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10-07-2009, 09:53 PM
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Friends: 6 |  vinegar smell on start up this may sound odd ... but i hope someone has experienced it so that i may find a solution when i start the car up, it smells like vinegar in the cabin details ... it's a 2008 Prius, i leave the a/c on all the time (i'm in socal), the car is parked outside, but in the shade, and i religiously change the cabin air filter i've taken to starting the car with the door open, i reach in with my right foot and hold the brake, and reach in with my right arm to hit the start button ... so as not to be in the car when it starts to avoid a blast of it the smell dissipates in seconds anyone have a similar experience? what the ... ? |
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10-07-2009, 10:27 PM
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Friends: 11 | Re: vinegar smell on start up Are you sure you are not smelling the Antifreeze. It has a distinct sour oder, and if you are smelling it, you have a coolant leak, probably a small one since it seems to go away, but you say its back when you return to the car? Meebee a trip to dealer is in oder order!! Last edited by KK6PD; 10-07-2009 at 10:29 PM. |
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10-07-2009, 10:35 PM
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Friends: 6 | Re: vinegar smell on start up i don't think it's coolant it's only on startup, for a second or two, and it smells decisively like vinegar |
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10-07-2009, 11:01 PM
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Friends: 37 | Re: vinegar smell on start up There's a TSB out now regarding bad smells involving the AC. It appears you can get mildew in the system. Your dealer should have the details. New TSB (Sept 2009) Evaporator Coil Replacement for stinky or moldy Prius |
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