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replace cabin air filter recommended every 15K miles
Pros: replace cabin air filter
Vehicle:
Nissan
Changed cabin filter twice myself.
Pros: changed cabin filter
Vehicle:
Nissan Leaf
Cabin air filter is something you need to replace periodically. $130 seems high but I have tried it myself and found it to be a PITA. I took it to a dealer, who charged something like $100 but it felt worth it to me.
Pros: worth the cost
Cons: difficult to replace
Vehicle:
Nissan Leaf
The Genesis OE filter is $75!! The Fram Fresh Breeze filter is $25 or less; it combines activated charcoal with baking soda to reduce HVAC odor. I've used them in all my vehicles since Fram introduced the Fresh Breeze filter line and found them remarkably effective.
Pros: effective, cost-effective
I did the air box filter and cabin filter myself (Fram stuff).
Vehicle:
Acura RDX
FRAM TrueAir for me - smelled much fresher in the cabin for a little while, but nothing spectacular...
Pros: smelled much fresher
Cons: nothing spectacular
Otherwise, the Fram cabin filters are fine, too.
Pros: fine quality
Vehicle:
Acura TLX
After having a fram cabin air filter in my dad's frontier reduce the airflow out of the vents by a good 15%-20% you guessed it... dealership
Cons: reduced airflow
Vehicle:
Nissan
Now, I just replaced the cabin filter on my (new to me) 2021 Kia Soul for the second time in 9 months and the new one which is a Fram, smells so musty and stale when it’s on recirculate, I might just replace it with another one to see if it makes a difference. It literally smells like stale moth balls. If I take the filter out and run it, smell goes away.
Cons: musty and stale smell
Vehicle:
Kia Soul
IMO, don't get the really thick ones with carbon (like Fram FreshBreeze) - they restrict airflow and can cause the resistor and motor to overheat (essentially it's like a clogged/dirty filter)
Cons: restrict airflow, overheat
Vehicle:
Toyota
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