02 Camry LE AC Burning Smell when on recycled air

[blanktsi]

My '02 Camry LE 4cyl when my AC is on recycled air I get a burning rubber or plastic smell through the system on occasion, but when i turn it to outside air it goes away, really pissing me off, and PS has a new cabin filter

[Goobee]

I have a similar problem, the a-hole at Jiffylube tracked in motor oil or something into the carpet and when you use the recirculate setting, you have no choice but to smell the oil odor. Perhaps you have the same problem.

[somick]

Originally Posted by blanktsi

My '02 Camry LE 4cyl when my AC is on recycled air I get a burning rubber or plastic smell through the system on occasion, but when i turn it to outside air it goes away, really pissing me off, and PS has a new cabin filter

Did you try to replace your cabin air filter?

Sam

[ToyotaToday]

Originally Posted by Goobee

I have a similar problem, the a-hole at Jiffylube tracked in motor oil or something into the carpet and when you use the recirculate setting, you have no choice but to smell the oil odor. Perhaps you have the same problem.

Ouch! You take your car to places like Jiffy Lube? That's a big mistake. I either change my own oil or let the dealers do it if it happens to be going in for maintenance/repairs, etc, but either than that, the best person to change your own is yourself, provided you know the basics of oil change.

[blanktsi]

changed cabin filter, no oil spills, it seemed to happen after i went to a car wash that did undercarage wash