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Seasonal Reminder - Change your Cabin Air Filter!!!

Old May 21, 2014 | 08:15 AM
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Default Seasonal Reminder - Change your Cabin Air Filter!!!

Here's just a quick seasonal reminder to change one of the most forgotten filters on our cars, the cabin air filter!!!

I like to do this every spring, Wix recommends once a year or 12,000 miles. I stick to the once a year thing. Just spent the 10 minutes to change my wife's Impala filter. Going to purchase and swap out my Camaro filter.

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You don't want to breathe that!!!!

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Keep it nice and clean
 
Old May 24, 2014 | 09:59 AM
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Hmmm I commented in this thread but it is gone now. Anyway here is mine from today. Mine is bad every year.
 
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Mine is probably terrible, haven't changed it since i've owned it.
 
Old May 25, 2014 | 09:18 AM
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I try to change mine every year.
 
Old May 25, 2014 | 09:20 AM
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I have to change mine every year as seen by pic lol
 
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Have you installed the diverter that I posted in the permanent cabin air filter fix thread?

Might help in catching a lot of that bigger pollen
 
Old May 25, 2014 | 10:34 AM
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I didnt see that, I will have to look for it. I thought it was bad in NJ when I lived there but down here in GA is worse!
 
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Here's the thread, might help a lot: https://montecarloforum.com/forum/fw...lem-fix-26663/
 
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I changed mine once, but its been a while. I haven't had the cabin leak problem yet
 
Old May 25, 2014 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ChibiBlackSheep
Here's the thread, might help a lot: https://montecarloforum.com/forum/fw...lem-fix-26663/
Thanks! Hopefully I can still find one at a dealer
 

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