I replaced the CAF in my daughter's 2013 Edge this summer. I don't think it had ever been changed before. It was nasty, but I've since seen pictures of much nastier ones on here.
Cabin Air filter - 19 months
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Psssh.after 12 months you can't even see paper on mine.
Turn it upside down. Tap and shack it to remove loose debris. Then vacuum. Reinstall. Good to go for another year.
Do you do the same for your home HVAC filters?
I have a multi filter whole house electronic system made by Trane with none-disposable filters that also requires cleaning using both a vacuum cleaner and washing of specific filters, so to some extent yes. But appreciate after a visual inspection a car engine filter should be replaced once it has gone beyond its prime. In my case this is usually every two to three years.
I've had only two vehicles with one of these. A 2002 Saturn L200 which really surprised me for a bucket priced car, finally replaced it after 3 years, & the 08' Volvo I just bought. I'll be checking on this one & plan to replace it once a year as well. Fall debris then comes spring pollen in the air. It's nice to know that we cycle that out of the air flow. Was that a charcoal type filter or have you decided to use a charcoal filter instead of a reg. one?
It was just a regular one. I put an ACD one back in.
Not if you or one of your family members was Asthmatic.
That's just silly advice all your heating and cooling air passes through the filter and for the cost of a pepperoni pizza you can just change it, I go 10k.
Appearance isn't the whole story. My wife was sick once from a dirty filter. I just replace them every 20,000 miles. Who knows what, if any bacteria is growing in the filter.
