The pitiful amount of charcoal in those filters had zero effect on odors. Proper charcoal filtration of odors requires POUNDS of it and even then it can't capture every smell.
Exactly. If anything, it might keep the CAF itself from getting stanky.
The pitiful amount of charcoal in those filters had zero effect on odors. Proper charcoal filtration of odors requires POUNDS of it and even then it can't capture every smell.
First thing I thought about. Amazon seems to be full of counterfeit auto parts. Oil Filters, spark plugs, etc. Cabin filter would be very easyOriginally Posted by CELICA_XX
First time I ever heard someone refer to OEM Denso as taking the cheap way out.
Is there a chance that the $5 Denso may be fake?
My grandma talked about a time of growing up in the South without AC. She said that kids went outside and played because it was really hot inside the house, especially when her mom used the stove. I still have a hard time believing anyone actually was able to sleep in a house in August with no AC. Not sure how anyone survived the double whammy of no cabin filter AND no AC.How did people ever survive the first 100 years of driving before the cabin filter was invented?
My grandma talked about a time of growing up in the South without AC. She said that kids went outside and played because it was really hot inside the house, especially when her mom used the stove. I still have a hard time believing anyone actually was able to sleep in a house in August with no AC. Not sure how anyone survived the double whammy of no cabin filter AND no AC.
Exactly my thoughts. OP would be better off running the AC on Circulation to keep out smells and then switching back to pulling from the outside when driving on a country road or a not as polluted area. Also can use a small portable ozone machine in your car.The pitiful amount of charcoal in those filters had zero effect on odors. Proper charcoal filtration of odors requires POUNDS of it and even then it can't capture every smell.
Ok, car A/C been around since '53. How did AC evap coils survive over 40 years without cabin filters?
They didn't , they’re all dead. But, I’ll be willing to bet that a lack of cabin filters didn’t kill most of them. I’m going on 10 years without a cabin filter on my car. It’s called cracking the window.How did people ever survive the first 100 years of driving before the cabin filter was invented?
I've never believed in that and it's served me well.Cheap and good do not belong in the same sentence.
If someone can design one that doesn’t require me wrapping my ankles around the head rest while I stick my head into the foot well to remove the glove compartment in order to get my hands on it I would love to have one.
the 90s Camry has something like that, except it's 2 parts rather than 3. Each of the 2 parts has a hinge.If you think that's bad, try a 1999 Cadillac STS someday. The filter is in three parts that must slide together, interlock, then pushed upward one at a time until all three are in place. All while standing on your head under the drivers side footwell! I took mine out, then had to go to the dealer to get them put back in. Maybe a 12 year old kid could have done it easily, but I'm pretty sure the tech threw my filters in the garbage and told me they were in. I never checked again!
The 2018 Mercedes E Class is a piece of cake. It's under the hood. Remove 4 plastic clips, take off the cover, and there it is.
2008 DTS was easy too, also under the hood. A little tricky to bend it just right, but not bad.