Mensan Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Yearly on my daily drivers, helps prevent the musty a/c smell. You can prevent this (musty smell) by turning off the A/C before you turn off your car. If the fins inside your car are cold, and you shut the car off, you get condensation. If the car sits, the moisture sits. I always run my car without the A/C on for about 20 seconds to let that portion of the system warm up so there's no condensation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 ^^ Interesting. I will be going with the 3m filters from here on. I have a ton of them from the old furnace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Funny you should ask....I just replaced the one in my wife's minivan after nearly 95k miles. OMG was that thing nasty. Had a dried mouse with a chunk of dog food stuck to it too I LOL when the guy at the oil change place showed me. I guess that's where the funny smell she had for a couple weeks last summer was from. Went away so I didn't pay it much attention. Noticed that it smelled like brand new afterwards. FFWD a few weeks and yesterday when I was out in the van I noticed the blower sounded different and blew noticeably more air too. Go figure. Does anyone know if there's a rear cabin filter in such set ups or is the rear typically all filtered by the same one? They only replaced one but I'm not sure..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Never have once in any of my cars lives This. Bunch of limp wrist wiener tuckers in here. But srs, I'll check out the cabin filter in the wife's Touareg this week and see if it's needing replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBQdDude Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I pull mine once a year. If it needs it I replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I've got about 25k on my car and I don't think I've even replaced the main air filter. I have no clue if my car even has a cabin filter. If I had a car I cared about, I'd be replacing that thing all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeesammy Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Does anyone know if there's a rear cabin filter in such set ups or is the rear typically all filtered by the same one? They only replaced one but I'm not sure..... Same one in my experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second Gen Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I think the cabin filters came in to play around 2000 (Daughters car was hit or miss according to the owners manual). Joe the FD does not have one so you are OK. You other B-stards will need to replace them at some time.. As mentioned above it does help with some of the odd smells that tend to creep into the newer cars (Unsure if this is really related to running the AC or not a couple minutes after stopping). My 2006 Tundra waz crusty last year when I replaced it. Assume every 2-3 years even with a clean freak like me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKilbourne Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 My '05 Impala has one under the cowl. It was black with leaves throughout when I changed it. 100+K miles on it. Car wouldn't push heat very well until I changed it. World of difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Never have once in any of my cars lives ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPL_Josh Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Changing mine today, thanks for the reminder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPL_Josh Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Changed mine. Blower motor/vent force night and day difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 This is the filter out of my ST with 26,344 miles. http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff66/naborgia/2014%20Focus%20ST/858E6395-E296-4B32-B3D7-796C9D140B70.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Probably the most overlooked maintenance item I have run into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig71188 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Probably the most overlooked maintenance item I have run into. This.... Many folks don't even know they have them. Some shops won't suggest them because a (very) few can take 45 min + to replace Not replacing them can also contribute to: Repeated blower resistor failure - airflow helps cool them Same with blower motors Potential premature a/c compressor failure - again low airflow can cause high head pressures Some people just take them out and don't replace them at all but...in some cases they are located between the blower motor and the a/c evaporator. Copper "dust" from blower motors wearing can get on the damp evaporator and actually corrode through the thin aluminum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiek2000 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Pulled this out of 13 equinox, unknown service history http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/aussiek2000/2C67C760-2659-4C3E-B90F-BB3509008CD7.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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