Stinky 4Runner

[lockd-97]

I figure you all are a bunch of smelly guys.....who better to ask how to get rid of the smell in my 4Runner?? It's a combination of dog, fart and I don't know what. I've tried a couple of over the counter chemicals from Lowe's, etc. Any recommendations?

 

[Jacket]

Pull out the seats. Vacuum everything. Rent a carpet cleaner with a handheld attachment and clean the s*** out of your rugs. Throw away any carpet floor mats (or shampoo at a car wash and leave out to dry for a couple of days). Get some new rubber floor mats.

And I guess if your seats are cloth, run the steam cleaner on them as well.

 

[hoch]

It could also be in your vents. They have this stuff you can spray right into the vents (2 cans, I believe).

 

[Duane]

I would go the car detailing/cleaning route...mind you when the in laws dog shat all over the back seat in my 96 I took out the seat base and hosed it down for half an hour with the garden hose before putting it in the sun to dry. I think the UV rays from the sun kills germs as well

any reason to suspect some rotten river water or pet leaks in the inside?

 

[bkg]

It could also be in your vents. They have this stuff you can spray right into the vents (2 cans, I believe).

I've used Fabreze before with ... interesting results. It works, don't get me wrong, but it's kind of odd for a few hours.

To really clean it, strip it... pull the carpet, clean the floors, really clean the carpet and the pad, reassemble.

 

[SC T100]

A strange product I have used with awesome results...Dr. Scholls shoe shot odor powder. Got it at Target.

It's in a yellow plastic bottle with a funky neck to spray into shoes. It works (amazingly) on my nasty muddy stank boots, and I have used it in the carpet of my nasty stank Jeep before. You have to let it sit and rub it in a bit, then vacuum it out. It works very well, and while there is a little odor, it a nice clean smell. Much better than febreze, which I can't stand personally.