21,600 cabin filter change.

[dochawk]

I live in Las Vegas.

I guess I should be changing it monthly . . .

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[matmondro]

Mine looked terrible too. This was at 25k miles when I changed it last October.

 

[ice445]

I just changed mine at 4500 miles, only because the truck sat a lot before I bought it (and I ran over a skunk). While obviously the filter looked fine, I did notice the new part number has a tighter weave and probably does a better job filtering at the cost of some airflow.

 

[Cherokee]

Main benefit of the filter I think is to keep the evaporator clean.

 

[No Brand]

Maybe lay off the non-filtered Lucky Strikes.

 

[matmondro]

Main benefit of the filter I think is to keep the evaporator clean.

That, and to keep debris and dust out of the blower motor rotating assembly too.

 

[Geo8866]

Do you ever turn off your HVAC? Many people don't, even if they drive with windows open. If you don't, that's an incredibly high volume of air running through that filter non-stop for 20K miles.

I drive most of spring, summer, and fall with windows down, HVAC off. I have a K&N reusable in my HVAC, and while I clean it annually, it always looks pretty clean, as it's probably the equivalent of about 8-10k miles of actual use, even tho I drive 20K/year.

Same here. K &N cabin filter. I clean it once or twice a year, spray it with their spray which also makes the car smell good, pop it back in and you’re good to go.

 

[JBL14]

Made in "USA".
What Asian country is Usa?

Haha!

 

[710-oil-614]

I'm doing mine this weekend at 10k miles.

All of the extra "preventive" maintenance I do adhering to a tighter maintenance schedule will cost me about $500-700 over 100k miles and to me it is well worth it.

 

[Tim d]

Changed my cabin filter for the first time in my 24' with 21,600 miles. Which I believe is 1600 mi over the recommended interval I mainly drive all highway, very little city and on construction sites.

This is the filthiest cabin filter I've ever seen after a tick over 20,000 miles.

Mine will be thrown out and not replaced. Iam 65 years old, we never had cabin filters. how is the air filtered to the cabin when you roll your window down? Unless its crucial to blower longevity, do you know if it is? If so curious how the blower is still working in my 54 year old antique without a filter.

 

[inline_five]

Mine will be thrown out and not replaced. Iam 65 years old, we never had cabin filters. how is the air filtered to the cabin when you roll your window down? Unless its crucial to blower longevity, do you know if it is? If so curious how the blower is still working in my 54 year old antique without a filter.

You've been posting this same thing for years in here.

My eight year old vehicle back in the early 2000's had no cabin filter and the evaporator got clogged up with dust/pollen that led it to develop pinhole leaks. The entire dash had to come off down to the firewall to replace.

Cabin filters are primarily designed to protect the evaporator and associated components of the HVAC system just like the one in your house.

 

[inline_five]

I upgraded to the FPP-89

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...ks-and-pics-premium-oem-vs-regular-oem.57531/

 

[Tim d]

You've been posting this same thing for years in here.

My eight year old vehicle back in the early 2000's had no cabin filter and the evaporator got clogged up with dust/pollen that led it to develop pinhole leaks. The entire dash had to come off down to the firewall to replace.

Cabin filters are primarily designed to protect the evaporator and associated components of the HVAC system just like the one in your house.

So this is something for newer vehicles? And cool you recognized me lol. I guess after 3 years on this forum some people will look familiar. I also have two 16 year old dodges. Cabin filters never replaced and everything is fine.i am concerned its a money grab. But thats just me.

 

[inline_five]

So this is something for newer vehicles? And cool you recognized me lol. I guess after 3 years on this forum some people will look familiar. I also have two 16 year old dodges. Cabin filters never replaced and everything is fine.i am concerned its a money grab. But thats just me.

Well if they have cabin filters already, the only downside to not replacing them is reduced airflow from the blower ports.

Filters get better at filtering the more they get plugged up with stuff.

The cost to replace is so inexpensive I don't mind doing it every couple years to maintain full HVAC capacity and reduce smells.

 

[Pete Sheppard]

Thanks for the heads-up. I never gave much thought to cabin air filters--I only changed the filter in my old Escape once in over 300k miles.
Since I'm such a nice guy...

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