How did they explain it?

 

The service manager quoted me $64 for the replacement. When I looked at the invoice, it shows part is only $44 and labor is $20. I asked the service manager and he said that is standard pricing for Toyota irrespective if you are doing Service # 2 or not. My counter argument to him is that if the technician is already removing the old cabin filter to inspect, and is not putting it back instead putting in a new one, is that really proper to charge extra $20 for labor? Had I not opted for a new cabin filter, he would have put back the old one anyways. In the end, the service manager decided to give me a $20 credit.

 

I totally agree with you unless they decided having the mechanic walk to the parts dept. is worth $20 bucks! I'm guessing the majority of customers never read let alone question their invoices.

 

Funny thing is he said if you would have to replace your engine filter, there is no labor charge for that. Only cabin air filter has additional labor. It just doesn’t make any sense to me. Replacing cabin filter takes like 1 minute.

 

Save even more and put the next one in yourself!

 

Toyota just tried to get me to replace one for $75 today. They sent a blurry picture that didn't show anything. I told them no. I got home, checked it out and it's not even dirty. Both sides of the filter were the same.

 

Wow, that is insane. Next time I’ll just do it myself. Inspected it yesterday, it was fairly easy to replace.

 

I replaced my Cabin Filter before I went in for an Oil Change & Tire Rotation. The Service person told me I needed a Cabin Filter, I think they wanted $65. I told him I just replaced it, so I didn't understand why they think I need a new filter. He said that they didn't check, they just go by mileage.

 

Often I wonder if they really do every inspection supposedly they listed on the invoice.

 

They're full of s*** and always try to make a sale. They wouldn't rotate my tires due to a pinhole leak in one tire. It's why I do all my own service, I'm just taking advantage of my free oil changes for now. I place pieces of debris in the oil pan access door to make sure they actually went down there, and look for evidence of the oil being drained around the drain plug.

 

I buy the cabin air filter on Amazon for about $15 and it's a 2-3 minute install with No tools needed. The engine air filter is even easier at 1 minute or less. Look it up and watch a 3 minute video. Don't let a dealer screw you.

 

Before you go in for your tire rotations, you will need to put some stickers on the insides of the tires, so this way you'll know for sure the tires rotated by them.

 

If you don't trust them to do the work you are paying for take your car elsewhere.

 

Just hope they are not smart enough to just rotate the stickers. You not some kind of semi-permant way yo mark the inside of the tires. I am not sure what that might be. Or could you just record the Serial Numbers and note their ralative positions. Any easy ideas?

 

How about soray painting numbers on the inside of each one. Then they know you are watching them!

 

All the dealers do that. They charge close to 4 times the price it would cost you to do it yourself and it just might be the easiest thing to do on a car. I order all my filters (engine and cabin for my cars and my daughters' cars) at the same time from RockAuto.com

 

My dealer left a quart of old oil in my crankcase. When I confronted the manager he said the don't degunk. They're all total pieces of $hit.

 

That’s why they’re called “Stealerships”

 

Local dealer would bring out some nasty filter and say it was from my wife's car. We started changing ourselves and writing name and date on the element paper. Dealer quit bring us a filthy filter. I'd say they were scamming us.

 

I bought these filters on Amazon for my 2018 Camry.

Cabin Filters

There are two included for $18.00. It takes all of two minutes to change. These are so far the best ones I've found. They have felt around all four sides instead of just two and they are very well made. So far since I've installed it I haven't sneezed once from my seasonal allergies. It could just be a coincidences, but I'm hoping they're filtering out the pollen better. They're definitely as good or better than the OEM ones. Don't let the Stealers take advantage of you.

The one on the left is the one I replaced. I put it in 2 months prior and just haven't been happy with it as I was still sneezing whenever we'd drive by whatever makes me sneeze. Since I installed the new one, no more sneezing. Same routes. We'll see, but I feel this filter is much better.

 

I bought these filters on Amazon for my 2018 Camry.

Cabin Filters

There are two included for $18.00. It takes all of two minutes to change. These are so far the best ones I've found. They have felt around all four sides instead of just two and they are very well made. So far since I've installed it I haven't sneezed once from my seasonal allergies. It could just be a coincidences, but I'm hoping they're filtering out the pollen better. They're definitely as good or better than the OEM ones. Don't let the Stealers take advantage of you.
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The one on the left is the one I replaced. I put it in 2 months prior and just haven't been happy with it as I was still sneezing whenever we'd drive by whatever makes me sneeze. Since I installed the new one, no more sneezing. Same routes. We'll see, but I feel this filter is much better.

thanks, I just ordered them. Where is the filter located? I haven't looked under the glovebox yet, but would expect it to be there?

 

I get these. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BLGTD1S5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Basic economics. Toyota dealers have huge buildings with expensive staff and management is in charge to find revenue streams to somehow make a service profit from the "Longest Lasting Brand".
this is what happens.

 

If you can do it- DO IT. Dealers always seem to be quick to want to change filters. The Car Care Nut on YouTube is who I go by. Use a Toyota oil and air filter. Buy a cheap cabin air filter. NOTE- change you oil every 5,000 miles. All of the other fluids every 5 years or 50,000 miles. On transmissions- just do a drain and fill which uses about 4qts. My Toyota dealership ONLY does a flush which takes away some of the fiber for the clutches. I finally went to the Mazda dealership for my 2018 Toyota iA (a Mazda 2 which takes specific Mazda fluids) and they offered the drain and fill. Just for fun- my Toyota dealership now charges $209 an hour. When l brought this up to my service writer, who l like, he said he would charge me the old rate of $180. Nice but WOW!!!

 

It's a very old trick done by dealerships to make a quick buck. A lot of times filter is perfectly fine and they are just lying. I once changed filter maybe two weeks prior, and they put on invoice "recommend to change cabin filter". What a joke.
Learn how to change filter on your own and dont fall for this scam

 

Happens all the time to me. I guess, anything extra that has to be done besides what is included in the service means extra $$ in labor fees for installation. However, 20$ is alot. I get charge ard 5 or 6$ more for my Toyota Corolla 2020.

 

I use recirculate all the time because I live in Texas and want it as cold as possible. So I guess my air doesn't get filtered.

 

No--it's filtered as air is cycled through the cabin filter even when the fresh air intake is closed. It is a BAD idea to keep recirculate on ALL the time because it will cause mold and algae and bad odors to form inside the A/C evaporator. You should open fresh air intake about 5 to 10 minutes before shutting down or at least the last mile of a drive before shutting off the engine to allow the evaporator to dry out.