get it out anyway u can if u do not plan on reusing it. i poked my finger in and pushed down to get a hold of the filter and just yanked it out. or try a needle nose pliers. i had a pair handy when i went to do mine but didnt need it.

more help here maybe

http://www.nissanclub.com/forums/f-q-2007-2012/328766-how-remove-c-odor.html

 

I just pulled the glove compartment out.

 

was it hard?

 

To be honest. A lot of frustration. The hardest part was reassembling it. I couldn't disconnect the light so I left it, Pain in the kdjfksljdfskldj to put the damn filter inside. Tried squeezing it...couldnt even slide it in. I ended up just stuffing it inside...but found out that I had to pop the top and bottom of the filter in.

Oh...heres the funny part. When I took out the glove compartment...the door unaligned -___-. So I was freaking out trying to put back together while it was apart. The left hinge popped out.

While putting the screws back in, that was a pain as well. The screws did not screw in perfect. I had to force it in there.

What I ended up doing with the original Nissan Filter was that I just pulled it out. I caught a little bit of it and pulled put down and tugged really hard. Spilled a lot of the stuff out. Vacuumed my car.

 

damn glad i did the upside down on the passenger seat technique instead

 

Like a ninja lol

 

My car recently started making a noise every time my blower fan is on and it's louder on higher settings. Sounds almost like a helicopter. I taught it was the cabin filter but I changed it and no difference. Anybody know if I can access the blower fan by removing the glovebox also?


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you should make a separate thread on that issue so more ppl can see it and help u out

 

when you first need to get access to it, it's a PIA. I took out my glove box too but now that I know what's involved, I'll just reach in there the next time. I got so frustrated too that I left that sliding cover off, but made sure that the filter doesn't slide or pop out.

I get claustrophobic easily so I tried the upside down ninja move and almost passed out!!

I wish you could switch it out like the procedure replacing the cabin air filter on the prius...no removal of the glove box or any tools...just slips out!

 

when you first need to get access to it, it's a PIA. I took out my glove box too but now that I know what's involved, I'll just reach in there the next time. I got so frustrated too that I left that sliding cover off, but made sure that the filter doesn't slide or pop out.

I get claustrophobic easily so I tried the upside down ninja move and almost passed out!!

I wish you could switch it out like the procedure replacing the cabin air filter on the prius...no removal of the glove box or any tools...just slips out!

LMFAO :bowrofl:

 

well now that I know what's involved, it would only take me 10-15 minutes to do, but in the beginning it took long since the pictures that I've seen weren't too helpful when I was actually doing it!

 

just did it without removing glovebox... oh i agree with everyone that says its a PIA... but took only 2 minutes to shove it back in lol... used a regular pair of plier to grab it and pull it out..

 

It's like the worst design everrrsss!

 

I like how the cabin air filter is located on my dad's prius...right above the glovebox and it doesn't require any unscrewing to get to...wish the altima's cabin air filter was like that.

But once you've done it and know how little space there is, it's easy the next few times

 

I still think it's hard.

Could have been worse... I mean at least you can still do the swap without removing the glovebox...

LOL at one point I got stuck upside down haha... slid so far down that my head was near the filter and couldn't move.. lol wned:

LOL WELL....thats...uhm..awkward ahaha.

 

I just had my oil changed and after thought about it. They said at 16k I should not need it. I dont plan on checking it at the moment. I had them replace the air filter as the price wasnt too bad and rotate the tires. I also need some new wiper blades. Man these things can get expensive. I went with a rain ex on the driver and for the passenger they offer anything but anco for passenger. The rear window they said 14" which is correct but didnt fit.

 

my cabin filter was dirty by 8K

http://www.nissanclub.com/forums/f-q-2007-2012/328766-how-remove-c-odor.html

 

Well I will have to check it when I get back home. Hope the procedure isnt to different in the Rogue.

 

You can take a look at the factory service manual for help, head to:

Index of /FSM/Rogue

I hope this helps.

 

I've solved the installation problem ... it's easy now!

Yesterday evening I solved the installation problem for the Altima. Not only is it very easy for me, I get to laugh aloud in the process.

How is this done you ask?

Easy ....

Challenge your 13 year-old son to stand on HIS head (702's Ninja move) and install the filter. Convince him you think he's not up to the challenge ... then sit back and have a great time!

Cabin Air Filter $15.99
Installation Fee $ 0.00
Vision stuck in head PRICELESS!

Total install time, 22 minutes (including 4 minutes for son to recover from choking on his own spit, while upside down, while trying not to look too "uncool". That will teach him to laugh at my stale jokes while inverted!

 

Yesterday evening I solved the installation problem for the Altima. Not only is it very easy for me, I get to laugh aloud in the process.

How is this done you ask?

Easy ....

Challenge your 13 year-old son to stand on HIS head (702's Ninja move) and install the filter. Convince him you think he's not up to the challenge ... then sit back and have a great time!

Cabin Air Filter $15.99
Installation Fee $ 0.00
Vision stuck in head PRICELESS!

Total install time, 22 minutes (including 4 minutes for son to recover from choking on his own spit, while upside down, while trying not to look too "uncool". That will teach him to laugh at my stale jokes while inverted!

15.99? OEM Filter?

I got a 10.99 WIX.

Well...I don't have children and never will! LOL

 

:bow: damn you are an awesome parent. that is such a good idea. now i just need 13+years to grow a kid for next time :lolrun:

 

I was a bit surprised at the price when I bought it, but the cost was the same at both O'Reilly's and AutoZone, so I didn't bother looking around any more than that. Usually I buy these type of items from Amazon.com, but needed some antifreeze and other items that are too expensive to ship. So I picked up the filters while in the store.

This is still a ton cheaper to do it yourself. The Jiffy Lube I use (because a LOF is only $19.99, you can hardly buy the materials yourself for that) wants $35 to do a CAF and the dealership quoted me more like $79. I won't pay someone to do something I can do myself ... unless the price is near the cost of materials, such as an oil change.

 

I know what you mean. Where I live, the price of buying 5.1 Quarts of oil costs already 19.99 (on sale) for conventional, and then adding a filter for 6.99, is already more than doing it at my dealership for 16.88. 80 bucks to do a cabin air filter is insane.