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Wednesday, October 20, 2004 - 09:00 am, by:  Peter (Admin) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The air conditioner filters tend to get fairly clogged up from the Japanese smog and heavy smoking in the car.

Removal for cleaning is a very simple procedure with no tools required.

The first step is to remove the under glovebox panel which is held in by two black plastic push-in clips at the rear and four hidden clips at the front. Remove the rear plugs then pull the panel down and towards you to release the front clips.



Looking up, remove the two wingnuts, though they might be in a slightly different position to those in the photo



Gently remove the filter bracket.



Start sliding the filter straight down. The filter is actually in two sections with a fold in the middle. Once the first half is visible, fold it to the side and keep sliding downwards until the second half slides out.



Once you have removed the filter, look back into the slot and you will see the tab at the bottom of the second filter. You have to jiggle and slide it towards you in the slot, then slide it down and out the same as you did the first.

Clean the filters very gently with detergent, sugar soap has also been suggested. Optionally dose the filter with an air freshner.

When fully dry, carefully replace the filters by reversing the procedure, and check that the lugs on the bottom of the filter fit into the slots in the bracket.



The tab at the bottom is the start of the second filter.
Peter Nitschke
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Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 02:04 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If you would rather just get new A/C filters, they are available from Toyota. They even come with stickers that you can put the date and odometer reading on so you know when you changed them.

Part number - 88508-24010, you need 2.

I got mine from CMI Toyota in Adelaide for $90.00 the pair.

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