Filthy AC Filter

i wish summer was coming! how many miles on her?

 

I replaced mine after 15K miles / 15 months--it was very dirty:
http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii...r-filter-15k-miles-15-months-check-yours.html

 

I have been changing the engine and cabin air filters on 15k intervals. The cabin filter is always dirtier than the engine filter.

 

When I replaced the cabin air filter, I also checked the engine air filter, and it looked fine, much to my surprise. On previous cars, I've changed the engine air filter at 15K miles...of course, they were high performance cars, so used more air.

 

At 34,000 miles my cabin filter still looks good. I did replace the engine air filter at 25k but that was because i thought that toyota said to replace it at 30k so i thought i would just do it early, it was not that dirty.


Also do you guys know the Ford Fusion Hybrid has a lifetime engine air filter, they say it never needs to be replaced.

 

Oh, here we go again: shades of Toyota and the eternal transmission fluid.

 

that's interesting. i would love to see the engineering and design. not that checking, cleaning and replacing is a big deal, but a good marketing tool perhaps?

 

he andy, where you at man?

 

thanks man, i'll get on it as soon as the temp goes above 40!

 

it is staying lighter later.

 

Maybe it's so coarse that you can blow/wash everything out, kinda like a lint filter on the dryer!

 

I think the 2011 are just like the 2010 you just need to undo two clamps and it will open with the hose clamps still on. No tools are needed to change or check the air filter.

 

I ordered a couple of those Fram "Fresh air" cabin filters through Amazon... free shipping! :thumb:

 

From what i read in the manual, you don't even check it, and i didn't read anything about cleaning it.