here's another worthless 4th gen post about ghetto fixes:
since our cars don't have the in cab filter and i have a small oil leak i kept getting a greasy film on the inside of the windshield.

i had a kitchen hood vent filter lying around which i took apart, put it inside the cowel and used the smallest zip ties to hold it tight in place. tho cowel is held only by a few plastic clips which i'll need to replace because most of them broke (nothing like old age) and the mesh under the vent is glued in 4 (i believe) spots and comes off easily too. the small zip ties i used went through the mesh and filter easily and i shouldn't get any more of the grease on the inside now.

one thing is that the wiper arms have to come off and taking the nuts off was easy but then they have to be pried off the studs they mount on. if anyone attempts this i will not be responsible if you nick the bottom of your windshield because it'll start cracking like ice - i didn't care because i need a new one anyways.

so if you want to stop dust from plugging up the fan etc or want to bash a "noob" go for it

 

any pics?

 

i figured that since it was so simple i can just write directions, even those aren't really necessary. one thing is the filter was a two layer - green thicker and black thinner, i used the black one only so it wouldn't show and it was less restrictive.

if you REALY need pics i could take it apart and take some but i won't have a day off till tuesday so you'll have to wait. i guess since i need new clips anyways i'll post some then.

 

I just want to see what it looks like from the outside. I wonder how does it hold up under the weather (ie: if it starts to rain, do you smell food inside your car?)

 

Are you sure it's oil and not antifreeze on your windshield?

 

should hold up because the filter is something between fibergalss and plastic and it was a new one i pulled out when they put in a new hood in the kitchen

yeah, i need to replace the vc gaskets because the rear one leaks onto the exhaust manifold shield and makes a little smoke which gets sucked into the cowel vent.

 

Why not just fix the oil leak?

 

i do otr so don't have a whole lot of home/family time so the car gets done very slowly - this was a quick fix.