I just traded in my 96 Maxima for a 2002 Maxima SE at the local honda stealership. I was driving down the road and saw the guy parking it up front so I stopped by. It was an impulse buy b/c it only had 51,000 miles on it and it was a local one owner trade in. The dealer had just gotten it 2 hours before.
Is their an "in cabin" air filter in the 5 generations because the air smells funky for the first couple of minutes? Its not only when I have the a/c on but also when it is on vent.

 

yea its behind the glove box..

 

sweet.........how much can i pick a new one up for?

 

The filter was standard on the 02/03's I believe. It's behind your glovebox if you want to change it.

http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchan...de=B7200-00005

Also, if your vents smell, just spray some Lysol through your vents and let it run for a little bit. It should kill the bacteria causing it.

Congrats on the purchase by the way.

 

About 50bucks at nissan or mod one yourself from a filtrete @ home depot. search back about 2 weeks ago, this was just covered.

 

Coming from a guy that posted this.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=478614

 

Ammi is selling some. http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=478685

 

At least I try to help other people, and don't belittle them to make myself feel more knowledgeable.

 

will one from an 02-03 fit an 00-01? I would like to change mine soon now that i'll be using A/C more

 

Look one post up from your original one idiot.

 

How polite, what manners you have, makes me jealous.

 

 

yes, it will fit. the 00/01 had optional air filter, it became standard on 02/03. the filter opening and filter itself are the same.

 

what do u mean by optional?

 

man I'm glad I just came from the can, cause I would have had teh warm legs after reading your post. funny ****.

Well to answer the original question, the write-up/how-to and the answers to the majority of your questions can be found here:
http://www.innerbean.com/housecor/cabin_filter.html

 

NAPA man. WIX makes one that looks and feels exactly like the one you would get from Nissan and for likely a less amount of your cash. And I hate when people post that Special Olympics pic.

 

For lysol comment, where exactly do you pour it into? Someone mentioned vent holes: so pour it in the vent hole above the stereo or above clock under windshield? Could someone confirm who did it? Thanks

 

I sprayed it in the outside vents right under the windshield where your wipers sit and let it run on the recirculation setting for awhile. Worked fine for me.

 

Cool! Thanks I figure better ask before I attempt it... Spraying from inside just did not make sense but if it works I was gonna do it

 

does it smell somewhat like vinigar? cause if it does that means that there was bacteria build up inside your vents, cause the owner must have always used the a/c and since maxima a/c can get freezing cold it prob build a lot of mositure on the inside of the vent, which causes bacteria that smells somewhat like vinigar

 

I change my incabin filter twice so far...one recently (like 2 months ago)...and the first time, when I first got the car....you can actually smell the car becoming less efficent in filtering with a bad filter

some cars are different....so if it ain't broke, don't fix it...in other words, if u don't smell nuttin unusual, then just leave the incabin filter alone

 

reguarding the lysol, did yall use the kind in the metal spray can or the stuff u dilute with water??? and just how much did yall spray?

 

http://www.innerbean.com/housecor/cabin_filter.html

Optional? Left to choice; not compulsory or automatic.