How to change in-cabin air filter?
How to change in-cabin air filter?
I apologize if this was posted somewhere, but I couldn't find it via the search feature. I just picked up an in-cabin air filter and don't want to pay someone to change it if I can do it. Is it fairly straight forward or do I have to tear a lot of stuff apart?
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srellim234
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Re: How to change in-cabin air filter? (Juelze)
It was brought up here, but no actual instructions:
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I guess you have to take out the glovebox to change it.
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I guess you have to take out the glovebox to change it.
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Re: How to change in-cabin air filter? (Juelze)
Well, I haven't done this yet on the Versa, but it seems like Nissan likes the placement of their in-cabin filters, since my '02 G20 has them located behind the glove box as well.Juelze wrote:I apologize if this was posted somewhere, but I couldn't find it via the search feature. I just picked up an in-cabin air filter and don't want to pay someone to change it if I can do it. Is it fairly straight forward or do I have to tear a lot of stuff apart?
On the G, you just open the glove box and remove 4 or 5 screws around the perimeter of the opening and then pull the glove box out (haven't been in the wife's Versa so long I forgot if it has an illuminated glove box, but if so you'd need to twist out the bulb to completely remove the GB).
From there, the filter just slides into a slot vertically with two little metal clips holding it in place. I would assume the Versa has a similar assembly. It took all of about 15 minutes to change out and put back together.
On a side note, I first changed the filter on my G when it had about 70k miles - that was a disgusting filter. It was amazing to see all the leaves and bugs and crap that had accumulated around the filter, too. Definitely felt good to change that out.
Re: How to change in-cabin air filter? (Juelze)
From the Service manual:
Changing In-cabin Microfilter ELS0022D
1.Remove the glove box assembly. Refer to IP-10, "INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY" . (that's a big picture, so I can't post it. But it looks like there's 5 screws holding the glove box in. You'll have to open the glove box to get access to them, and two of them are hiding down on the bottom right next to the hinge on both sides.)
2.Compress the air conditioner filter (1) downward while sliding itto the RH side of the vehicle to release the upper pawl.
3.Move the bottom of air conditioner filter (1) upward as shown torelease the bottom tab, then remove it.
4.Replace the air conditioner filter with new one and install thenew filter in the A/C unit assembly.
CAUTION: Make sure that the air conditioner filter lower tab is fullyseated, and that the air conditioner upper pawl is lockedinto place securing the new filter into the A/C unit assembly.
Changing In-cabin Microfilter ELS0022D
1.Remove the glove box assembly. Refer to IP-10, "INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY" . (that's a big picture, so I can't post it. But it looks like there's 5 screws holding the glove box in. You'll have to open the glove box to get access to them, and two of them are hiding down on the bottom right next to the hinge on both sides.)
2.Compress the air conditioner filter (1) downward while sliding itto the RH side of the vehicle to release the upper pawl.
3.Move the bottom of air conditioner filter (1) upward as shown torelease the bottom tab, then remove it.
4.Replace the air conditioner filter with new one and install thenew filter in the A/C unit assembly.
CAUTION: Make sure that the air conditioner filter lower tab is fullyseated, and that the air conditioner upper pawl is lockedinto place securing the new filter into the A/C unit assembly.
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Re: How to change in-cabin air filter? (matttail)
good ol' service manual
Re: How to change in-cabin air filter? (lain)
I was just wondering about how to fix this myself...
Re: How to change in-cabin air filter? (Rockhound)
Nearly identical replacement with my QX4. I replaced it three times and it was easy enough.
I started to take the dirty filter out, wash and dry it, and put it back in to save some bucks.
I started to take the dirty filter out, wash and dry it, and put it back in to save some bucks.
Re: How to change in-cabin air filter? (Althalus)
Maybe one of you techie type younger guys can come up with something like the below videos for a CRV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8e3oomo ... sGuG0I9Vhk
The two guys that did the above videos did a great job especially the one on the in cabin filter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8e3oomo ... sGuG0I9Vhk
The two guys that did the above videos did a great job especially the one on the in cabin filter.
Re: How to change in-cabin air filter? (matttail)
Thanks guys!matttail wrote:From the Service manual:
Changing In-cabin Microfilter ELS0022D
1.Remove the glove box assembly. Refer to IP-10, "INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY" . (that's a big picture, so I can't post it. But it looks like there's 5 screws holding the glove box in. You'll have to open the glove box to get access to them, and two of them are hiding down on the bottom right next to the hinge on both sides.)
2.Compress the air conditioner filter (1) downward while sliding itto the RH side of the vehicle to release the upper pawl.
3.Move the bottom of air conditioner filter (1) upward as shown torelease the bottom tab, then remove it.
4.Replace the air conditioner filter with new one and install thenew filter in the A/C unit assembly.
CAUTION: Make sure that the air conditioner filter lower tab is fullyseated, and that the air conditioner upper pawl is lockedinto place securing the new filter into the A/C unit assembly.
Re: How to change in-cabin air filter? (Juelze)
Well I finally did this today. Not a complete PITA. The worst part was putting everything back together but I'll explain more on that later.
Here are the steps.
1. There are 8 screws holding the glove box compartment to the dash. 4 of the screws are on the bottom and are only accessible when the glove box is closed. The other 4 are on the top of the glove box compartment are only accessible when the glove box is opened.
