So I recently purchased an 04 Disco, the previous owner was a smoker, I've been trying to get the smell out, I've been somewhat successful but still have a lingering smell. I've cleaned the inside 2X- carpets cleaned by detail shop, used an ozinator inside for 4 hours. I'm wondering if there is a cabin filter on the 04? I've read about one on the LR3 behind the glove box. I do know there is a filter under the hood near the wipers for outside air, just wondering if there is another one inside under the dash somewhere. Anyone know more about this?

 

Nope. The one outside is it.

 

You might have some additional success if you drop the AC fan (three bolts, under the glove box), and clean some of the interior duct work (rag and fluid of choice) plus the fan blades. Smoke gets everywhere, every surface exposed to air, head liner, etc.

 

Spray all your carpets with Lysol spray and spray some O-Zone up the a/c intakes and then give it some time.

 

Activated charcoal, don’t ask me what it is or were to get it, but I have friend in the funeral business and I asked him one day how they got the deadsmell out of the hurse and that’s what he told me they used.

 

Great Ideas, I will give it a try I've using a product odor medic S.F.F. $39 a quart makes 5 gals. seems to be helping quite a bit. bought on line they guarantee it to work. I think the trick is getting to the source of the smell. I've soaked the headliner a couple of times and its greatly improved. I trying to leave her in the garage with the windows down to see if that helps dissipate the smell, Im sure that it will take some time to breakdown. Next step is to coax the cat to pee on the carpets then you will forget all about any smoke smell!

 

I've used a spray product called Ozium in the past to de-stink cars, the procedure was to have it running at idle with the blower on full power but not recirculating, and spray it into the area (typically the cowl on most cars) where fresh air is drawn in. That way it coated the entire length of the ductwork.

Once you'd done it with the temp set to cold, you then cranked it to max temp in order to cook off whatever might have grown on the heater core.

It worked remarkably well.

twj

 

"I've used a spray product called Ozium" it is also avery good product,

 

Like mentioned, it gets everywhere. Spray a good odor remover on the headliner, and all exposed surfaces. Then as others mentioned, spray into the ventilation system while moving to all different functions. That will mimic all the different ways smoke may have traveled through the system.

Smells tend to linger badly in the ventilation system and any fabric.

 

How to Remove Odors from Your Car: 11 steps - wikiHow

Pretty much what everyone else has mentioned but it also recommends white distilled vinegar.

I would crank the heat during cleaning


This article mentions:
"place two towels into two separate plastic bowls and fill with white distilled vinegar. If the car is really big, use additional bowls. Place the plastic bowls into the car with the vinegar-soaked towels. One should sit near the ashtray, and the other one on the backseat. The vinegar will absorb the cigarette odors from the car, so that when you remove the bowls, the odor should leave too. If needed, repeat.[7] You can also try sprinkling baking soda and/or carpet deodorizer over the upholstery and carpet respectively, leave for a few hours, and then vacuum it up."