I own a 2003 Sedona since new. I have been noticing more and more noise and
less and less air volume coming from the air vents in the car. Is there an
air filter for the recirculating AC system like in some other cars? I
looked in the manual for the car and it says nothing about a pollen or dust
filter in the system. It is a 'drumming' noise that is common for a
squirrel cage blower that is being stalled in air flow. Sounds like
something is clogged up but I don't see anything. The intake outside in
front of the driver is clear.

Thanks

Tom

The maintenance manual actually lists a "time-mileage" schedule frame for a
cabin filter. But I have never been able to find one, and the Kia techs I
have worked with do not seem to think there is one.

I have gotten the impression that the blower fans used in the Sedonas are
not all that impressive. So it may actually be going bad. But without
seeing a dealer tech, I'm not sure there is an easy way to find out.

Tom Wenndt


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On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:13:15 -0500, "Rev. Tom Wenndt"
<trwenndt@grics.net> wrote:


Ditto here.


What the OP describes sounds similar to a problem my parents are
having with their Chevy Suburban-- noise like a lot of air is blowing
but very little is actually coming from the vents. I wonder if there
might be a climate control door (to redirect air) that isn't
functioning properly.

-- Christian

No, the sound is more like a stalled blower trying to blow against a closed
port or trying to suck through a closed port. But, you might be right that
a door is stuck in the wrong position. When I go from inside to outside air
to sound does change.


"CMM" <newsgroupinky@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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A cabin air filter may be in the outside air intake, visible with the hood
up and perhaps a cover lifted. Or it will be under the dash in one or both
of two general locations:
.. Above the blower in the back section of the outside air intake, a location
well protected from moisture.
.. Between the blower and the rest of the HVAC case.


If the owner's manual doesn't tell you the location, and you can't see it
with the hood open, check behind the glovebox--perhaps you'll see an
obviously removable (with a spring-tab or similar retainer) rectangular
plastic cover. Next, look under the dash (on both the driver's and
passenger's sides) for a removable plastic cover in the HVAC case. If you
can remove its cover, look inside the HVAC case

Sounds easy IF they hadn't encased the entire underside of the dash in
plastic shrouds! I will have to drop the glove box down. That's where my
filters are in my Honda. I looked over the top and only see a couple of
electrical plugs. One is yellow, which would be for the airbags.



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