Check Your Cabin Air Filter Boys!

[knapp9]

Here is what my '05 Camry filter looked like after just 10,000 miles. Pleats were full of crud too!



Dirty one is on top...

[darksparkz]

I think dealer recommends it at 10k miles for city drivers, otherwise its 15k. Yeah, its pretty dirty.

[dayvers]

i have a blitz cabin air filter. good jdm stuff

[Urban-Warrior]

Man, i always knew it'd get dirty but not as filthy as that, looking at that, ill be sure to check it at 10k miles.

[sundarpn]

ooops should a new one be white?

I just dusted mine and put it back

[Urban-Warrior]

Originally Posted by sundarpn

ooops should a new one be white?

I just dusted mine and put it back

tightwad!! at least soak it in some detergent

[kennb]

Originally Posted by sundarpn

ooops should a new one be white?

I just dusted mine and put it back

LOL I did that with my Jetta. Pulled it out, slapped it on the ground a bit to knock some of the crap out of it, and stuck it back in.

[Rapid Roy]

The 07 owners manual calls for vaccuuming the filter off once a year and replacing every 2 years. Your mileage may vary.

[TRD VVTi]

The cabin filter pictured is in like new condition compared to some that I've seen pulled out of cars.

I brought my Grandmother's 2001 Taurus in for service, the removed the cabin filter and showed it to me. You could hardly tell what it was because there was so much crap on it. Apparently it had never been changed.

The one pictured really isn't bad at all. It could easily have been used longer or simply tapped upside down and reinstalled for more use. Of course, there really isn't any such thing as too much maintenance in most cases.

[Eyekutr]

I had a mouse problem in my last camry, it had made a nest in there !!!!! I finally figured it out when i turned the a/c and it stank, pulled the filter to find dog food and whatever, it was friggin distusting

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by Eyekutr

I had a mouse problem in my last camry, it had made a nest in there !!!!! I finally figured it out when i turned the a/c and it stank, pulled the filter to find dog food and whatever, it was friggin distusting

I've seen that many times too. Usually in the engine air filter housing.

My Dad and I just evicted three mice from his car about a week ago. They had nested on top of the intake under the engine cover. There was also some nest material in the engine air filter. They chewed through the transmission wiring harness and ripped up the hood insulation. I still have to fix that for him. Mice can really wreck alot of stuff on a car, that's for sure.

By the way, brake cleaner works great for blinding mice and freaking them out. It makes them easy targets for stomping on them.

[Urban-Warrior]

Originally Posted by TRD VVTi

I've seen that many times too. Usually in the engine air filter housing.

My Dad and I just evicted three mice from his car about a week ago. They had nested on top of the intake under the engine cover. There was also some nest material in the engine air filter. They chewed through the transmission wiring harness and ripped up the hood insulation. I still have to fix that for him. Mice can really wreck alot of stuff on a car, that's for sure.

By the way, brake cleaner works great for blinding mice and freaking them out. It makes them easy targets for stomping on them.

You cruel sado masicist basterd .... Brake cleaner! fucking hilarious