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Posted: 7/25/2016 7:54:13 AM EDT
[#1]
Every spring.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 7:54:17 AM EDT
[#2]
My DD doesn't have one.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 7:54:55 AM EDT
[#3]
Every few years or if I've driven in extremely dusty environment.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 7:55:15 AM EDT
[#4]
Once a year. Keeps the smells away.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 7:55:38 AM EDT
[#5]
I remove them.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 7:55:38 AM EDT
[#6]
I try to do mine 2x a year. They are cheap, and in my vehicles, are easy to get to.
I spray the new filter down with fabreeze right before I install it. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 7:56:57 AM EDT
[#7]
I pulled mine out of my truck and left them on the garage floor. .....
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Posted: 7/25/2016 7:57:40 AM EDT
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I definitely need to. My vehicle is the same way, fan isn't as 'strong' as it used to be. My problem, is nobody ever has the damn filter when I remember to go get one. (It's a freaking Mustang, why is it's cabin filter some holy grail?!)
Anyway, I need to order one off Amazon... |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 7:57:42 AM EDT
[#9]
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I remove them. That's fucking interesting, man. Probably wouldn't cause much other than the interior of the vehicle getting a bit dustier than normal. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 7:58:13 AM EDT
[#10]
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That's fucking interesting, man. Probably wouldn't cause much other than the interior of the vehicle getting a bit dustier than normal. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I remove them. That's fucking interesting, man. Probably wouldn't cause much other than the interior of the vehicle getting a bit dustier than normal. AC blows harder with them out. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 8:00:45 AM EDT
[#11]
twice a year, sometimes it's dirty, sometimes not. I do both air filters before I bring it to the dealer for the oil change so I don't pay his price.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 8:04:30 AM EDT
[#12]
Usually just remove and blow the shit out of them as they do seem to collect all sorts of crap. Have replaced one in my daughters car after several cleaning it several times prior to the replacement as it was just nasty.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 8:12:31 AM EDT
[#13]
Never, My trucks don't have them. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 8:16:50 AM EDT
[#14]
About once a year.
I buy the generic filters on Ebay. About $4 each, including shipping. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 8:51:46 AM EDT
[#15]
Usually once a year, after the pollen has fallen.
I hear that some people actually take their car to the dealer to get it changed. That is funny. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 8:56:33 AM EDT
[#16]
01 Silverado, Im going on 16yrs.
It may be time. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 8:57:16 AM EDT
[#17]
When the owners manual indicates.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 9:06:17 AM EDT
[#18]
Yearly.
It is cheap and takes about 5 minutes to do in my truck. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 9:11:34 AM EDT
[#19]
Yearly.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 9:13:16 AM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: AC blows harder with them out. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I remove them. That's fucking interesting, man. Probably wouldn't cause much other than the interior of the vehicle getting a bit dustier than normal. AC blows harder with them out. I don't mind changing the cabin filter, I do it about once a year, it isn't expensive, and I don't have to worry about pulling the blower fan every so often to blow out the dust clogging all of the blades. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 9:15:10 AM EDT
[#21]
Remove them or be like me and never do anything.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 9:15:43 AM EDT
[#22]
owner's manual specs it.
my Silverado calls for it at 30k. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 9:15:45 AM EDT
[#23]
I just did this for a friends mom. Filter was black, all kinds of crap fell out of the housing. "It was smelling kijd of musty"
2003 Mini Cooper S, she bought new. Filter had never been changed. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 9:16:58 AM EDT
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About twice a year, primarily after pollen season. Buy them cheap off Rockauto and replace as needed. Toyota wants like $35, I buy the Denso ones for around $5 and keep a couple on hand.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 9:17:35 AM EDT
[#25]
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I just did this for a friends mom. Filter was black, all kinds of crap fell out of the housing. "It was smelling kijd of musty" 2003 Mini Cooper S, she bought new. Filter had never been changed. Nice avatar. 
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Posted: 7/25/2016 9:17:50 AM EDT
[#26]
Once a year, and it doesn't really need it then.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 9:23:21 AM EDT
[#27]
$12 bucks at Autozone, flip down the glove box, unclip the old filter and pull it out, slide in the new one, flip the glove box back in place, done.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 9:38:47 AM EDT
[#28]
Nothing I ride or drive is equipped as such.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 9:42:48 AM EDT
[#29]
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Every spring. About when I do it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 9:48:17 AM EDT
[#30]
Oh yeah, shit - I'll be back...
A.W.D. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:02:09 AM EDT
[#31]
Neither my 2006 Pontiac Solstice nor my 2002 F-150 has a cabin air filter.
