Cabin filter OEM BMW or OEM Nissan
Maintenance for our EVs: annual washer fluid and wiper blades; biannual cabin air filter
I have done zero maintenance, outside of wipers, one set of tires (because I hit a pothole) and cabin air filter, on my 12 year old Leaf.
replace cabin air filter recommended every 15K miles
Changed cabin filter twice myself.
I’ve had my i4 for over two years. Maintenance costs have been $0 but BMW gives you three years of free maintenance. When I have brought it in, all they do is inspect the car, top off wiper fluid and replace the in cabin air filter.
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.
I've had to replace the cabin filter 2-3 times because of this problem. At first the smell would go away after replacing the filter, but eventually returns, usually when spring rolls around.
Production markings on the side of the filter as shown in the pics above indicate that this is a BMW OEM part. I can’t imagine that Halfords would be installing genuine BMW filters. There’s no way that they changed this.
That never got replaced, the filters still look white after 2-3 years in the cars I work on, this looks 5-10 years old.
That was not replaced in the last 5000mi. If you have an itemized invoice, I would check to see if it states what part was installed.
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