I'm trying to replace both my cabin and engine air filter on a 2017 camry le 4 cylinder and I am prevented in these two simple tasks.
First I followed all the directions in the manual and removed the outer cover for the cabin air filter. The second cover with the two tabs you're supposed to pinch in does nothing. When I pinch in the tabs the tabs themselves move but otherwise it is rock solid stuck in there with zero give as if it is superglued into the compartment. I tug and tug, not that there is any easy way to get a good grip and there is no movement. I looked up tutorials and forum posts and it seems nobody else in the history of the world has had this issue so there is no guidance on what to do.
My second problem is with the hood. The hood release latch in the car does pop it partially open but the problem is the secondary safety catch. I look underneath and the metal tab they say you are supposed to lift up just make the catch shift slightly without disengaging. When looking for tutorials on this almost all of them seem to center on the main release failing and assume the second catch release will release just fine with the lift. What should I do for this one? Thanks.
First I followed all the directions in the manual and removed the outer cover for the cabin air filter. The second cover with the two tabs you're supposed to pinch in does nothing. When I pinch in the tabs the tabs themselves move but otherwise it is rock solid stuck in there with zero give as if it is superglued into the compartment. I tug and tug, not that there is any easy way to get a good grip and there is no movement. I looked up tutorials and forum posts and it seems nobody else in the history of the world has had this issue so there is no guidance on what to do.
My second problem is with the hood. The hood release latch in the car does pop it partially open but the problem is the secondary safety catch. I look underneath and the metal tab they say you are supposed to lift up just make the catch shift slightly without disengaging. When looking for tutorials on this almost all of them seem to center on the main release failing and assume the second catch release will release just fine with the lift. What should I do for this one? Thanks.
