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Cabin air filter for Prius

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by dontcheff, May 31, 2005.

  1. dontcheff

    dontcheff New Member

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    Today, I ordered from Toyota an inside/cabin air filter for my Prius. It is an extra option here. How about in North America? Is it a default option and how often do you change it?
     
    #1 dontcheff, May 31, 2005
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    Umm, without buying it as an option, do the cars have the opening for it?

    Looking at the filter to check for loose stuff like leaves now seems like a good idea on a quarterly basis, but changing it doesn't seem to be needed more than maybe yearly...
     
    #2 mikepaul, May 31, 2005
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    Here's John Fagnant's article on it (John1701a.com)--

    http://john1701a.com/prius/prius-aircondit...oner-filter.htm

    Should tell you all you need to know about changing it. I changed mine at about 20k miles...not sure if it was absolutely necessary or not that early. If you drive in dirty/dusty conditions and it seem to get dirty and accumulate junk fast then change it more often.
     
    #3 efusco, May 31, 2005
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