I have a 2006 G35 Coupe and was wondering if anyone knew how hard it is to change the filter? The dealer wants a lot of money to do it. I know it is located behind the glove box, but if anyone has instructions on how to do it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Marc

 

Even though it's for the sedan it's the same as the coupe.
http://www.infinitihelp.com/diy/gsed...eplacement.htm

 

I filmed a DIY video on this subject:

https://g35driver.com/forums/g35-sed...eo-series.html

 

Thanks for the links. Gotta change mine out soon. Anyone know a good place to order it from? Seems it's pretty pricey at $50.

 

Thank you for the DIY replies. This will be my weekend project. One other question. Should I go with a standard in cabin air filter like Puralator or go to Infiniti or Nissan and get something different?

Thanks again

Marc

 

^I went with the normal Infiniti one. To me they all seem to do the same thing.

 

Where do you order one?

 

Probably one of the easiest maintenance things you can do, should take no more than 5-10 minutes. OEM is fine, I went with charcoal and it's held up pretty well so far, not like there is a major difference anyways, unless you break wind in your car a lot...or something.

 

took me 10 mins to do very easy, i bought a aftermarket filter from amazon. I was impressed with the quality for a non nissan filter.... $30.35 w/ shipping..
Heres the link
http://www.amazon.com/FilterMaster-A...40168&sr= 8-1

 

whats the difference between the oem one you get from the dealer and the charcoal one?

 

dealer offers a charcoal filter also, for around $50

 

The OEM one is just paper and the charcoal has activated charcoal in it, basically allows a million bonding points for contaminants to bind to that plain paper doesn't have. This is good, especially smaller contaminants that can pass through regular paper filters. Also lots of odor molecules will pass right through paper, but charcoal tends to bind them better and thus keep the air "fresher."

Basic principle: http://science.howstuffworks.com/gas-mask2.htm

Essentially it should keep your filtered air smelling perfectly like air and keep it cleaner than regular paper. In all reality, I don't honestly know the quality of charcoal used so the difference is hard to say quantitatively, but it should be better. Question becomes is it worth the price difference?
I can say I have had my new filter for 1 year and the air inside is perfect every time I get in and no matter what I tend to drive through. The air out of the vents never smells and never makes me sneeze...

 

ok, thanks. ill be going back to get the charcoal one then, cause i picked up the paper one today for 45 bucks. if im paying more than 10 bucks for a filter, i might as well get the charcoal one. auto parts stores have one for 10.99, any opinions on those?