Where Does Cabin Air Exit? Options

[Vockroth]

I just bought a 1995 Celica with 30k miles on it. It has sat for over 10 years in the desert, many of those years in a garage. I believe I have a problem with the air exiting the cabin when I turn the AC to bring in outside air either stopped or moving. If I crack open the window barely I have air rushing by the window seal. This has to be way too much back pressure. I an concerned the blower motor is straining. So my question is, Where does the Cabin Air exit? I believe it may be plugged.

This car sat for maybe 10 years in the desert. I found a colony of ants in the distributor cap dead. The interior is clean. The paint is fair and I have only buffed out the hood and front fenders. I threw on a set of chrome 16" Matrix wheels and tires. The engine is a 1.8, 4 banger. Perfect for todays and the futures gas prices. I have only had this car a few days. I think if it is in the back where it should be I may have found something. Maybe an exit point. Behind the license plate there is an opening. I found it taking off the Dealers advertisement frames. I wondered why this was there. It is like doubled walled back there. Something a mud wasp could make home.

[x_itchy_b_x]

i know theres some flaps in the back part of the hatch. on the left and right side i believe. behind the plastic panel pieces.

[Bitter]

pull the trunk liner out, and look for the flaps down in the side-wells.

[stephen_lee]

i know exactly where it is.
where the antenna is, it pretty much directly below it.
if you get under the car and reach up towards the antenna you will most likely touch it.

[Kwanza26]

Cars are definitely NOT air tight...

[Vockroth]

Thanks for the info. I will have to stick my hand up there (>.<) I will try to remove the trunk liner. Like I said this car sat a long time. Some desert mouse might have crawled up in there to nest and plugged it. Both sides.

BTW Should this car have a powered antenna? Powered up and down?

[Vockroth]

I did find the flaps I was looking for. They are right below thw antenna on the L/H side. I think the R/H side has them as well. They were not blocked. I thought they were because of how much air exits out of the window when it was cracked open and the fan control was set to bring in air in from outside. Just a real powerfull fan >< BTW it was not clogged. You can see the vents on the rear side panels if you look up underneath where they bend in towards the car.

[D-Man]

you may have a clog elsewhere... Do your center vents blow? Maby it's your window defroster vents blowing all the air... Maby, I'm not in your car... Just a thought...

Oh and my cabin air exits thru my roof. Behold the glory of the Convertible

[joojoo]

hahahahaha that one made me laugh out loud