Superdave54 wrote:I read my manual. The cabin air filter is accessed on the driver side center, under a panel that the driver's right leg sits next to. The brake pedal has to be loosened and the gas pedal removed to get this panel off.
The gas pedal does not connect to the engine with linkage, only wires to a rheostat (variable resistor).
If you are a "shade tree" mechanic, it looks pretty straight forward. There is a pretty serious warning not to dissassemble the gas pedal/rheostat assembly at all. Probably because if you change the resistance versus pedal position relationship the system will not be happy.
The filter itself slides out of a slot that you pull the cover off of. Similar to the engine air filter.
I think this should be simple enough. The only thing I am worried about is that Nissan does not use screws, just a combination of visible plastic fasteners and hidden plastic attachment "post and receptical" fastening for their panels. I have taken a couple of panels on my Rogue off, and it can be a bit of a pain to to line these fasteners up when you cannot see them.
If you can do it, I am sure you will save at least $100 in shop time.
I bet it's easier than it sounds. Disconnect a wire, loosen the brake pedal, remove a panel... sounds simple, we will see soon enough. Who's going to do it first?cdmuile wrote:Why would Nissan do it that way? Shame on them! Do I smell big bucks for the service department? On our Azera, you just release the glove box and pull out the old filter and replace it. By the way, if the Rouge filtering system is half as effective as the Azera's, You'll be amazed how much crap is captured in just 6 months. (couldn't find sneeze icon).
Ya, I know... I have owned a Vue and a Vibe before with cabin air filters and they are black at the six month mark. I am at the 5 month make with the Rogue and hook or by crook, I am going to change this filter.cdmuile wrote:Why would Nissan do it that way? Shame on them! Do I smell big bucks for the service department? On our Azera, you just release the glove box and pull out the old filter and replace it. By the way, if the Rouge filtering system is half as effective as the Azera's, You'll be amazed how much crap is captured in just 6 months. (couldn't find sneeze icon).
Sounds right. The current Sentra uses the same filter (did have different part nos., but I think they are both now the same 27277-EN000), and the access panel is in the same area. In the Sentra, there are no screws to remove, and I think the approved removal method is to just bend the filter a bit for removal and insertion. No need to do anything with the gas pedal, but I suppose there is a bit more room there compared to a Rogue. The filter doesn't really have a rigid frame like other cabin filters, so is very flexible - maybe with due care a Rogue owner could do it without needing to move the gas pedal? That cuts the time down to a 7 minute job in my experience.rstew88410 wrote: Removing the gas pedal assembly make it easier to remove the filter withou bending it.
you are right I tried it with mine, bend it a bit and it can be taken out easilly w/o any damageSupercourse wrote:
Sounds right. The current Sentra uses the same filter (did have different part nos., but I think they are both now the same 27277-EN000), and the access panel is in the same area. In the Sentra, there are no screws to remove, and I think the approved removal method is to just bend the filter a bit for removal and insertion. No need to do anything with the gas pedal, but I suppose there is a bit more room there compared to a Rogue. The filter doesn't really have a rigid frame like other cabin filters, so is very flexible - maybe with due care a Rogue owner could do it without needing to move the gas pedal? That cuts the time down to a 7 minute job in my experience.