A/C Air Filter

by **PhreakdOut** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:13 am

michaels artic frost wrote:
down2thec wrote:I bought two because the f'in mice got into my system. That filter was soooo nasty! Paid $45/ea I think. I'll go ghetto next time.
Tip: The filter's in a little plastic tray. Don't lose the tray! Guys in MD took mine out and trashed the tray with the filter. Cost me way too much to buy that stupid little cage!

^^I totally forgot about this story bro. Everytime you tell it, I can't help it but lol... mice...that's whacked!!! ^^

^^ LMAO! Sorry Mike C. (It's pretty phreakin' funny though!)

Just curious for others' future reference... how much was that tray?

by **MrMikeL** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:09 pm

How many miles do you guys have on your cars, that the A/C filter is that nasty? I hadn't thought about changing the inside filter for a few more months (I should have 25k miles on it by Springtime).

by **michaels artic frost** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 9:51 am

MrMikeL wrote:How many miles do you guys have on your cars, that the A/C filter is that nasty? I hadn't thought about changing the inside filter for a few more months (I should have 25k miles on it by Springtime).

I had bout 20K on mine and it was filthy.

by **jsie** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 12:28 pm

at 15k. And was filthy.

by **GuavazoEX** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 11:09 pm

can anyone post how to DIY change to A/C filter?

by **Down2TheC** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 1:58 am

1. Remove one screw from the "air strut" on the right side of the glove box. Take the strut off the peg and let it dangle.

2. Push in the sides of the glove box in the middle and pull the thing down. Then pull it toward you to unseat the hinge clips on the bottom.

3. Pull out the filter cage. (I'll see if I have a pic)

4. swap filters

5. put it all back together.

P.S. I'm thinking that cage was near $70. (again... don't throw it out.) I'll check my records next time I'm in there.

by **GuavazoEX** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 10:26 pm

Thanks,
BTW. last time i found some website selling toyota A/C filter for 10$ but i for got which one it is, i'll see if i can find it again

by **Down2TheC** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:09 pm

Cool... but I think I'll be trying the 3M house filter trick next time. After purchasing the last one I was like... "That's it?"

by **GuavazoEX** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:12 am

i got the purple one on homedepot. the paper part is hard to take off the filter so i jsut cut around it. at the end i end up with 2 A/C filter with 15$ i spend. i think it is a good DIY and cheap. consider that toyota dealer charge 60$ and 15 min DIY for $8.

Thanks for the tips

by **kgzero1** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:18 am

Sweet! Someone actually is using my method. LOL.

Yup, that damn carton frame was a pain, since it is glued on to the filter.
You only got 2 filters out of it? I made ine into six for the xA. Is the Solara filter that much bigger?

by **jsie** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:48 pm

I just changed again for the second time (30k maintenance); and, here's what it's looked at 15k vs brand new one.

Yap. Enough said.

by **michaels artic frost** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:26 am

^^Woa!!

That's worst than mine when I replaced it at 20K.^^

by **QuickSEV6** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:25 am

Now I'm scared to look. I'm at 65,000 and I never even thought about the filter. I guess I should change it now, huh?

by **slingshot** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:21 pm

MikeATL wrote:*update*

$25 bucks at NAPA.

MikeATL,
Can you supply the NAPA Part number? I searched there online and couldn't find any A/C Air filters for the Solara.

by **MikeATL** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 9:09 am

Check for the Camry Air Filter, I think thats what they searched for at NAPA.

I wish I had taken a picture of my airfilter changed at 20k (after being changed at 10k). It had seeds and twigs in it.

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