A/C Air Filter

by **Blacker** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:44 am

I found the cabin air filter at Advance Auto Parts and the it is manufactured by Purolator. I am going down there to check it out. The part number is C35479 and is under $20.

by **Blacker** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:09 am

I just bought a cabin air filter at Autozone and it is manufactured by Bosch. The part number is P3785 ($21.99) and fits perfectly.

by **P Funky** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:15 am

Maybe one of you guys knows a good reason NOT to do this, but whenever my A/C started smelling kinda funky (which you said was a symptom, right?) I'd just hit it with some Lysol in the air ducts... no big deal. 4 bucks for Lysol, and a minute of your time.

Does that work in this scenario?

by **MikeATL** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:21 am

P Funky wrote:Maybe one of you guys knows a good reason NOT to do this, but whenever my A/C started smelling kinda funky (which you said was a symptom, right?) I'd just hit it with some Lysol in the air ducts... no big deal. 4 bucks for Lysol, and a minute of your time.

Does that work in this scenario?

That just covers up the smell. Pull out your airfiler and check it. It can get REALLY nasty. My allergies started acting up everytime the air was on, the filter had to be replaced.

by **FLUXEMAG** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:58 pm

Air filters actually improve their filter performance to some degree after getting dirty. Engine filters need throughput, so they have to be replaced often. The 3M filtrete I know for certain works better after getting dirty, and it would last 3 months in a house before it gets dirty enough to start passing through defectivity. Your house AC or heater is working for more time per day than your car filter, so if you use a swag calculation, maybe once per year in the car.

IMO the 3M filter will out perform the Bosch filter, but when you rig it up make sure no air can pass through the corners and sides of it. Otherwise the air will just cruise around the filter. The 3M is also a directional filter, and needs to be facing the right way. I need a few of those for the house, so let's give it a shot.

by **scLara626** » Mon May 08, 2006 7:20 pm

Do you really need to change the cabin filter at all? does it make the A/C blow not as hard? or something. And heres how it looks after you unscrew about 4 or 5 screws that are all in plain view ( too EZ ). Jus pull it out and SHaZaaM. There wasnt a pic of where it was directly located and how u'll see it!
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by **scLara626** » Mon May 08, 2006 7:26 pm

i know the pix huge but had trouble resizing it but hope its helpful

by **NABBUN SECHKIE** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:26 am

scLara626 wrote:Do you really need to change the cabin filter at all? does it make the A/C blow not as hard? or something. And heres how it looks after you unscrew about 4 or 5 screws that are all in plain view ( too EZ ). Jus pull it out and SHaZaaM. There wasnt a pic of where it was directly located and how u'll see it!
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You don't have to if you don't want to.

The cabin air filter does what is says.

It cleans the air coming out of your air conditioner/heater.

After a while, it gets dirty and mold/germs/dirt n whatever sh*t is in the air gets trapped up in there and starts to grow.

If you don't mind breathing in all that good stuff then leave your car alone =P

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