water....

Hi
it rained alot the other day...
I was wondering if it rains so hard and the drainage by the windshield. Can it overfill and go into the grates that I guess where the vent gets the outside air from?
or
Stupid question, the air coming into my cabin, where is it coming in from the outside? thx

 

The HVAC intake is in the cowl area, under the cowl cover....passenger side

 

is it pain in the ass for me to open it or is it openable at all?

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/rust-varmit-and-ac-clogging-prevention-project.557970/

Highly unlikely, as pics will show.

But pull out your AC filter. If its wet you have a big problem.

 

Nope. Had mine open a few years ago to install some critter protection.

You'll need to remove the wipers before removing the cowl cover.

 

AC Filter? you mean the cabin air filter?

 

is it pain in the ass to do??

 

If difficulty scale is 1-5, 5 being hardest, its a .25

And no tools required.

 

Have you ever replaced it?

 

I'll look at it later, I have to do a long conference call... then another short one...

 

Point is....if you've never replaced it....be prepared for some serious nastiness. I would purchase a new one before removing the old one. You can find them cheap at Wal-Mart

 

yeah I changed it before, awhile back... hopefully it will be dry... otherwise, I'll get a new one. thank you

 

If you did it before, how do you not know if it's "a pain in the ass" ?

 

It is possible with the hood pointed uphill and one of those storms that dump 2" in 15 minutes

Quite a lot would have to be just right

 

I looked at the cabin filter it was wet and now dry... it had some brown spots on it. I also looked from the cowl on the passenger side... I can see the cabin filter, I dont see leaves or what not... I guess it rained so much it went over the windshield drainage and into the cowl... I need to replace the filter thou... I'll do it this week. Purolator!!