Debris in cabin air filter

Anyone having an issue with leaves and other debris getting into your cabin air filter? If so, did you find a fix?

 

Funny you should ask. Mice

 

That's why you have a cabin air filter. It's common to find leaves and other debris in it. Just need to be careful when switching the filter out to make sure you don't get any leaves in your fan... not always easy to fish them back out, and makes for a really annoying sound when you turn the fan on, lol.

 

Looks a lot more like a really old napkin.

 

I'd like to catch them before they get to the filter. Some sort of mesh screen up in the cowl.

 

That would be the best solution, yes.

 

Check out this anti-mouse solution.

https://www.4runners.com/threads/keep-mice-out-of-the-cabin-filter.24836/

 

Very nice! Good job.

 

Perfect. Thank you.