"Paul S" wrote:
>Hey guys. Seems like my cabin smells musty at times. It smells the
>worst
>when I turn the A/C on, but a lingering "musty-and-leather"
unpleasant
>odor
>seems to be present more often than not. I have cleaned out the cabin
>(powerwashed the damp floormats) and I vacuumed out the 2 cabin
>filters
>(they do need to be replaced and were dusty and gross, but I
>don’t think
>this accounts for the smell... plus I Lysoled them...).
>
>Anybody have any ideas? I’m currently masking the smell with an
>air
>freshener... I have heard that A/C evaporator cores can get fungusy
or
>drain hoses can get plugged... where are these located on the RSX?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul

Spraying the cabin filters with a wet Lysol spray probably did nothing
more than bring out that Earth smell. Lysol will never truly clean the
smell off.
http://home.comcast.net/~teh534/filter2.JPG
Honda Cabin Air Filter - 80292-S5D-A01 (Honda $20 Ea/2)

http://www.students.yorku.ca/~mvelic/hondainst.jpg
Take out the two tab stops on the glove box and swing it down. Then
remove the gray cap cover on the right above the fan box. Be sure to
look for clumps of debris built up inside. Might want to use a vacuum
attachment.

Buy new cabin filters from www.hondacuraworld.com for less than the
dealer. If you decide to go to the dealer, they have an outstanding
leather cleaner spray. Buy the 3 can detailing kit in the black box
with the NSX on the front. The spray smell is strong but will bring
back the new leather smell in your RSX. The aerosol cleaner is much
better than the pump bottle.

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