cabin air filter

[h7009]

Cabin Air filters

It might have been me, I have written about doing it but I was not the originator...It is worth it to cute you own and they work just fine. CSM-H

In case you guys dont know...someone posted making a cabin filter out of a home heating filter (20x24 will result in you getting 4 filters out of it!) I do this for all the time for my car, and since you can buy a filter for $15 ay home depot and get 4 filters, what a deal!

You just place the old filter on top of the household one, trace it with a marker, and cut with scissors. Works great everytime. I also get the really good Filtrete filters, so they filter even more crap out of the air (I have bad allergies). I also use this to make cabin filters for my wifes 2003 Honda Accord.

Trust me, it couldnt be easier!

 

[greasefingers]

Yea I cut mine out of home furnace filter

 

[greasefingers]

Yea I cut mine out of home furnace filter

 

[MLB]

All part of the great automotive conspiracy that tries to force you to go the dealer for stupid repairs like oil changes (supposed to buy gaskets and the like) and tune ups.

Drives me freaking out of my feeble little mind.

I was looking at BMW X5's. There is no dipstick. Only electronic monitoring.
IF you don't trust that sensor to not fail and cost you a motor (A $7000 motor) you can pay the dealer to drain your oil, measure it, and put it back.
$80 please.
F'ing insane.............

 

[spanner79]

cabin filter replacement

I just replaced my cabin filter with a 3M furnace filter, and to my surprise when i took out the old filter, i found the start of a mouse nest. I'm going to have to keep eye out for those little buggars

 

[alaskaman]

I replaced mine at 16,400 and it was really really dirty. hard to figure.

 

[kimboy]

It might be insane, but the BMW takes synthetic and more of it. So less frequent changes necessary.

 

[gaslight]

I too have used the furnace filter a couple of times now. It works great and is super cheap compared to buying one already made for you. You can cut a lot of smaller filters out of that one large furnace filter.

 

[MikesToy]

Re: 2004 Cabin Air Filter

When should I change the Cabin filter is there a specifed time?
I have a 2004 4runner.
Thanks

I check mine every month. That's just me tho.

 

[kasmus]

My pushrod was not connected to anything either. Look on the pushrod and there are two holes on a little bracket, and those line up with this "male" push pin thing to the right inside of the glovebox compartment hole. I connected the pushrod to that, it fit, and closed the box. No problem.

 

[MikesToy]

What will happen if you just put nothing in there?

 

[Uneek]

Whatever dust, dirt or pollen that gets sucked in from the under the windshield cowl will get blown into the interior. It's no different than cars of yesteryears that didn't have a cabin filter. Cabin filters I think first showed up in luxury cars in the 90s.

 

[morphius909]

I have 33K on ours. I think it's time to replace it!

 

[MikesToy]

I sprayed Eternity cologne on the entire air filter. Now my interior smells like me.

 

[awalt]

Hi all,

Just came across this forum - looks great! I have a 2008 4Runner, it is my third consecutive 4Runner starting in 1994! The first two were green though, this is the Driftwood Pearl (tan) so I feel I am really branching out now

I had a question on the cabin air filters - I have not pulled mine out, I have read about replacing them and your comments on making your own replacement, but my question is, can one just wash them with water or something to clean them and continue to use the same filter?

Thanks!

 

[Atlanta_man]

It is a paper element that will disintegrate with water on it.

 

[awalt]

Thanks, when I got back to my car I checked and it said no oil or water, just air.

I pulled mine, and it too had some leaves etc. in it. I blew it out from the back with compressed air, and it looks pretty good now!

Thanks again for this forum!

 

[Burt]

Yep, the furnace filter solution is the way to go.
Save yourself a $100/year and breath easier.

 

[NotoriousGT350]

Subscribing because this sounds better than having to replace one from the dealership. So just a furnace filter from Home Depot?

 

[Annoyed]

I tried this idea, but noticed that the heater system wasn't performing as well as it ought to, so I did an ad-hoc comparison of airflow between a used OEM filter & the filter I made from the filtrete material. Basically, I cut a strip of paper, then used the output of a vacuum cleaner to blow air through each element, noting how high the airflow lifted the strip of paper. The OEM element was significantly less restrictive. So, I went to the dealer, coughed up the $22 bucks for a replacement.