Cabin Air Filter
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From: Chirper Island
Safety Car
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Call me cheap but if mines not to bad i'll just blow it out with compressed air from the opposite side of the air flow direction. Works pretty well for as few a miles as I put on it and this idea doesn't sound much worse than putting a dryer sheet in the box.....
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From: Texas
Looks pretty normal.Doesn't take much for them to get a little debris inside so the OPs filter is likely pretty new.
As an aside...Love the OPs copyright on the photos
Geezus, if some of us did that we'd have a couple thousand pics to mark.
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From: Central MO
Burning Brakes
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From: Burkburnett TX
Oh, and the black stuff on mine is chunks of my hood insulation that they ate above the alternator and right side coil cover. Thankfully they didn't eat any wiring that I can find. I do need a new hood blanket though. For a replacement I used a fram cf11181 fresh breeze filter from Amazon. I have checked it several times for signs of more mouse house and it is staying clean!
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Melting Slicks
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From: JARRELL TEXAS
OBTW - Got a new CAF and installed it. Really nice charcoal style filter from WIX for $20 at O'Reilly's Auto Parts
Last edited by oemtech; Sep 6, 2016 at 03:55 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Crowley Texas
FYI pictures belong to the person who took them and by law it is illegal to use them in any way without the owners permission. So by copying and posting pictures could bring a lawsuit your way!
Drifting
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When I first change mine, it look like someone had shaved a cat, and the filter caught all the hair. So although I get years out of the engine air filter, i still change the cabin charcoal filter yearly instead.
Also, if it has been a hot summer with a lot of A/C use, not a bad ideal to check the A/C drain hose to make sure it not clogged, and do a Lysol treatment to the A/C coils to kill any mold that has started to build up as well.
Also, if it has been a hot summer with a lot of A/C use, not a bad ideal to check the A/C drain hose to make sure it not clogged, and do a Lysol treatment to the A/C coils to kill any mold that has started to build up as well.
You mentioned to spray the filter with Lysol on it, just the regular Lysol or one with a fragrant?
Thanks,
Paulie
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My point was that I've posted hundreds of my own pictures and I can't imagine copyrighting them. Ditto the thousands of other pics people have posted that we all see referenced in a multitude of other posts.
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Melting Slicks
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From: JARRELL TEXAS
I think it is when you spread the pleats a part and see the original color is white.. It's time to replace it.
How long did it take for the mice to fill that sucker. Must have been sitting for awhile!
How long did it take for the mice to fill that sucker. Must have been sitting for awhile!