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May 27th, 2016, 12:20 | #1 |
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cabin filter
On my XC70 my2006 is the cabin filter on the drivers side or the passenger side?
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May 27th, 2016, 12:26 | #2 |
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Just changed mine, if you look on YouTube there are a couple of videos that show you how to do it. Either side of the footwell light you'll find a torx screw. Undo these, remove the trim. Cabin filter lives in there, accessed by a lid fixed with four more torx screws. Two closest to you are easy, to get to the other two you'll need to employ the services of a gymnast.
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For the two rear torx screws I recommend a common bit adaptor for a drill.
These are the things which have a 1/4" shank for the drill's chuck and a socket to accept 1/4" hex drive sockets of every description. Wrap it in rubber bands for grip and twist away. Don't strong-arm these torx screws as they're going into very soft plastic. |
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May 27th, 2016, 14:47 | #6 |
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I looked at a YouTube of the filter being changed and it's on the opposite side? Maybe it's to do with lhd/rhd?
Anyhow, thanks all, I'm going to try and get in there now, wish my safe return! I have a habit of getting stuck in car interiors!!!
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Just for the record, wow that filter needed changing!
When leaves and debris started falling out I knew it was time.... The old filter was beyond minging, it was a pattern one but I couldn't tell if it was black with charcoal or dirt! I've used a cheaper non carbon one but I would include it as a job at oil change time now. Air con seems to work better now as well! Bonus.
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May 27th, 2016, 17:22 | #8 |
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Sometimes they are entirely neglected.
I respectfully recommend to anyone who does this job to reach in and clean as much dirt as you can from the chamber (for lack of a better word). It is said that the filter's job is more to protect the A/C evaporator coil than provide us with filtered air. They should just say it's there for both. Putting rags on thin sticks etc. is what I do because pine needles fall into the air intake and the sap is said to be acid and acid eats holes in aluminum heater/evaporator cores. The pine needles don't necessarily get all the way down to the filter. Just sayin', do as complete a job as you can. In the old 850's there was an available frame for the air intake in the cowl which would accommodate a filter. I thought this was a better idea because it stopped the dirt before it got into the car. |
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Be aware that there's a thick slot and a thin slot, so whilst it is entirely possible to fit a thin one into a thick slot you may have to use a lot of force and generally destroy it until you realise how stupid you've been. OE filter is thick, BTW
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May 27th, 2016, 19:16 | #10 |
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I didn't have any trouble, the one that came out was the same as the one I put back, just slid in and had a sort of bendy bit on th bottom which put it under slight load when the cover was refitted.
I always thought they were first fitted as pollen filters?
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