21, 2009, 3:19:19 PM8/21/09

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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

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Aug 21, 2009, 4:07:28 PM8/21/09

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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!

Sharx35

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Aug 21, 2009, 4:59:51 PM8/21/09

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"Kazum�" <Ooc...@fallopian.net> wrote in message
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Not aware that my 99 Camry CE has one--I would have discovered it by now.

john

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Aug 21, 2009, 8:25:21 PM8/21/09

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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.

Fatter Than Ever Moe

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Aug 21, 2009, 10:08:54 PM8/21/09

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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

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Aug 25, 2009, 9:01:24 PM8/25/09

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On Aug 21, 7:08 pm, Fatter Than Ever Moe <HardTimes@TheFarm> wrote:

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

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Apr 27, 2016, 10:18:03 PM4/27/16

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replying to , Richbo wrote:
Oh yes the 1998 camry has a cabin air filter. See this video on how to change
it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xcBGnP1vNY

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Peter

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Aug 13, 2016, 1:18:01 PM8/13/16

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

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THBU

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Oct 16, 2016, 6:18:01 PM10/16/16

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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.