When I recently changed my battery I could see the in-cabin filter through the firewall and it appeared to be dirty. While shopping online for a replacement I noticed there are several versions of the filter including a carbon filter with dark specks. Now I'm wondering if all I saw through the firewall were carbon specks and not dirt. Does anyone know if the OEM filter is a carbon filter?

 

I did mine a year or so ago. Isn't there a service date on the in-cabin filter? This time I bought it from the dealer. No, it doesn't answer your question. When was the last time you replaced it? How many kms/.miles inbetween?

 

i believe the OEM ones come in both carbon and non-carbon. the carbon ones are more expensive, i think.

 

I change mine yearly and it's always dirty. I stopped getting the expensive one and just get a simple $15 Autozone filter. Every year I change mine in the spring and it's filthy, so it does the job.

 

Me too, just an annual change and get my filters a couple at a time along w/ oil & air filters for a couple years worth of changes from www.rockauto.com you'll pay about 30% less from them then you would at PepBoys, OReillys, Autozone, etc.

 

Does anyone have a link to the procedure? When I click the link at this forum in the DIY/FAQ section I get "requested page cannot be found".

 

This should help~
http://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-in...ent-video.html

 

Thanks for the video. I've noticed here and in other written procedures I've Googled, some indicate installing the filter arrow up and some arrow down. In this video it shows the filter coming out arrow up and going back in arrow down. Anyone know what direction the air flow is? Seems like it would be drawing down.

 

There is a label on the filter box indicating flow direction...at least on my '06.... I always forget which way it goes until I see it.