Need Genuine Toyota Part number for Cabin Air filter

cbs4 · 10-31-2006, 12:29 PM

After a search for "part number cabin air filter" yielded no results, I spent HOURS reading the various threads here about cabin air filtes, where to get them, what alternatives to use, where to notch the alternatives with a dremel, what the difference is between HEPA and allergen control, how many pleats expand the surface area, whether to change the entire frame or just the filter media, the virtues of Mircon Airs TY00145P, etc etc etc. I've even printed out the 10 page, well illustrated instruction guide from John's website that details how to change this filter, complete with photographs. And I read the sticky thread too.

In all this reading, NOT ONCE did I find that the factory part number to the Genuine Toyota Prius Cabin Air filter was mentioned. I found the Toyota part number to two viable versions of the oil filter, and even the engine filter, but not the cabin air filter.

Now, I may have missed it, but at this point I'm going INSANE! I have to work, and I don't have any more time to read.

I'd just like to know the genuine Toyota Part number to this filter (which isn't in my owner's guide either... INSANE I said!), so I can replace it. I can't believe this number has been as difficult for me to find as it has.

My dealer will not give me a part number, only a price (approximately $30.00).

In my research, I've read that there are places where this filter can be obtained less expensively (like metrotpn.com) but not even that website lists the part number.

Would someone kindly either call the white coats to lock me in a padded cell, or simply provide the part number off of the genuine Toyota box that their OEM Cabin Air filter came in?

I would be very appreciative.

**TonyPSchaefer** · 10-31-2006, 12:39 PM

Here's what I get at AutoZone.com.

At the bottom is a listing for "Air Filter - Cabin" and it says "glovebox." Until I see it for real, I can only imagine that this is the part.

Beryl Octet · 10-31-2006, 12:44 PM

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After a search for "part number cabin air filter" yielded no results, I spent HOURS reading the various threads here about cabin air filtes, where to get them, what alternatives to use, where to notch the alternatives with a dremel, what the difference is between HEPA and allergen control, how many pleats expand the surface area, whether to change the entire frame or just the filter media, the virtues of Mircon Airs TY00145P, etc etc etc. I've even printed out the 10 page, well illustrated instruction guide from John's website that details how to change this filter, complete with photographs. And I read the sticky thread too.

In all this reading, NOT ONCE did I find that the factory part number to the Genuine Toyota Prius Cabin Air filter was mentioned. I found the Toyota part number to two viable versions of the oil filter, and even the engine filter, but not the cabin air filter.

Now, I may have missed it, but at this point I'm going INSANE! I have to work, and I don't have any more time to read.

I'd just like to know the genuine Toyota Part number to this filter (which isn't in my owner's guide either... INSANE I said!), so I can replace it. I can't believe this number has been as difficult for me to find as it has.

My dealer will not give me a part number, only a price (approximately $30.00).

In my research, I've read that there are places where this filter can be obtained less expensively (like metrotpn.com) but not even that website lists the part number.

Would someone kindly either call the white coats to lock me in a padded cell, or simply provide the part number off of the genuine Toyota box that their OEM Cabin Air filter came in?

I would be very appreciative.
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I've asked questions like this from toyotaparts4u.com, and had good luck getting answers. Disclaimer, I'm not affiliated with them, just a happy customer. YMMV.

eagle33199 · 10-31-2006, 12:49 PM

No part numbers on it, but it's got the correct Toyota filters
http://www.metrotpn.com/ProductDetails.asp...mp;SortIndex=13

I'm sure metro could give you the part number if you sent them an e-mail.

Alternatively, give your local dealer a call and ask them, they *should* know.

DavidTO · 10-31-2006, 01:00 PM

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My dealer will not give me a part number, only a price (approximately $30.00).

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That's ridiculous, and the last time I would contact them. Get a new dealer, I say. Sheesh!

cbs4 · 10-31-2006, 01:19 PM

I know it's ridiculous. That's why I want the specific Toyota part number so that I can find resource that is more reasonable, and yet be assured that I am making an apples to apples comparsion.

