hey guys just did my cabin air filter with the DIY vid.

just one question, i used a purolator and the arrows said "air flow" so i pointed them facing upwards... if you look at the picture you can see how i assumed the a/c flows

let me know if i was right! thanks!

 

The arrow should be pointing down. When you removed the old filter, you should've seen debris built-up on top of it.

 

lol damn! thanks!

 

instead of posting a new topic I'll ask here.. My a/c has a bad smell to it when I first start the car. Would changing the cabin filter help this at all?

 

yes. if it still have the smell i think infiniti can clean it for you for $40 i think?
ive read that you need to clean the evaporator core to get rid of the smell

 

so just changing the filter wouldnt get rid of the smell? I have some funky sweat/mildrew smell whenever i turn on my a/c..

What kind of brand would you guys recommend for the in cabin air filter?

 

You could "cheat" and get a good filter for the smell.
It would have to be ACTIVATED CARBON. The only thing is, the filter tends to be more expensive then the regular (particulate filter)
particulate filter only filter particles in the air.
Activate Carbon filters out smell/odors/fumes as well as particles.

I just bought an installed an active carbon filter, the air is soooo much better! Here's some info if you want to get one from the place I did:
This link should work to take you to the G35 in cabin filter( from Filter master company.):

http://filtermaster.com/fx2fx2g352.html

 

How often do we have to change active carbon filter's?
Is it the same as the oem filters?

 

My understanding is that active carbon filters come stock on higher end nissan's .. However, the dealerships don't usually sell them.. They push the particulate filters (tends to be more commonly use for obvious reasons (cheaper then active carbon and not everyone's buying high end cars! )
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As for replacing? I'm not too sure.. I'd assume they'd last longer then a particulate filter, however I could be wrong.. I suppose it depends on how long the carbon will last.. Which in turns depends on how bad the environment you live and the drive in is.. I'm sure if you live smack dead center of El Paso or Los Angeles, your filter will require replacing much sooner then say somewhere like Lake Tahoe where the air is alot cleaner from particles and pollution.
What your really getting is the added features that a particulate filter can't do (filter out odors, fumes and gases, etc..) in addition to the basic dirt and dust filtering.

 

if the evaporator core has mildew then changing just the filter wont help. coz i think the filter goes first then the evaporator core

dirty air -> filter ->air clear -> evaporator core -> sweat/mildew smell -> your cabin -> Y U

 

So most dealerships would clean the evaporator core? How would they clean it? 40$ is the price range? thanks.

 

i believe so. coz i saw a paper w/ services amd i saw a service for the evaporator core and it cost around $40. Try calling your dealer for the service and ask how much

 

Where is the filter located? I would like to change mine out to rid the mild mildew smell that my A/C puts out...

 

Passenger side,
Here is the link to the DIY video that Bythebay made:

http://www.infinitihelp.com/diy/gsed...dure_video.htm

The video pretty much explains it all to you, step by step.
Good luck.

 

Good lookin out...Greatly appreciated