Changing cabin air filter (Under Dash Type)
Most vehicles manufactured since the 1990s have a cabin air filter that you can change by yourself. Yes, changing cabin air filter is easy. Sometimes it's as simple as a screwdriver or simple hand tools, and it'll only take you about 15 minutes.
Where is the air conditioner filter located in a car? Your car owner's manual book will tell you the exact cabin air filter location and filter change intervals. Commonly, the cabin air filter location will be one of these three places, first, under the hood where the air enters the vehicle. Second, under the dashboard, or the third is behind the glovebox.
Filters located under the hood may require removing other parts. To access them, you may need to take off a cowl vent louver housing, washer bottle, wiper blades, or other items. Behind the glove box, we can often remove filters without tools by simply opening the glove box. Look in your owner's service manual for specifics.
In this post, we will give you some tutorials on how to change aircon filter in a car located under the dash. For example, is the 2013 Silverado 1500 cabin air filter. Yes, the 2013 Silverado 1500 cabin air filter location is under the dash in front of the front passenger seat. So here they are on how to change cabin air filter.
Step 1: Open the passenger side door and locate the glove compartment.
Open passenger side door and locate glove compartment. The cabin air filter location is behind the glove box, but the access cover to remove the cabin air filter is under the dash and often covered by a kick plate.
Step 2: Open the kick plate cover
Use a hand tool to remove screws from the kick plate. Three screws hold the kick plate. Unscrew them so you can be able to locate the cabin air filter housing cover.
Step 3: Open the cabin air filter housing cover.
The cabin air filter housing cover for this model is an L-shape with one screw at the low-end side. Unscrew it and remove the cabin air filter housing cover.
Step 4: Remove the old cabin air filter
There are two filters for the 2013 Silverado 1500 cabin air filter, fitted side by side inside the housing. Remove the first filter by pulling straight down, slide the second filter forward, and do the same procedure.
When you remove your filters, please pay attention to the airflow direction so you can properly replace them.
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Step 5: Install the new cabin air filter.
Installing the new cabin air filter is easy. First, pull in straight upward for the first filter and then slide it backward. For the second filter, pull it in straight upward and make sure it fits well.
The most important thing for the new cabin air filter installation is the direction of the airflow. Make sure you're fitted in the filters at the right airflow direction.
Step 6: Reinstall the cabin air filter housing cover and the kick plate.
Reinstall the cabin air filter housing, put the screw back, and retighten with a specific torque. Do the same with the kick plate cover.
Step 7: Re-check the cabin air installation and test it.
The last thing to do is to re-check the installation and test it. Start your engine and turn on the air conditioner. You should have fresh air and better circulation now.