OEM Air and Cabin air filters

[FishHawk]

Where is a good place to buy original equipment air and cabin air filters for a 06 model Prius? Thanks FishHawk

[firepa63]

If you want the Toyota filters, get them from the dealer. You can also clean the filters with compressed air and avoid a replacement or two.

[mikepaul]

That cabin filter needs an occasional removal just to get the pine needles and junk out of the way of the airflow...

[birdsquared]

A search on eBay will pick up sellers who offer OEM parts at reduced prices. I just bought some cabin air filters that came in Toyota boxes for far less than my dealer would charge.

[Tideland Prius]

I got mine from Canadian Tire. They're MicronAir particulate filters vs. the OEM's "Dust & Pollen" filter. It was also cheaper.

I guess the US equivalent would be PepBoys? Maybe try Lordco or Wal-Mart lol.

[philmcneal]

Originally Posted by Tideland Prius

I got mine from Canadian Tire. They're MicronAir particulate filters vs. the OEM's "Dust & Pollen" filter. It was also cheaper.

I guess the US equivalent would be PepBoys? Maybe try Lordco or Wal-Mart lol.

yea i tried those, they are all right for a cheap replacement, but i'm going to go back to OEM to notice if I can notice any diff in smell and such. I HATE DIESEL SMELL WITH A ******** PASSSION

YES ITS LOW SULFUR TOO that's the worse part! it did not get any better! till the new diesel engines kick in to take advantage of it...

[Tideland Prius]

Originally Posted by philmcneal

yea i tried those, they are all right for a cheap replacement, but i'm going to go back to OEM to notice if I can notice any diff in smell and such. I HATE DIESEL SMELL WITH A ******** PASSSION

YES ITS LOW SULFUR TOO that's the worse part! it did not get any better! till the new diesel engines kick in to take advantage of it...

Sure thing. lemme know.

I don't think either one of them will keep the diesel stuff out. Yes it's a particulate filter but it doesn't reduce/trap the odour.

More like, which one becomes grey faster lol.

[richard schumacher]

Originally Posted by philmcneal

yea i tried those, they are all right for a cheap replacement, but i'm going to go back to OEM to notice if I can notice any diff in smell and such. I HATE DIESEL SMELL WITH A ******** PASSSION

YES ITS LOW SULFUR TOO that's the worse part! it did not get any better! till the new diesel engines kick in to take advantage of it...

Ditto that. The only way to get rid of it is to not let it in in the first place: in other words, keep the air in recirculate at all times unless required for defrosting.

[apostasy10]

Originally Posted by richard schumacher

Ditto that. The only way to get rid of it is to not let it in in the first place: in other words, keep the air in recirculate at all times unless required for defrosting.

Yea, I'm always hitting auto and then recirculate whenever I turn the heat on--never leaving the vents open, except when I switch to defrost, which opens the vents. When I hit defrost again, it will go back to auto+recirculate.

[aapoppa]

Originally Posted by firepa63

If you want the Toyota filters, get them from the dealer. You can also clean the filters with compressed air and avoid a replacement or two.

Just out of curiousity, while "avoiding a replacement or two" of relatively inexpensive but critical engine air filters, do you use synthetic oil and change it every 5k miles?