How to: Change in-cabin air filter

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08versailles

Discussion Starter · May 5, 2011 (Edited by Moderator)

Changing the cabin air filter was pretty straight forward. Need phillips screwdriver and pliers. No digits were lost during this install...

Remove all screws from glove box.

Careful! Close glove box before removal, or all your stuff will fall out:ihih:
Caution! Remove light harness during box removal, or XXXXX(%^&@#(&$

Use pliers to grasp tab on old filter. I pulled down and out on filter to remove the top tab first, but you can also pull up and out to remove bottom tab first. Remove both tabs.

Slide out filter, using finger to assist top of filter.

Hmmmm, original filter? idk, i bought V used...

Insert top left corner of filter first, then slide filter in, inserting both tabs

Re-attach light bulb harness, re-install glove box screws, and verify light bulb works by turning on the headlights.
Ready for summer! 08v

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iluvmyVersa08

· #2 · May 5, 2011

Looks good. Nice and clean. I have to change mine again. It's been a year since the last one.

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kolk1

· #3 · May 5, 2011

Never done mine, and I have over 80k miles. Guess I should. lol

robj80

· #4 · May 5, 2011

I did it at 30k and it was pretty nasty. I couldn't imagine it at 80k. I currently have 35k on this one. I really should swap it out.

jspecversa

· #5 · May 6, 2011

does the s have a filter? or only the sl's

iluvmyVersa08

· #6 · May 6, 2011

jspecversa said:
does the s have a filter? or only the sl's

I am pretty sure that almost all vehicles have one.
And yes, your Versa has one.

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Miguel

· #7 · May 11, 2011

Oops, I thought my model didn't come with a cabin air filter and I have 50k on the original. Looks like a great weekend project. Has anyone notice and improvement in the cabin smell? I could swear that all Nissan get a weird musty smell the older they get. I noticed it riding in my buddies Sentra and now that I have my Versa, I noticed that the new car smell has been replaced with the musty smell from the other Nissans that I have been in.

08versailles

Discussion Starter · #8 · May 12, 2011

Miguel said:
Oops, I thought my model didn't come with a cabin air filter and I have 50k on the original. Looks like a great weekend project. Has anyone notice and improvement in the cabin smell? I could swear that all Nissan get a weird musty smell the older they get. I noticed it riding in my buddies Sentra and now that I have my Versa, I noticed that the new car smell has been replaced with the musty smell from the other Nissans that I have been in.

I recently had the musty smell in my V, but I've had it in many cars, starting the A/C after months of non-use. After changing cabin filter, and several days of A/C, smell is gone. Also with my sentra, I sprayed Lysol aerosol through the cabin inlet, at the base of the windshield. Use a lemon scent rather than "industrial" scent for best results

Miguel

· #9 · May 13, 2011

08versailles said:
I recently had the musty smell in my V, but I've had it in many cars, starting the A/C after months of non-use. After changing cabin filter, and several days of A/C, smell is gone. Also with my sentra, I sprayed Lysol aerosol through the cabin inlet, at the base of the windshield. Use a lemon scent rather than "industrial" scent for best results

thanks 08versailles, I will try and kill this smell following your recommendations.

APLPIX

· #10 · May 13, 2011

I did my dads 99 Infiniti QX4 at 230K kms lol. Was blacker than space!

BluV3R18

· #11 · May 13, 2011

thanks for posting this... I need to do mine 86,000 Miles

luthernil

· #12 · Oct 25, 2011

cabin air filter

That's great. You set up your new cabin filter perfectly. I'll try to follow that step since I'm going to replace my cabin air filter this week.

luthernil

· #13 · Nov 2, 2011

cabin air filter change

Thanks for sharing. This is pretty helpful. I'm about to buy new cabin filter and I'll follow your instruction to set it up.

sgvaibhav

· #14 · Apr 9, 2013

08versailles said:
I recently had the musty smell in my V, but I've had it in many cars, starting the A/C after months of non-use. After changing cabin filter, and several days of A/C, smell is gone. Also with my sentra, I sprayed Lysol aerosol through the cabin inlet, at the base of the windshield. Use a lemon scent rather than "industrial" scent for best results

u mean remove the cabin filter.

spray Lysol on the inlet, and the base of the windshield.
then insert the new cabin filter?

08versailles

Discussion Starter · #15 · Apr 9, 2013 (Edited)

^That's right, except my Sentra was a base model and didn't have a cabin filter.
I think some Versas are the same with some S models. I believe you can still put a filter in regardless. I wish I had the filter back then because a mouse made its way into the Sentra blower fan! Ewww! Yuck!
Glad thread is helpful
edit Time to change it again! Was only $16 last time

Kennethbokor

· #16 · Apr 9, 2013

Great pics. I've changed them a few times now and gets easier every time. Should change once per year.

sgvaibhav

· #17 · Apr 10, 2013

sgvaibhav said:
u mean remove the cabin filter.
spray Lysol on the inlet, and the base of the windshield.
then insert the new cabin filter?

08versailles said:
^That's right

what about this.

keep the key in ON position with the engine off.
Remove the cabin filter
Turn on the blower motor setting to 1 or 2.
Now spray Lysol, so it will get recirculated must faster, since the fan is running.

Works

?

08versailles

Discussion Starter · #18 · Apr 10, 2013

Sounds like that will work just fine, that's probably what i'll do again, unless it's not smelly this time

sammo034

· #19 · Oct 31, 2013

Just pulled mine out of my 2008 versa that I brought used. I doubt it has ever been changed before, it was disgusting!

Versa_dude

· #20 · Feb 20, 2014

I see that it says that we are suppsoe to have a sticker on the inside of the glove box if we have a cabin filter...my 2012 s hb does not have this sticker...anyone know for sure if this is true? and if so can you put a fliter in if you wish? and pics would be great too.

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