Air intake is at the base of the windshield. See those slots? That's were the air is drawn in from.

You might want to pull the cover off and see if something might be stuck in there. Another thing would be a critter got into yer blower motor and got chopped up. Drop the blower and inspect/clean it along with the housing.

 

Great, Thanks, I think those the mesh holes near the base of the windshield wipers arms. Is there any vent inside the car to circulate air?

 

I think this video is a good guide to clean the air vent

 

my car still has a stale smoke lingering from the previous owner.
i will try this kit and see if it was worth the money.

 

Keep us updated! I have that same problem.

 

I know the gen 4 does not have a cabin air filter but does it have any filter at all between the intake and cabin?

 

No...no filter in the system at all. The only air filter you have is in the engine air intake...

 

Keep in mind that if you have any buildup on the evaporator coils, it will pick up any smoke smell that you will have. You need to drop the blower, clean the squirrel cage and housing, and the evaporator coil. Cleaning just the vents won't git rid of the smoke smell...really.

 

After the Lysol treatment, all the nasty smell is gone. The incoming air is fresh and nice now. Don't know how long this will last. But for $3 and 5 minutes job it sure works good, esp in the summer. So every one should try it before paying someone to clean it. I will do this to my car once every fewmonths, just to keep everything fresh and clean. :lol:

 

Air conditiong vents

Hi there,

I have a Camry 1999 . The left side ( the middle and driver side )vents are not blowing a strong a/c compare to the right side ( middle and passenger) vents. The auto mechanic at Goodyear told me there was a problem from the blend door? What should I do?. Thank you so much for your responds

 

You've got to open up the dash and find that blend door. Its a lot of work to get under there.