Yet, I am increasingly fearing that the actual Toyota part number is a State Secret. I have the aftermarket part numbers from the link to AutoZone posted above (thanks!), I have the Canadian part number (9927tc) from a previous thread in my research, and I have several online toyota dealers who provide prices, but no part numbers.

Even on this thread, I have several helpful and empathetic responses, and many more reads, but still, no Toyota part number.

I swear, when and if the genuine Toyota part number ever is released from the CIA dossier that it appears to be locked up in, I'm going to post a thread in BIG BOLD LETTERS on every forum I can find. This is absolutely crazy, given how easy it is to find the part number to the other filter's in the Prius.

It is easier to find the vin code number to determine what factory in Japan the Prius is made in than to find a regularly scheduled maintenance item part number. Something is very wrong with this picture.

Sufferin' Prius Envy · 10-31-2006, 01:43 PM

First of all, you don't have your location or year and package number in your member profile. <_<

Sooooo . . . if we are talking about an 04/07 . . .

87139-47010-83

I bought one a few months ago. I keep all car receipts.

If we aren't talking 04/07 . . . try looking on the edge of the filter . . . it's there on the 04/07 model.

P.S. The receipt describes it as an "ELEMENT, A"

john1701a · 10-31-2006, 02:01 PM

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After a search for "part number cabin air filter" yielded no results, I spent HOURS reading the various threads here about cabin air filters...[/b]

But you didn't stumble across this, eh?

http://john1701a.com/prius/prius-air...ner-filter.htm

It illustrates the check/change process, as well as provide the Toyota part number.

cbs4 · 10-31-2006, 04:10 PM

As a matter of fact I did run across your VERY helpful document, John, as mentioned above in my first post.

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"... I've even printed out the 10 page, well illustrated instruction guide from John's website that details how to change this filter, complete with photographs..." [/b]

The problem was I had already read too many of the other posts, where the big debate about the genuine factory filter couldn't possibly be a HEPA, bla bla bal, and you described the filter you used as HEPA?

Then I entered your part number into the dealership websites for 2006, and NOTHING came up. (Like the trdparts4U Toyota of Dallas website, where PriusChat members directed me to buy a case of oil filters, which I did successfully).

Then I searched your part number on Google, and only 2004 and 2005 models were mentioned, NOTHING about 2006. While I recognize that 04's through 06's look similar, I had no way of knowing if some internal, unseen change might have taken place between the 05 and 06 model. Since it was already well documented that there were some unseen changes, like the Nav screen, the taillights, the effectiveness of the A/C (so I was told) and other things I can't remember, I needed a CONFIRMED part number for this filter for the 2006 model year, as my post subtitle indicated.

cbs4 · 10-31-2006, 04:29 PM

Hal lay loo ya!

OMG... treason, treason! The secret's out:

We have confirmation that the Cabin Air Filter for 2004 - 2007 Prii is

87139-47010-83

(although this confirmation comes from folks who have a 2004 and a 2005, I hope it applies to 2006)

Thank you, sufferinwithPriusenvy, and John. It will take me the rest of the day and into the night to calm down, recover my sanity, and catch up on all the work I failed to get down while searching for this stupid little number.

Like you, sufferin, my wife has full time possession of our Prius, a 2006 model year, pkg 8 if it matters, purchased brand new only 10 months ago, but that already has over 33,000 miles on it!

As you can see, I don't really get a chance to see the car, much less open the glove box. I'm sufferin with Prius envy too. And the cabin filter is original... long overdue for a change. I've changed the oil 5 or 6 times already, so I've seen underneath the car more than I've seen inside of it. I've already changed the engine air filter once... and it's now due for it's second change as well.

Thanks again for keeping the white coats away... for the time being.

