And the Award For the Nastiest Cabin Filter Goes to....
07-08-2013, 10:36 PM
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And the Award For the Nastiest Cabin Filter Goes to....
My eyes lit up when I pulled this sucker out. Every groove of the filter was covered in unchewed and chewed sunflower seeds, dog hair, and dirt.
Now I know why my HVAC system was lagging...mystery solved!
Check the condition of your cabin filter, guys!
Much better:
On a side note, I found out that those sunflower seeds still tasted good!
Joking, of course...sort of.
Now I know why my HVAC system was lagging...mystery solved!
Check the condition of your cabin filter, guys!
Much better:
On a side note, I found out that those sunflower seeds still tasted good!
Joking, of course...sort of.
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07-08-2013, 11:11 PM
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I'd like to see what the award looks like.....
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07-09-2013, 07:16 AM
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OP drives a tractor.
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07-09-2013, 09:54 AM
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Maybe OP has kids and they put them through the vents?! 
That is really gross.
That is really gross.
07-09-2013, 10:08 AM
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Yikes...a good reminder for me to order a new filter.
Funny since my wife just had my car at the dealer a few weeks ago for an oil change and when she declined the B2 (maybe B1??) they tried telling her I wouldn't be able to change the cabin and engine air filters on my own. She chuckled and left.
Funny since my wife just had my car at the dealer a few weeks ago for an oil change and when she declined the B2 (maybe B1??) they tried telling her I wouldn't be able to change the cabin and engine air filters on my own. She chuckled and left.
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07-09-2013, 11:30 AM
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I bought the car from the original owner. Judging by the condition of the filter, I would confidently say it is the original filter from 2006.
Undying dreams, I think you're spot on with your prediction. The previous owner did have kids and they probably threw sunflower seeds in the vents. I just can't fathom how else so many seeds could get trapped there.
When I was cleaning the car out, I found more sunflower seeds littered under the driver and passenger side seats, a baby binky, one baby sock, and mcdonald's fries.
I'm scared what I might find underneath the rear seat.
Undying dreams, I think you're spot on with your prediction. The previous owner did have kids and they probably threw sunflower seeds in the vents. I just can't fathom how else so many seeds could get trapped there.
When I was cleaning the car out, I found more sunflower seeds littered under the driver and passenger side seats, a baby binky, one baby sock, and mcdonald's fries.
I'm scared what I might find underneath the rear seat.
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07-09-2013, 11:34 AM
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07-09-2013, 11:37 AM
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Twentys say the original owner and or children played baseball... 
07-09-2013, 12:25 PM
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I was right! (probably) 
Give that TL a thorough cleaning.
And if you need a carpet cleaner, Blue Coral worked very nicely for MEKO and I.
Give that TL a thorough cleaning.
And if you need a carpet cleaner, Blue Coral worked very nicely for MEKO and I.
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07-09-2013, 01:15 PM
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i don't get it. why would kids throw sunflower seeds in the vents?
my childhood sounds pretty awesome right about now.
my childhood sounds pretty awesome right about now.
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07-09-2013, 01:28 PM
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shaddup, richard.
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07-09-2013, 01:28 PM
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I bought the car from the original owner. Judging by the condition of the filter, I would confidently say it is the original filter from 2006.
Undying dreams, I think you're spot on with your prediction. The previous owner did have kids and they probably threw sunflower seeds in the vents. I just can't fathom how else so many seeds could get trapped there.
When I was cleaning the car out, I found more sunflower seeds littered under the driver and passenger side seats, a baby binky, one baby sock, and mcdonald's fries.
I'm scared what I might find underneath the rear seat.
Undying dreams, I think you're spot on with your prediction. The previous owner did have kids and they probably threw sunflower seeds in the vents. I just can't fathom how else so many seeds could get trapped there.
When I was cleaning the car out, I found more sunflower seeds littered under the driver and passenger side seats, a baby binky, one baby sock, and mcdonald's fries.
I'm scared what I might find underneath the rear seat.
lives in area with birds and has bird feeders... common food is sunflower seeds. mine was full of those helicopter things from trees and I change mine every 30k
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I bought the car from the original owner. Judging by the condition of the filter, I would confidently say it is the original filter from 2006.
Undying dreams, I think you're spot on with your prediction. The previous owner did have kids and they probably threw sunflower seeds in the vents. I just can't fathom how else so many seeds could get trapped there.
When I was cleaning the car out, I found more sunflower seeds littered under the driver and passenger side seats, a baby binky, one baby sock, and mcdonald's fries.
I'm scared what I might find underneath the rear seat.
Undying dreams, I think you're spot on with your prediction. The previous owner did have kids and they probably threw sunflower seeds in the vents. I just can't fathom how else so many seeds could get trapped there.
When I was cleaning the car out, I found more sunflower seeds littered under the driver and passenger side seats, a baby binky, one baby sock, and mcdonald's fries.
I'm scared what I might find underneath the rear seat.
if they couldn't get a vaccum to at least clean the car out it makes me wonder what else they neglected on.
07-09-2013, 02:13 PM
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lol
Pretty sure he's talking about maple seeds, those things that fall off trees and spin like a propeller on the way down
These:
I remember these things when I was younger and lived up north, they were always falling everywhere. I haven't seen these at all since I've lived in the south though
Pretty sure he's talking about maple seeds, those things that fall off trees and spin like a propeller on the way down
These:
I remember these things when I was younger and lived up north, they were always falling everywhere. I haven't seen these at all since I've lived in the south though
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07-09-2013, 02:15 PM
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I'm surprised I've never had an engine bay fire from the helicopter dealies, I have 3 trees next to my driveway and I get a free camo paint job from them, even had a dead baby bird under the hood of a car before. Kinda scared to change my filter now, just ordered one though.
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07-09-2013, 08:15 PM
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I would say a Rodent had a home near the air intake and the seeds came in that way. The filter filters external air and that draws air from an intake in the cabin and not the air vents which exhaust air.
I would like to meet the owner who endured that for so long- you think he changed the ATF or the brake fluid?
I would like to meet the owner who endured that for so long- you think he changed the ATF or the brake fluid?
07-13-2013, 10:41 AM
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07-13-2013, 08:36 PM
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Pulled this bad boy out of a customers car a few months back, your thread reminded me I had a picture of it!
And to those who asked, generally cabin air filters get contamination from either sitting under a tree or something alone those lines, or a rodent.
I had a customer once with drivability issues and lack of power, and the engine air filter was 100% plugged with leaves and such, the entire air box was full too.. Damn mice and rodents were getting up in there. They can be pesky though, had a customers car once that mice had chewed the injector wiring causing a misfire!
Bottom line is to be cautious of where you're parking!
And to those who asked, generally cabin air filters get contamination from either sitting under a tree or something alone those lines, or a rodent.
I had a customer once with drivability issues and lack of power, and the engine air filter was 100% plugged with leaves and such, the entire air box was full too.. Damn mice and rodents were getting up in there. They can be pesky though, had a customers car once that mice had chewed the injector wiring causing a misfire!
Bottom line is to be cautious of where you're parking!
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