Cabin Air Filter - If you haven't changed it, Maybe you should look at this LOL
 

I just changed my cabin air filter about a year ago and it was basically totally clean from the last owner who probably didn't change it all that long before I bought the car in November 2010. Here's what mine looked like after pulling it out today. This filter has seen two trips to humboldt, several to tahoe, several to downieville, one to L.A., and tons of commuting from east to north bay. My girl friend recommended that I change it out since the cabin seemed kind of musky and damp when I turned on the air and it had very little airflow from what I remembered... Here's what I found - GF took the pix

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i've seen worse working at the dealerships. Something so cheap but yet people skimp out on!!

cleaned mine at 50k. didnt look nearly as bad as yours tho..

Havnt changed mine in 5 years :eek:

Gotta say, I was surprised to see this emerge from my dash! It's too easy to over look!

Hmmm... Mine hasnt been changed since 2006

This should be fun :evil:

[QUOTE=Volkey;3307510]Hmmm... Mine hasnt been changed since 2006

This should be fun :evil:[/QUOTE]

:dizzy: OMG post pix!! hahaha

I have not changed my ever and I goth car is 03 lol

Last time I changed mine there wasn't even one inside my box. :confused:

[QUOTE=shimmies;3307538]Last time I changed mine there wasn't even one inside my box. :confused:[/QUOTE]

That's because the filter was an option. The housing for it is there but unless a previous owner installed it there may not be a filter inside.

The one in the OP's pic doesn't actually look all that bad. I take mine out periodically and vacuum out the stuff that accumulates between the pleats, and as long as I can still see light through it when I hold it up to the sun it gets reinstalled. Of course if there is anything particularly nasty stuck in it or it's really clogged with crud, then it gets tossed.
Also note that a musty smell (or worse) from the vents can be from a buildup of mold or mildew on the evaporator inside the HVAC housing. There's stuff you can spray into the system to help get rid of that, and the cabin filter opening is a good place to shoot the spray (with the filter removed).

I never use the vents anyway. I just roll the window down ever so

ewwwww! :lol:

I better check mine.....

Just replaced mine last week. For a cheaper replacement, I bought a Filtrete panel from Home Depot and cut it to size. Can make about 6 - 8 filters for the price of one.

[QUOTE=04caliwrx;3307533]I have not changed my ever and I goth car is 03 lol[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Mulder;3307601]That's because the filter was an option. The housing for it is there but unless a previous owner installed it there may not be a filter inside.

The one in the OP's pic doesn't actually look all that bad. I take mine out periodically and vacuum out the stuff that accumulates between the pleats, and as long as I can still see light through it when I hold it up to the sun it gets reinstalled. Of course if there is anything particularly nasty stuck in it or it's really clogged with crud, then it gets tossed.
Also note that a musty smell (or worse) from the vents can be from a buildup of mold or mildew on the evaporator inside the HVAC housing. There's stuff you can spray into the system to help get rid of that, and the cabin filter opening is a good place to shoot the spray (with the filter removed).[/QUOTE]

So, does that mean that moths get into the cabin when you don't have a filter? LOL :(
Good to know about the cleaner though, I'll def look into that... :)

[QUOTE=theoutbackdream;3307628]ewwwww! :lol:

I better check mine.....[/QUOTE]



[QUOTE=pimpasaurus jr;3307630]Just replaced mine last week. For a cheaper replacement, I bought a Filtrete panel from Home Depot and cut it to size. Can make about 6 - 8 filters for the price of one.[/QUOTE]

GOOD IDEA!! I might look into doing this the next time I go mobbin in the dirt for any extended amount of time xD

I should check mine,Just got my rex had for about a year has 167k miles lets see if anyone has ever swapped it out lol