Cabin Air filter - 19 months
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Hermann
Site Donor 2023
That old one is worth $10 on Facebook Marketplace.
thats crazy. That looks new. Mine look horrible after 12 months.
Looks very dirty to me. That amount of buildup will cause an odor and reduce airflow.
Charcoal in the pleats. Bang it out and keep rolling!
Just kidding. They're cheap. Change them out every Fall. That's what i do.
Just kidding. They're cheap. Change them out every Fall. That's what i do.
No mouse nest - including underhood and undercarpet insulation?!
Tap it out and go!
LOL j/k
Tap it out and go!
LOL j/k
That isn't very dirty. Changing once a year is probably overkill, but we are BITOGers, so..
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$50 site donor 2024
Glad to hear it’s easy - some certainly are not …
I would have vacuumed it out and reinstalled.
The one on my Mazda requires you to lay in the floorboard, unscrew all the mounting bolts for the vehicles main fuse panel and move it out of the way (or maybe completely remove it I can't recall). It is unbelievable how difficult it is. I haven't changed it since I got the car in 2018 and doubt I will until I start getting a funny smell or something..
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I replaced my cabin air filter today in my 2006 Mazda3. It has 45,000 miles, I've never had this replaced before, I live and drive around Chicago, the car is garage kept. With picture taking, it took about 4 hours. I had searched through these boards in the past to find a good write up on the...
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The one in my Jetta went 15 years. Had no idea it even had one till the heater quit heating 
Mine was just removing two pins that hold the glove compartment on. Pop them out, remove the access to the cabin air filter, done. I forget what car I had before that was even easier. Required no pins to be removed. Just had to press on side of glove box and remove it.
That's how my Subaru was. The Ford Edge my daughter has is similar. My son's Jeep and our BMWs, well not so much.
I let a friend borrow my Forester one summer and took his CIvic in return. The A/C worked but was really subpar. Checked to see if it had a cabin filter, marked optional.The one in my Jetta went 15 years. Had no idea it even had one till the heater quit heating
Well it did, from the factory in 2001 maybe it was changed in 2004 when under dealer care. I found out in 2017ish it wasn't.
I wish I still had the picture I sent him.
Hermann
Site Donor 2023
My CAF is 19 months old. Almost all CAF replacements are impregnated with something., I want a plain paper filter. Are the factory ones Hepa or Baking soda impregnated?
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