My Solstice doesn't really need one, but I really wish my truck had one. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:03:14 AM EDT
[#32]
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Every spring. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:07:45 AM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Squirrel cage gets insanely clogged with built up dust when you do that. That is always a fun job, if you get lucky the blower motor won't be burned out, and pulling the cage won't require serious tear down of the dash. Of course what do I know? I don't mind changing the cabin filter, I do it about once a year, it isn't expensive, and I don't have to worry about pulling the blower fan every so often to blow out the dust clogging all of the blades. I've had to replace a blower motor in an old Tacoma with no filter. Not fun. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:15:26 AM EDT
[#34]
GF's Edge had pathetic air flow out the vents, my truck on 2 would outdo hers on max. I checked into it and sure enough it had a filter. After 161k miles it made a world of difference.
I like the idea of cabin air filters. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Neither my 2006 Pontiac Solstice nor my 2002 F-150 has a cabin air filter. My Solstice doesn't really need one, but I really wish my truck had one. They put them in Expeditions of similar year and actually offered a kit to added them to F-150's too, Had a stencil you cut out of your plenum and had a "door that held the filter. I have been shopping in Expies when I think of it when I am in U-Pull-It trying to find the door for my '02 F-150. I think if I have the door I can figure the rest out. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:20:29 AM EDT
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Just changed one in a work vehicle... at 310k miles... first time it had been changed
 It was... grimey... to say the least. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:22:20 AM EDT
[#36]
Changed the one in My Spec V at 11 years and around 85k. It really wasnt as dirty as I was expecting but it did have some stuff stuck to it.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:24:26 AM EDT
[#37]
This past winter I noticed very little air flow coming out of the vents. This was a new to me vehicle and I doubt the prior owner ever changed them. Popped in 2 new filters and was amazed the difference they made. I now have air blasting out of the vents. I plan to change them yearly.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:25:38 AM EDT
[#38]
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Yearly. It is cheap and takes about 5 minutes to do in my truck. Yup Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:26:47 AM EDT
[#39]
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I remove them. Hmm, this could be the solution I've been looking for. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:33:22 AM EDT
[#40]
I replace both the regular air filter and cabin air filter at the same time, every 6-8mo.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:34:40 AM EDT
[#41]
Just changed it for the first time in my 07 dd. I heard what I thought was the bushing on the fan going, that clicking sound. Changed the cabin filter, dumped out a bunch of peanut shells, and now it blows and sounds like new again. Now to find the mouse that left all the peanut shells...
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:37:24 AM EDT
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I change mine when the air coming from the vents smells like mouse piss because auto engineers obviously never considered building a rodent proof ventilation system. A mouse or small rat can simply climb up the tire, up into the air intake, and make it all the way to the filter. The filter was full of rat pills, soaked in piss and littered with empty pecan hulls and chewed debris. The filter is also partly chewed into nest material. This is a 2008 Honda Civic.
I have a 2014 Nissan Titan, which has a slot for a filter, but doesn't come from the factory with one. It too was full of nuts and foam which a rat had chewed from the insulation of the A/C system. Luckily the motor drops out from the bottom easily for cleaning. I installed a filter. If the filter wasn't there, where would the dirt go? Wouldn't it collect on the blower vanes, evaporator and heater core, and duct work? Why would you prefer that? Your engine oil and intake air would also flow a lot better without a filter. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:38:51 AM EDT
[#43]
Every summer here. Mine always come out yellow from all the damn pine pollen.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:44:46 AM EDT
[#44]
Once in three years.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:54:38 AM EDT
[#45]
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Usually just remove and blow the shit out of them as they do seem to collect all sorts of crap. Have replaced one in my daughters car after several cleaning it several times prior to the replacement as it was just nasty. They cost less than $10. Replace them. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:00:58 AM EDT
[#46]
Every couple years or so. If I remember it.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:03:34 AM EDT
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Never, My trucks don't have them. Since when did dodge get rid of them? Eta: just looked it up it looks like 09 on the rams. Learn something new everyday. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:05:16 AM EDT
[#48]
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Once a year. Keeps the smells away. This, you can get ones with charcoal in them to help with the smells. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:09:19 AM EDT
[#49]
Normal service item on my Toyota.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:13:10 AM EDT
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Since when did dodge get rid of them? Eta: just looked it up it looks like 09 on the rams. Learn something new everyday. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Never, My trucks don't have them. Since when did dodge get rid of them? Eta: just looked it up it looks like 09 on the rams. Learn something new everyday. IDK, neither my 07 or the 16 have them. I guess there's a hack to install them in the plenum if you want to go through the trouble of doing it. Last time I looked you had to cut the opening and buy a snap in door and filter for a Neon. That would at least work on the older trucks, don't know about the new ones. |
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