How to clean out your blower fan screen grill / vent intake

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I've been trying to figure out how to clean out the grill on top of the vent intake to the interior blower fan. It's the only thing between the intake blower fan and the outside. Couldnt find it on the site so here it is.

It looks like a wire screen. Yours is probably covered with leaf debris.

When you take out the interior blower fan shine a light up, you will see the grill on top.

To clean it,

remove the cowl grill. Possibly passenger side wiper. You will see another black plastic piece under it.

Remove all the plastic anchors and bolts and a screw on the passenger side that is hard to get to.

Now the piece still will seem like it does not want to come up. Pull with all your might until it comes ondone (it is also anchored with tape)

You will see the section on the inside and run a vac to it.

Hope this helps...