I didn't find a sticky or instructions on changing a 6th generation cabin air filter.

Has anybody changed it? Any instructions, perhaps pictures on changing this filter?

 

2 clips on the bottom of your glove compartment-take them out, the left one goes out right and the right one goes out left

let your glove box "hang" gently and now you see the panel to remove for the filter-REMOVE it using common sense and swap the filter out, re-install everything in reverse order and you are done!



dan

 

pretty much what he said... I took the retracting cable off to take the glove box out completely though.. it's really pretty simple.

 

if anything use the manule...i think it was in section 8 or 9 pretty much tells you there..hardest part is takin off the 2 clips to take of the filter

 

and do yourself a favor and pop those two clips to the air filter box with a small, regular screw driver or something similar. I got some good cuts the first time by doing it by hand. Once you've done it once, it takes all of 3 minutes for the complete job.

 

i agree w/ longhorn i tried opening it and after 3 times i said f@# it and just a small screw driver..wish i thought of it from the get go makes it much easier

 

I think the clips were the easiest part. The bungee cord was the hardest and figuring out which way the ****ty filter went in. I got it from the dealership and it was completely different from the one that was there. So much for stocking OEM parts huh?

 

Changing it is a good idea I waited for 2.5 years and here's what came out...

 

Hate to say it, for the pain in the *** it was getting at, I dont notice any change in the air inside the cabin..

 

Was yours pretty clean or filthy when you took the old one out?

 

How often do you have to change this? 15k miles? 30k miles? Or is this time based vs miles based.

thanks!

 

Officially every 30K miles IIRC.

 

i took mine out at 16k just for the heck of it thinking it would be somewhat ok to leave it in. Oddly enough it was as dark as jay's if not darker!

 

It'll have a lot to do with how dirty/polluted the air is around where you drive most often.

 

It was, 60,000 miles were on it

 

Change every spring for best performance. Lots of dust is collected furing summer/fall months and moisture sets in during fall/winter months sometimes causing a bad smell. If you don't drive much, change two years. If you do 15-20 k, i would change every year. They are less then $10.00 and it takes 10 minutes to change, well less if you don't talk much.

 

doing this today... we will see how dirty the air REALLY is here in Los angeles hahaha

 

HA I bet it'll be filthy. That's what sucks about living in most of So. CAL - the air is pretty bad.

 

I just called the stealership. They want $35 for the filter. Where do u get it for $10?

 

And then I called my local auto parts place - $12!!! Woohoo. Ill get mine tomorrow and have it in as well. Pics to follow.

 

I believe Advanced carries a Purolator replacement for ~$12. It seems to function just fine.

 

Don't get replacement at dealership, get online or at auto parts store and it works just as good...

 

GOOD GOD@!!! mine was nasty... ill post pics soon... wow... im still coughing

 

I need to do this... Hi-Lo out here wanted $25 for it... I will have to look for another place ot get it at.

 

OK Fastmax, go ahead and post instruction pics, make it a sticky!!!!!

 

word man... but its going to be a few days now... i went to napa autoparts here in so cal and they want 27.94 plus tax for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

where can i get it online for less??? guys??????

 

How about Advance Auto Parts (if you have one), for 12.28? It's a Purculator C35530....

Jimbo

 

no advance... we have autozone napa pep boys kragen

 

I just did mine. Im glad I did:

 

Hot damn that's filthy!

 

Wow, I don't know even knwo if I should post a pic of my filter when I replace it, due to the fact that I'm sitting at 84K right now

 

dues yours takes the cake man... its cause we are in cali hahah mine was close to this hahah not hat bad

 

Mine is probably bad because of the racing I did in Lone Pine. My car has 55,000 miles on it and never has been changed. I didnt notice any difference this morning when I turned the air on.

 

your lungs notice and say "THANK YOU" ahahah im sure you will find less dirty on the inside of yoru car tooo... along dash etc...

 

...and the winner of the dirtiest micro filter contect goes to...drumroll....DEUS!!!

 

JFK Deus! That's friggin dirty! Anyone got a pic of where the clips are you have to unlatch your glove box?? Thanks

 

just open your glove box and look... its right there man ... u cant miss it...





i hope....

 

Yeah, I was gonna take pics but its so obvious. Check your owners manual. The hinge pins are right under the glove box door too.

 

yep... took me no more than 90 seconds... in and out...

 

I gotta change mine again. You can get em for $10 shipped right here on the .org http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=518370 I just ordered 3 of them.