Cabin Air Filter
06-04-2010, 12:35 PM
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Haha, i changed mine at 60k too and there was dirt just falling out of it, but my a/c works great now!
Cabin filter at a checker or autozone is $6 - $20 mine was $7.99. the cabin air is located in the glove box, it takes 2 minutes to replace.
Cabin filter at a checker or autozone is $6 - $20 mine was $7.99. the cabin air is located in the glove box, it takes 2 minutes to replace.
06-10-2010, 07:18 PM
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I've been replacing mine every 15k due to pollen allergies and a high amount of dust.. Living in Texas and all.
The OEM Filters are not made with activated charcoal, just FYI.
The OEM Filters are not made with activated charcoal, just FYI.
08-05-2010, 08:50 AM
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Its easy to get the old one out. It gets a little tricky getting the new one in cause it has to go through a curve to slide into place. If I remember correctly a new filter runs about $30 or $40 dollars. I have yet to change mine only cause all the auto part stores around here don't carry them.
09-06-2010, 01:57 PM
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09-08-2010, 11:59 PM
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So I had this new thing happen today. Here goes...
I turn on the AC, I hit the button that makes the air inside the car recirculate rather than letting in new air, and instead of being a steady amber light as usual, it starts blinking and then goes back off. It happened a few times. I later tried it again and it worked fine. I was thinking that it may be a problem with the cabin air filter.... any input?
I turn on the AC, I hit the button that makes the air inside the car recirculate rather than letting in new air, and instead of being a steady amber light as usual, it starts blinking and then goes back off. It happened a few times. I later tried it again and it worked fine. I was thinking that it may be a problem with the cabin air filter.... any input?
09-09-2010, 12:48 AM
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just changed mine today and damn my ac has not worked that good ever even when it was brand new off the lot... lets just say i counted 5 bees, 10 leaves, and when i dropped the filter in the trash, there was a big dust cloud that came out... yea way over due on the change....
09-09-2010, 04:09 PM
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So I had this new thing happen today. Here goes...
I turn on the AC, I hit the button that makes the air inside the car recirculate rather than letting in new air, and instead of being a steady amber light as usual, it starts blinking and then goes back off. It happened a few times. I later tried it again and it worked fine. I was thinking that it may be a problem with the cabin air filter.... any input?
I turn on the AC, I hit the button that makes the air inside the car recirculate rather than letting in new air, and instead of being a steady amber light as usual, it starts blinking and then goes back off. It happened a few times. I later tried it again and it worked fine. I was thinking that it may be a problem with the cabin air filter.... any input?
Maybe it was on defrost? That's the only thing I can think of. Wouldn't hurt to pull the filter out and see how it looks. It's real simple.
just changed mine today and damn my ac has not worked that good ever even when it was brand new off the lot... lets just say i counted 5 bees, 10 leaves, and when i dropped the filter in the trash, there was a big dust cloud that came out... yea way over due on the change....
09-12-2010, 04:12 AM
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yeah, now what happened this morning may be an altogether different kind of thing. Check engine light came on. Got the code p0420. Which may be my cat not functioning properly, large vacumn leak, or godforbid, piston rings.
09-13-2010, 02:20 PM
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you can clearly see on one side that the filter has been exposed to a treatment process which stains it gray (you can see on the ends where the treatment isn't present).
I changed out my original one last week with another GM filter because I noticed an occasional odor coming from my hvac (I'm at 13k miles) - both had that treatment.
also, around here the aftermarket filters are $18-25.