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Originally Posted by Hershey
We never used a cabin air filter until purchasing an '08 Yaris . Will keep using one since it catches small debri from getting into the blower and housing . May also deter a mouse or chipmonk from getting in the housing for storage . Have had issues with critters in the past . Found nuts and seeds in past vehicles owned and had to remove blower to get it out . Sound was like that of a Russian roulette wheel when turning on the fan . The '11 FIT got invaded and found seeds ( pine ) , most likley a chipmunk or red squirrel . Luckily it didn't chew through the filter .
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Wow! The only issue I've ever had that was remotely like that concerned a cat. When I was 16 my dad bought an old '67 Firebird convertible (that had been supposedly been completey rebuilt by someone else) to drive in case he was without a company car. It ended up being my car temporarily until I bought my own car with my own savings at age 17. Before starting the Firebird, I'd pat the hood a bit to wake up our cat if necessary. There was sooo much room under the hood (it had a 326 in it but a 400 would fit) that the cat used to like to sleep on top of the air filter housing.
Oh wait, I guess more closely related would be having 2 or so cars where the grill between the back of the hood and the windshield left spaces that were too big and having to park under trees let leaves get into that system in those cars.
04-23-2013, 10:55 AM
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