CABIN AIR FILTER / other issues
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CABIN AIR FILTER / other issues
ok, has anyone changed or serviced there cabin air filters? When i turn my AC on it smells like a freekin cheese wheel to the point of gaging. Its pretty nasty. So where is it located and or is it serviceable. Also has anyone changed there 5spd Gear fluid and if so where is the fill plug or bolt and what is the fluid in the trans? Thanks in advance!!!
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Cabin air filter's behind the glovebox.
1) Take all the junk out of your glovebox
2) Squeeze sides of globebox so that you can get the guides out of the slots and open the door as far as the string will allow it.
3) There's a thin rectangular door with three pull-tabs on it and hinged on the bottom. Pull the three tabs and slide the door down.
4) Behind the door is your cabin filter. Pull it out carefully. You may have to squeeze the sides of it to get it to go.
5) Get new filter and reverse steps 1-4.
Although you probalby should change the filter anyway (mine was dark grey after 16K miles, they're white new), the stench is probably not from the filter. It usually comes from mold in the air ducts that occurs from the condensation caused by the temperature difference between the outside air and the air being pushed through the ducts. Get some Lysol disinfectant in the fragrance of your choice. Find the screened area at the base of the windshield (near the wiper arms). This is where the blower motor draws air in from. With the ignition on and the blower motor going full blast, shoot the Lysol into the screened area. Do this for about 10 seconds or so, and cycle through every duct setting on your HVAC panel (defrost, vent, floor, etc). You'll notice an immediate improvement, but you may have to do this a few times to get rid of the mold completely.
1) Take all the junk out of your glovebox
2) Squeeze sides of globebox so that you can get the guides out of the slots and open the door as far as the string will allow it.
3) There's a thin rectangular door with three pull-tabs on it and hinged on the bottom. Pull the three tabs and slide the door down.
4) Behind the door is your cabin filter. Pull it out carefully. You may have to squeeze the sides of it to get it to go.
5) Get new filter and reverse steps 1-4.
Although you probalby should change the filter anyway (mine was dark grey after 16K miles, they're white new), the stench is probably not from the filter. It usually comes from mold in the air ducts that occurs from the condensation caused by the temperature difference between the outside air and the air being pushed through the ducts. Get some Lysol disinfectant in the fragrance of your choice. Find the screened area at the base of the windshield (near the wiper arms). This is where the blower motor draws air in from. With the ignition on and the blower motor going full blast, shoot the Lysol into the screened area. Do this for about 10 seconds or so, and cycle through every duct setting on your HVAC panel (defrost, vent, floor, etc). You'll notice an immediate improvement, but you may have to do this a few times to get rid of the mold completely.
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Cabin air filter's behind the glovebox.
1) Take all the junk out of your glovebox
2) Squeeze sides of globebox so that you can get the guides out of the slots and open the door as far as the string will allow it.
3) There's a thin rectangular door with three pull-tabs on it and hinged on the bottom. Pull the three tabs and slide the door down.
4) Behind the door is your cabin filter. Pull it out carefully. You may have to squeeze the sides of it to get it to go.
5) Get new filter and reverse steps 1-4.
Although you probalby should change the filter anyway (mine was dark grey after 16K miles, they're white new), the stench is probably not from the filter. It usually comes from mold in the air ducts that occurs from the condensation caused by the temperature difference between the outside air and the air being pushed through the ducts. Get some Lysol disinfectant in the fragrance of your choice. Find the screened area at the base of the windshield (near the wiper arms). This is where the blower motor draws air in from. With the ignition on and the blower motor going full blast, shoot the Lysol into the screened area. Do this for about 10 seconds or so, and cycle through every duct setting on your HVAC panel (defrost, vent, floor, etc). You'll notice an immediate improvement, but you may have to do this a few times to get rid of the mold completely.
1) Take all the junk out of your glovebox
2) Squeeze sides of globebox so that you can get the guides out of the slots and open the door as far as the string will allow it.
3) There's a thin rectangular door with three pull-tabs on it and hinged on the bottom. Pull the three tabs and slide the door down.
4) Behind the door is your cabin filter. Pull it out carefully. You may have to squeeze the sides of it to get it to go.
5) Get new filter and reverse steps 1-4.
Although you probalby should change the filter anyway (mine was dark grey after 16K miles, they're white new), the stench is probably not from the filter. It usually comes from mold in the air ducts that occurs from the condensation caused by the temperature difference between the outside air and the air being pushed through the ducts. Get some Lysol disinfectant in the fragrance of your choice. Find the screened area at the base of the windshield (near the wiper arms). This is where the blower motor draws air in from. With the ignition on and the blower motor going full blast, shoot the Lysol into the screened area. Do this for about 10 seconds or so, and cycle through every duct setting on your HVAC panel (defrost, vent, floor, etc). You'll notice an immediate improvement, but you may have to do this a few times to get rid of the mold completely.
Excellent!!!! Thank You!!! Now what about the gear fluid?
perform a quick search and you will find threads like this https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-guide-43/how-changing-f23-transmission-fluid-32699/ 
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Its possibley mildew growing in by the ac coil.
If you complain to the dealer they will disenfect it an put a seperate fan inside to dry up the condensation in there to stop the mildew from coming back.
If you complain to the dealer they will disenfect it an put a seperate fan inside to dry up the condensation in there to stop the mildew from coming back.
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If you do the lysol trick, I suggest the following.
Instead of shooting it through the intake vents outside of the car, do it through the filter housing. Remove the filter, and shoot right into the opening without the filter while the system is running. Less waste, and the filter doesn't block any of it.
Instead of shooting it through the intake vents outside of the car, do it through the filter housing. Remove the filter, and shoot right into the opening without the filter while the system is running. Less waste, and the filter doesn't block any of it.
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