jmoss5723 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 2004 Forester 117,000 miles I got in my car this morning and headed for work. It was around 10 degrees F. I turned the defroster on and cranked the fan all the way up. Soon the snow that I was too lazy to remove from my hood was flying up over my windshield like normal. It was all normal until a light snow started coating my dash, the inside of my windshield, and my face! I've never had this happen. What gives??? PS: If there is more than about an inch of snow on the car I brush it off so that I don't blind other drivers. The little bit that was on the car was gone before the end of the driveway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 On the older cars when its really cold and you get the really fine powdery snow it can get sucked in through the cowl and get blown through the fan and the vents. The trick is to wait a few minutes for the heater core to warm up so anything that does make it in hits the core and melts and drips out of the drain. But I'm thinking 04 should have a cabin air filter, which should catch anything that gets through the cowl. Might want to check that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmoss5723 Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 Really cold? Check. Fine, powdery snow? Check. Cabin Air filter? Nope. There is a spot for it, but there is not one installed. So is that it? Just let the heater core warm up? I usually warm the car up before driving in the winter, but this morning I was in a hurry. Maybe that's why this is the first time it has happened. Thanks Fairtax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 This is not uncommon as snow will get into places that rain won't. Sounds lormal if it was a really powdery snow and no cabin filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 If it was windy with powdery snow coming down, it will get anywhere that air an flow. Blame it on the weather. That snow would have accumulated while the car was parked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luko Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Putting in a cabin filter would eliminate the problem in the future though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmoss5723 Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 It is strange to me that I have lived my whole life in places that get snow and I have never experienced this before. Either way, I've got the answer I needed. Thank you people of USMB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 It is not unusual, but the conditions have to be just right. I have had quite a few cars do it over the years, and some not at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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