Cabin Air Filter

[jobra]

Hi guys,

I noticed that my A/C fan/blower is not that strong so i decided to have it looked at when I had my 20T Kms PMS * speedyfix. They found out that the cabin air filter (somewhere inside the glove compartment ) is already very dirty and needs to be replaced already. BTW, my car is a 2008 Honda City 1.5A M/T Vtec

Migs tried to scout for the cabin air filter but according to him, there's no other recourse but OEM. I asked for the price and its 4.2K so i decided to just have it cleaned using compressed air (for a minimal fee). And the blower was stronger after.

Q: Do I have to replace the cabin air filters with a new one from honda? or should I just have it cleaned once in a while? are there any generic / cheaper filters available?

Thanks in advance.

[OTEP]

You can jury rig one using those paper generic home a/c flat a/c filters. Just gut the old element out of your current element and mold the generic filter on it. There are some online sites and forums that detail this.

Me, I just removed the filter on the Jazz. My other car doesn't have a filter anyway and I always keep the windows up and use the a/c in recirc mode.

That freakin' a/c filter is even more expensive than the original engine air filter of a brand new Nissan Patrol!

[Type 100]

3M Filtrete + aquarium air filter = cheap but good replacement.

Heck even just Filtrete will help massively already.

[OTEP]

Yep, that's the product! 3M Filtrete. Have that at home.

[ozcity]

4.2k for cabin filter?? ang mahal nyan ah...yung sa FD ko got it only for 2K caire fresh filter...much better than oem...

[Lhestah]

OZcity,
San ka nakabili Cairefreshie para sa FD mo? gusto ko din palitan cabin filter ng fd ko.

Salamat!

[ozcity]

lhesta sa teamfd may seller dun..pm mo na lang sya..yomiuri yung nick

[Gecko Guy]

OZcity,
San ka nakabili Cairefreshie para sa FD mo? gusto ko din palitan cabin filter ng fd ko.

Salamat!

Yup! cairefresh for my Cabin filter too!
Also got it from Froi/yomiuri

[jmpet626]

3m Filterete lang ako at aquarium filter. Mabilis bumara yung filterete pag walang aquarium filter

[Type 100]

3m Filterete lang ako at aquarium filter. Mabilis bumara yung filterete pag walang aquarium filter

In my case, my older Jazz 1.3's A/C blower doesn't have the little drawer that houses the cabin air filter - in other words, technically it's not supposed to have a cabin air filter. So I'm restricted to using just a sheet of Filtrete every two months stretched across the air blend box.

Glad to know the aquarium filter extends the life of the Filtrete, but it's a shame I can't quite use it.

Another caveat with Filtrete is it decreases the overall power of the blower by about 20%, at least on my blower...but it's a small price to pay for cleaner air and, I'm told, longer service intervals for the A/C system itself. It's surprising how dirty the Filtrete sheet gets after just two or three months.

[flakez]

gamit ko ung aquarium filter lang for my ek tapos binawasan ko ung kapal since nahinaan ako sobra. hehehe.

[Battlestar]

gamit ko ung aquarium filter lang for my ek tapos binawasan ko ung kapal since nahinaan ako sobra. hehehe.

Sir,

Ano po itsura nyan? May specific brand ba yan?

Thanks-BS

[flakez]

Sir,

Ano po itsura nyan? May specific brand ba yan?

Thanks-BS

yung foam filtler lang gamit sa mga Overhead Filter ng mga aquariums. tanong ka lang sa mga petshops na may tinda ng gamit sa aquarium meron yan malamang. mura lang yan. less than 50 lang, 30 nga lang ata eh.

[bwiseat]

Sa GE ko din tinanggal ko na yung filter. Napansin ko kase na ang hina na ng buga tapos pagtingin ko sobrang dumi. Good thing I found this thread, subukan ko suggestions nyo kung ganon talaga kamahal ang OEM.

[jmpet626]

In my case, my older Jazz 1.3's A/C blower doesn't have the little drawer that houses the cabin air filter - in other words, technically it's not supposed to have a cabin air filter. So I'm restricted to using just a sheet of Filtrete every two months stretched across the air blend box.

Glad to know the aquarium filter extends the life of the Filtrete, but it's a shame I can't quite use it.

Another caveat with Filtrete is it decreases the overall power of the blower by about 20%, at least on my blower...but it's a small price to pay for cleaner air and, I'm told, longer service intervals for the A/C system itself. It's surprising how dirty the Filtrete sheet gets after just two or three months.

Yung sa 09 jazz ko hindi sya tray type so orig talaga dapat na cabin airfilter. Sa Rav4 every 2 months palit ko ng Filtrete since mura lang naman siya around 800 yung pinaka malaking size. Sana pwede mag DIY na pleated siya parang knn drop in filters yung size para lumaki yung surface area niya at tumagal ang life ng filtrete.

[jmpet626]

Sa GE ko din tinanggal ko na yung filter. Napansin ko kase na ang hina na ng buga tapos pagtingin ko sobrang dumi. Good thing I found this thread, subukan ko suggestions nyo kung ganon talaga kamahal ang OEM.

Sakin din medyo mahina na yung buga. Need ng palitan yung aircon filter ng GE ko. Stick muna ko sa OEM baka ma void yung warranty ng aircon.

[bwiseat]

Sakin din medyo mahina na yung buga. Need ng palitan yung aircon filter ng GE ko. Stick muna ko sa OEM baka ma void yung warranty ng aircon.

Madali lang tanggalin bro yung filter dun sa glove compartment. Pwede mo ibalik yung OEM filter kung sakaling time for PMS mo na. Wala pa kong oras din kase maghanap ng aftermarket filter kung meron man.

[Battlestar]

Medyo magulo yata hehe. Magkaiba yung Cabin Air Filter to Aircon Filter right?

For my car, yung cabin filter is makikita between the hood and windshield while the aircon filter is sa glove compartment.

Actually, wala nga sya filter eh meron lang sya abang, so need pa bilhan ng OEM or DIY.

Mga boss sorry di ko talaga makita sa google yung Aquarium Filter, baka po pwede pa-post naman dito.

Thanks-BS

[Type 100]

The aquarium filters I see look much like bulky packed cotton. I'm no expert on aquariums as I don't have one though.

When you make those into a DIY cabin air filter like we've been discussing (which is the same as an aircon filter really), the aquarium filter material will take care of the bigger impurities while the Filtrete layer will sieve the smaller particles from the air.

[Battlestar]

The aquarium filters I see look much like bulky packed cotton. I'm no expert on aquariums as I don't have one though.

When you make those into a DIY cabin air filter like we've been discussing (which is the same as an aircon filter really), the aquarium filter material will take care of the bigger impurities while the Filtrete layer will sieve the smaller particles from the air.

Hi Sir,

Thanks for the prompt reply. Sorry for mixed-up on my previous post. I should comparing Air Vent Filter and Aircon Filter pala "dapat" for my car.

Ok sir alam ko na yung Aquarium filter, nagkaroon din kase ako ng alaga na isda few years ago :D.

So next question is, How do we apply the 3M Filtrete and Aquarium filter? Naiisip ko is 1 layer of 3M filtret then aquarium filter in between then another layer of 3M filtret? In short, parang sandwich yung aquarium filter?

Thanks-BS