I'm very pleased with myself- I'm a pretty basic level mechanic, and I managed to replace the cabin air filter myself today- it took 5 min,! I could not believe how easy this was. I suspect my car's filter had never been changed (40k miles) it was unbelievably gross. I found a really good guide with great pics- link below.

http://www.mylrs.com/blogs/lrs/archi...r-install.aspx

 

cool beans where did you get the filter and how much was it?

 

I got it at Auto Zone - Purolater- like $20

 

I just changed mine too, my interior started to smell like something died in it. Mines a 07 with 15K miles on it, sits in the garage most of the time. I couldn't believe how bad the cabin filter was, black with mold. Its not very protected from elements, everyone should change them if you haven't already if you've owned the car awhile.

 

Mine will never get to the state it was in when I changed it... For something that costs $20 and takes 5 minutes, there's no reason not to do it every few months.

 

did you clean out the debris in the drains? mine was packed with bits of leaves and some pine needles- luckily I cleaned it out before it backed up into the car, read of soooo many tales of wet floors from these drains clogging...I had my hood off when I cleaned it out- can see it would be a tight squeeze getting to the drains with the hood on...

 

Good point- I'll be sure to check that next time I replace it.

 

yeah check the drains man i just unclogged mines on both sides allitle to late because i had water drain in the passenger floors. now the pain of getting the humidity out.