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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Jeffery Merrill, Dec 19, 2018.

  1. Jeffery Merrill

    Jeffery Merrill Active Member

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    "Never believe a previous owner when they say 'Oh, yeah, I replaced the cabin air filter!'" Finally got around to pulling the cabin filter out. OMG! Twenty pleats of packed brown stuff and a bushel of leaves fell out! New 40 pleat carbon infused filter put in and it's like a hurricane in my car now!!!!!
     
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    :eek: :D
     
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    Ha! Mine was the same, but I never bothered asking if it was changed. Apparently it wasn't...nor was my engine air filter.
     
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    Might not have been the previous owner. Perhaps he got it done at the oil change place and they never changed it.
     
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  5. Jeffery Merrill

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    No, I kept telling them at the oil change place that the previous owner told me that he had done it so I didn't think I should bother. I bought one just for shits and giggles one day and finally decided to swap it out.
     
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    FYI: Never buy a cabin filter (or any filters) at Walmart, Autozone, Napa, etc. Always buy them at ebay or RockAuto.com if at possible (unless you need it right away...) I always buy my Camaro's cabin filter on ebay for like 4 dollars and the other day I was at Walmart I went through the filters aisle and noticed all filters were $15+ (or more if you wanted it with Febreeze) + tax, of course. I just think those prices are outrageous and if you're willing to wait 5 days you could save from $10 to $15 dollars.
     
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