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Old 11-11-2008, 11:38 PM #1
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Where to Buy Filters?

Took my Runner into the dealer today for its routine oil change and tire rotation. They mentioned that I needed to change my air and cabin filter. They offered to do both for $70. I am by no means a mechanic, but these are two things that I think I can tackle on my own, my question is, where is a good source to pick up the filters?
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that price was probably for parts and installation... an air filter from the dealer is around $15... the cabin filter should'nt be that much more expensive... just go back to the dealer and buy it in the parts dept...
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Dealer, they will even intall it for free
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$70 for both????? No way. The air filter is $15. The cabin air filter is around $25. Takes less than 5 minutes to install both filters. Buy the filters from your Toyota parts department and do it yourself.

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Last I checked the dealers wanted $25 for the Cabin air filter alone. I have been getting them off ebay. I don't always get OEM, I think the last ones I got were Wix. They have always seemed to be of equal or better quality than OEM. If you want a good after market replacement go to NAPA. They usually carry some of the Higher quality brands for both filters.

Napa list the cabin filter for $18.89 and their best Engine air filter for $21.49-V6 & $15.69-V8. I think they would be Wix filters.

Both are very simple to change, they will take about 5 mins each. There are instruction as to the location of the cabin filter in the owners manual.
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I suppose I am opening myself up to ridacule but I just handwash with (dishsoap) the element for the cabin filter. It seems to do just fine. I know that it will need replacing eventually but I figure it has 3-4 washes before it'll need to be replaced.

I just replaced the air filter. I looked at aftermarket filters. They have less material and are visually inferior. The premium Napa may be ok. I didn't look at that one, I just settled on a Toyota filter.


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maybe someone can dig up the old thread on the cabin filters being cut out of a furnace filter. THere was a good thread on this, where people just bought a furnace filter and cut 4-6 cabin filters out of them. They discussed which furnace filters made the best ones, based on air flow etc. This is for the cabin filter only of course.
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maybe someone can dig up the old thread on the cabin filters being cut out of a furnace filter. THere was a good thread on this, where people just bought a furnace filter and cut 4-6 cabin filters out of them. They discussed which furnace filters made the best ones, based on air flow etc. This is for the cabin filter only of course.
It was a 3M Filtrete (sp?) filter. It's a white fibrous, non-paper filter.

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maybe someone can dig up the old thread on the cabin filters being cut out of a furnace filter. THere was a good thread on this, where people just bought a furnace filter and cut 4-6 cabin filters out of them. They discussed which furnace filters made the best ones, based on air flow etc. This is for the cabin filter only of course.
Here are some of the threads on cabin air filters:

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showth...air+and+filter

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showth...air+and+filter

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showth...air+and+filter

BTW, I get 4 cabin filters out of one 3M Filtrete filter. At $4 each they are hard to beat.

Before my last state inspection and 30K service I replaced both the cabin and engine air filters for less than $18.
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Uhh, yeah. I made my own cabin filter in about 10 minutes. You can get a 20x24x1 filter for less than $10 and that makes 4 cabin filters.

I documented part of the process (since it didn't take too long) on my blog
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