2. Once all 8 screws are removed, you will be able to pull out the whole glove box assembly, but only pull it out part way as there is an electrical connection on top of the glove box which I'm assuming is for the glove box light. You might be thinking "Duh!" but I've never seen that light come on and thought it was an additional option. Anyway, just press down on the white part to unlatch this connection and you can remove the glove box completely.
3. Now to remove the in-cabin air cleaner. It's on the bottom middle of the dash right against the firewall. Removing it according to the service manual didn't make sense to me. "Compress the filter downward..." Huh? The plastic molding that holds the paper element isn't compressible, it's rather sturdy. There is no tab for the filter on the top, but there is a tab on the bottom of the filter, that doesn't help me. Ugh. I finally figured out what they mean by "Compress the filter downward." Imagine a deck of playing cards, now if you apply equal pressure to the top and bottom of the deck, nothing happens. However, if you apply downward pressure on the top of the deck at an angle, what happens? The deck bows or bends (i.e. compression). In this case, the the plastic the the air filter is attached will bow slightly to the passenger side when you apply downward pressure at a slight angle. You probably won't be able to visibly see the plastic bowing, but that is what they mean by "Compress the filter downward." Anyway, once you use that compressing/bowing action, pull the top part of the filter out.
4. Once you have the top part of the filter removed, just lift up the bottom of the filter to unlock it from the tab holder. Voila, the filter is out. (note: be mindful of a foam covered assembly that somewhat obstructs your view of the in-cabin air filter, it will get in the way of removing the filter unless you filter towards the firewall).
5. Putting the filter back in is a cinch, you just have to hold the paper element (accordian like) down and push it in being both mindful of the tab, and using some slight "compressing" technique.
6. Now for the fun part, Go grab the glove box assembly and slide it back in halfway. Attach the glove box light connector (only goes on way way) until it clicks into place. Shove the glove box in the rest of the way and put the 8 screws back in. Simple enough right? Wrong. This was the hardest part for me because you essentially have to keep pressure on the glove box so you can line up the screw holes so you can screw it back together. I normally expect this when taking things apart. The part that irritated me is that there are these little metal spacers between the plastic of the glove box and the actual screw holes that move around. I had to use a small nail to move them back into position and quickly get a screw started so they didn't fall back down.
If anyone has any questions, please let me know. Also, if my glove box is supposed to be illuminated (not sure if it was standard or optional) I hope to god I don't have to remove the glove box again. While not difficult, it's something I'd only like to do once a year.
Here are the steps.
1. There are 8 screws holding the glove box compartment to the dash. 4 of the screws are on the bottom and are only accessible when the glove box is closed. The other 4 are on the top of the glove box compartment are only accessible when the glove box is opened.
2. Once all 8 screws are removed, you will be able to pull out the whole glove box assembly, but only pull it out part way as there is an electrical connection on top of the glove box which I'm assuming is for the glove box light. You might be thinking "Duh!" but I've never seen that light come on and thought it was an additional option. Anyway, just press down on the white part to unlatch this connection and you can remove the glove box completely.
3. Now to remove the in-cabin air cleaner. It's on the bottom middle of the dash right against the firewall. Removing it according to the service manual didn't make sense to me. "Compress the filter downward..." Huh? The plastic molding that holds the paper element isn't compressible, it's rather sturdy. There is no tab for the filter on the top, but there is a tab on the bottom of the filter, that doesn't help me. Ugh. I finally figured out what they mean by "Compress the filter downward." Imagine a deck of playing cards, now if you apply equal pressure to the top and bottom of the deck, nothing happens. However, if you apply downward pressure on the top of the deck at an angle, what happens? The deck bows or bends (i.e. compression). In this case, the the plastic the the air filter is attached will bow slightly to the passenger side when you apply downward pressure at a slight angle. You probably won't be able to visibly see the plastic bowing, but that is what they mean by "Compress the filter downward." Anyway, once you use that compressing/bowing action, pull the top part of the filter out.
4. Once you have the top part of the filter removed, just lift up the bottom of the filter to unlock it from the tab holder. Voila, the filter is out. (note: be mindful of a foam covered assembly that somewhat obstructs your view of the in-cabin air filter, it will get in the way of removing the filter unless you filter towards the firewall).
5. Putting the filter back in is a cinch, you just have to hold the paper element (accordian like) down and push it in being both mindful of the tab, and using some slight "compressing" technique.
6. Now for the fun part, Go grab the glove box assembly and slide it back in halfway. Attach the glove box light connector (only goes on way way) until it clicks into place. Shove the glove box in the rest of the way and put the 8 screws back in. Simple enough right? Wrong. This was the hardest part for me because you essentially have to keep pressure on the glove box so you can line up the screw holes so you can screw it back together. I normally expect this when taking things apart. The part that irritated me is that there are these little metal spacers between the plastic of the glove box and the actual screw holes that move around. I had to use a small nail to move them back into position and quickly get a screw started so they didn't fall back down.
If anyone has any questions, please let me know. Also, if my glove box is supposed to be illuminated (not sure if it was standard or optional) I hope to god I don't have to remove the glove box again. While not difficult, it's something I'd only like to do once a year.