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10-31-2006, 12:29 PM	#1
cbs4 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 100 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	After a search for "part number cabin air filter" yielded no results, I spent HOURS reading the various threads here about cabin air filtes, where to get them, what alternatives to use, where to notch the alternatives with a dremel, what the difference is between HEPA and allergen control, how many pleats expand the surface area, whether to change the entire frame or just the filter media, the virtues of Mircon Airs TY00145P, etc etc etc. I've even printed out the 10 page, well illustrated instruction guide from John's website that details how to change this filter, complete with photographs. And I read the sticky thread too. In all this reading, NOT ONCE did I find that the factory part number to the Genuine Toyota Prius Cabin Air filter was mentioned. I found the Toyota part number to two viable versions of the oil filter, and even the engine filter, but not the cabin air filter. Now, I may have missed it, but at this point I'm going INSANE! I have to work, and I don't have any more time to read. I'd just like to know the genuine Toyota Part number to this filter (which isn't in my owner's guide either... INSANE I said!), so I can replace it. I can't believe this number has been as difficult for me to find as it has. My dealer will not give me a part number, only a price (approximately $30.00). In my research, I've read that there are places where this filter can be obtained less expensively (like metrotpn.com) but not even that website lists the part number. Would someone kindly either call the white coats to lock me in a padded cell, or simply provide the part number off of the genuine Toyota box that their OEM Cabin Air filter came in? I would be very appreciative.

10-31-2006, 12:49 PM	#4
eagle33199 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 5,120 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 53 Thanked 254 Times in 165 Posts Friends: 4	No part numbers on it, but it's got the correct Toyota filters http://www.metrotpn.com/ProductDetails.asp...mp;SortIndex=13 I'm sure metro could give you the part number if you sent them an e-mail. Alternatively, give your local dealer a call and ask them, they should know.

10-31-2006, 01:19 PM	#6
cbs4 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 100 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I know it's ridiculous. That's why I want the specific Toyota part number so that I can find resource that is more reasonable, and yet be assured that I am making an apples to apples comparsion. Yet, I am increasingly fearing that the actual Toyota part number is a State Secret. I have the aftermarket part numbers from the link to AutoZone posted above (thanks!), I have the Canadian part number (9927tc) from a previous thread in my research, and I have several online toyota dealers who provide prices, but no part numbers. Even on this thread, I have several helpful and empathetic responses, and many more reads, but still, no Toyota part number. I swear, when and if the genuine Toyota part number ever is released from the CIA dossier that it appears to be locked up in, I'm going to post a thread in BIG BOLD LETTERS on every forum I can find. This is absolutely crazy, given how easy it is to find the part number to the other filter's in the Prius. It is easier to find the vin code number to determine what factory in Japan the Prius is made in than to find a regularly scheduled maintenance item part number. Something is very wrong with this picture.

10-31-2006, 01:43 PM	#7
Sufferin' Prius Envy Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 3,998 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Friends: 0	First of all, you don't have your location or year and package number in your member profile. <_< Sooooo . . . if we are talking about an 04/07 . . . 87139-47010-83 I bought one a few months ago. I keep all car receipts. If we aren't talking 04/07 . . . try looking on the edge of the filter . . . it's there on the 04/07 model. P.S. The receipt describes it as an "ELEMENT, A"

10-31-2006, 04:29 PM	#10
cbs4 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 100 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Hal lay loo ya! OMG... treason, treason! The secret's out: We have confirmation that the Cabin Air Filter for 2004 - 2007 Prii is 87139-47010-83 (although this confirmation comes from folks who have a 2004 and a 2005, I hope it applies to 2006) Thank you, sufferinwithPriusenvy, and John. It will take me the rest of the day and into the night to calm down, recover my sanity, and catch up on all the work I failed to get down while searching for this stupid little number. Like you, sufferin, my wife has full time possession of our Prius, a 2006 model year, pkg 8 if it matters, purchased brand new only 10 months ago, but that already has over 33,000 miles on it! As you can see, I don't really get a chance to see the car, much less open the glove box. I'm sufferin with Prius envy too. And the cabin filter is original... long overdue for a change. I've changed the oil 5 or 6 times already, so I've seen underneath the car more than I've seen inside of it. I've already changed the engine air filter once... and it's now due for it's second change as well. Thanks again for keeping the white coats away... for the time being.