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CarGuru > Toyota > 97 Tercel cabin/pollen filter? was: So what was the smell? 10 May 2005 00:32:39
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97 Tercel cabin/pollen filter? was: So what was the smell?

Tercel Owner 8 May 2005 05:59:59
 Original thread: http://tinyurl.com/­cupsh

Tercel Owner wrote:>On a closing note, after several days of exposure, I can say that>bypassing the coolant around the heater, and flushing the heater, has>mitigated the aggravating fumes that come from the vents, it has not>eliminated them. The subjective feeling of causticness when breathing>in the air is diminished, but still invokes violent coughing that>persists at least a day (I haven't gone more a day without driving so>far, but I suspect that it takes several days to noticably subside, as>before).

The above "test" produces a night-vs-day difference between polluted
air from the external intake vents versus better air from having all 4
windows down. I suspect that air from the vents is being polluted by
fumes from the engine compartment (what manages to get past the hood
gasket), or from any cabin/pollen filter. Despite the many times I've
poked my head under the hood, it's hard to tell if that is the source
cuz there's lots of hot smells under there, and it's out in the open
wind where it disspiates quickly. I'm leaning toward suspecting the
vent filter, but the only way I can test this is to sit inside the
car, ignition turned off, and turn on the vents. I'm really reluctant
to do that since I'm just recovering from recent exposure to the fumes
in the above test of the heater. It was serious enough to induce
migraines, and I was "out" for half the day trying to sleep it away.

One possibility of not undergoing such a test is if my 97 Tercel doesn't
have a filter. Does anyone know whether it does?

If it does, and it happens to be the cause, then it became
contaminated when the engine was changed (no problem before that, big
problem immediately upon getting back). This happened in February,
when it was well below freezing (no pollen for sure). What would be
a good way to handle this? Would it reasonable to ask the garage to
clean/replace the filter at their expense? I'm not sure how difficult
such a filter would be to access.

Tercel Owner

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Tercel Owner 10 May 2005 00:32:39 [ permanent link ]
 Tercel Owner wrote:> I've determined that the fumes come from the engine compartment when> the engine is running. I just subjected myself to 25 minutes of vent> air with the engine off. I didn't push it beyond that for fear of> depleting the battery. In this test, I only detected faint traces of> the aggravating fume, with ever-so-slight aggravating effect. This is> probably residual traces of the substance from the last drive.> Therefore, when it is fumigating in full force (when engine is on),> either the caustic fume is coming from the intake vents, or sneaking> past the firewall.

In case anyone searches for this topic in the future, the answer is
No, a 97 Tercel does not have a filter for the cabin ventilation.
From the local Toyota dealer/rep. This seems to corroborate with the
above.

T.O.
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