Cabin Air Filter
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From: Plantation Florida USAF(Retired) 1966-1990
U.S. Air Force
St. Jude Donor '05 thru '26
NCM Sinkhole Donor
It doesn't look like it was changed in while.
I replace mind every two years, and it looks almost like new, and live in Florida using A/C all the time.
I replace mind every two years, and it looks almost like new, and live in Florida using A/C all the time.
Burning Brakes
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From: Springfield MA
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12, '19, '21
cabin filter
That's the first thing I did to my 2010 (new to me) GS. This car has real low milage but, checked the filter and sure enough it was dirty. My other cars I change the cabin filter every year.
Dave
Dave
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I don't ever replace a cabin filter unless they get damaged somehow. I just put the compressor to them and give them a good reverse blow out and they are good to go. Do the same thing with air filters although I will eventually replace them when they start looking too gnarly....LOL.
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Racer
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From: North Carolina
It's a A6 and yes from the looks of it crammed in. Looks to me the best way to replace is removing the Intake cover to give enough room to install it more straight in and not on an angle. After seeing what was inside there it makes me want to be sure and check every 6 months
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From: Plantation Florida USAF(Retired) 1966-1990
U.S. Air Force
St. Jude Donor '05 thru '26
NCM Sinkhole Donor
It's a A6 and yes from the looks of it crammed in. Looks to me the best way to replace is removing the Intake cover to give enough room to install it more straight in and not on an angle. After seeing what was inside there it makes me want to be sure and check every 6 months
Last edited by 1bdvet; Aug 23, 2019 at 01:33 PM.
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You have to fold it, to make it go in properly, or you get what you have now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBpUQKZ7N2M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBpUQKZ7N2M
Racer
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A knowledgeable filter guy will tell you that blowing them out will force particulate matter back through the fabric. It won't necessarily ruin the filter but it will increase the particulate size allowed to pass through.
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