Changed my cabin air filter today... 😳🤬😳

[GMsuperfan]

Changing the filter is easy. There's nothing to it, it's just incredibly hard to reach. especially if you're a big fat ass like me.

I've got a bit of girth myself so I cant say i'm looking forward to it. I'm only at 9k miles, so i dont think i'm quite ready to tackle this yet.

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[puzzled]

Yikes.. sounds like when wiring stuff up behind the steering column. I have to be on my back with my head on the floor, otherwise I just don't bend the way some folks do..

I'm still at 4K+ miles after 4 yrs ownership, so a few years out.

 

[Carbon0]

I legit threw up after changing mine because my body was upside down for too long

 

[concept]

I used to have a similar problem when changing the brake light switch in my 68 Corvette. Contorting my back was not a big problem when I was in my 20s, but after 40, I started removing the front seat.

 

[Bug2th]

I legit threw up after changing mine because my body was upside down for too long

 

[Carbon0]

I used to have a similar problem when changing the brake light switch in my 68 Corvette. Contorting my back was not a big problem when I was in my 20s, but after 40, I started removing the front seat.

I heard removing the seat on the supra is a pain

 

[concept]

I heard removing the seat on the supra is a pain

I've never done that with my Supra but zrk says it takes 5-10 minutes. Hopefully, there's a procedure out there somewhere.

 

[NicKnack]

I've never done that with my Supra but zrk says it takes 5-10 minutes. Hopefully, there's a procedure out there somewhere.

You can look it up on youtube and find a walkthrough on how to change it. Procedurally it's not very difficult. Probably a bit longer than 5-10 minutes for a first timer but after doing it a few times I could see how it could be done that quickly.

It's mostly that you're just working in a cramped space and have to be on a weird angle/resting on the door sill to be able to get it out.


A lot of Toyota's just let you drop the glovebox down and the filter sits right behind it, can replace it in literally 2 minutes without much effort. In the supra however it sits underneath and the door is screwed in so, it takes a bit longer and a bit more contorting

 

[Andrew4Supra]

I've never done that with my Supra but zrk says it takes 5-10 minutes. Hopefully, there's a procedure out there somewhere.

~ easy job... 4 bolts and unplug the harness.

 

[FLtrackdays]

I legit threw up after changing mine because my body was upside down for too long

Luckily my wife is slim. So her or my thin kids do our cabin air filters annually. I have to workout & avoid the industry standard American consumption lifestyle to stay under 190lbs. It sucks! No way I’m attempting a non glovebox cabin air filter. I’ve tried and got that sick feeling as well

(it’s also almost always over 90 degrees & 90% humidity here as well - so it’s a big hell NO)

 

[jchadwell]

I have no idea where the cabin air filters are in any of my past or current cars nor do I care. Never changed one. This is the biggest gimmick on the planet in my opinion. What do you all think that filter is accomplishing? It may filter what 1% of the air in the car? Think about it. Vehicles are far from airtight to begin with. Outside air that is theoretically being “filtered” penetrates the cabin at a significant rate. How many unsealed holes run from the engine bay to the cabin? Are all the door and hatch seals 100% air tight. And then, every couple hours or more frequently we stop to pee, get gas, go into the store we are visiting etc. what happens then? The entire volume of air in the cabin turns over and is freshly filled with all the outside stuff this magical filter is supposed to be removing. The air inside my almost 8 year old DD that has never had the cabin air filter changed is every bit the same now as it was on day one when that filter was brand new.

 

[J29DB03]

I have no idea where the cabin air filters are in any of my past or current cars nor do I care. Never changed one. This is the biggest gimmick on the planet in my opinion. What do you all think that filter is accomplishing? It may filter what 1% of the air in the car? Think about it. Vehicles are far from airtight to begin with. Outside air that is theoretically being “filtered” penetrates the cabin at a significant rate. How many unsealed holes run from the engine bay to the cabin? Are all the door and hatch seals 100% air tight. And then, every couple hours or more frequently we stop to pee, get gas, go into the store we are visiting etc. what happens then? The entire volume of air in the cabin turns over and is freshly filled with all the outside stuff this magical filter is supposed to be removing. The air inside my almost 8 year old DD that has never had the cabin air filter changed is every bit the same now as it was on day one when that filter was brand new.

I understand your point but let me ask this, have you also never changed the filter in the HVAC system of your house? Opening windows, opening doors to enter and leave creates the same result as you’re describing with a car.

 

[zrk]

I have no idea where the cabin air filters are in any of my past or current cars nor do I care. Never changed one. This is the biggest gimmick on the planet in my opinion. What do you all think that filter is accomplishing? It may filter what 1% of the air in the car? Think about it. Vehicles are far from airtight to begin with. Outside air that is theoretically being “filtered” penetrates the cabin at a significant rate. How many unsealed holes run from the engine bay to the cabin? Are all the door and hatch seals 100% air tight. And then, every couple hours or more frequently we stop to pee, get gas, go into the store we are visiting etc. what happens then? The entire volume of air in the cabin turns over and is freshly filled with all the outside stuff this magical filter is supposed to be removing. The air inside my almost 8 year old DD that has never had the cabin air filter changed is every bit the same now as it was on day one when that filter was brand new.

This is definitely a take that you can have.

 

[i3igpete]

I think i just found the previous owner of every single one of my cars

 

[jchadwell]

I think i just found the previous owner of every single one of my cars

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