Passenger compartment air filter maintenance

Discuss any maintenance you've done to your Vibe & Matrix and ask how to perform maintenance on your vehicle
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joecoolinatl
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Re: Passenger compartment air filter maintenance (Vibrator08)

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i dont know if mine has ever been changed, i pulled it out and it fell apart loltime to buy a new one
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do i have to disconnect the passenger side airbag before i change the cabin filter???
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Post by fss106 »

also, is it possible that by having never changed the cabin air filter i broke my AC? i got an estimate of $1000 to replace the AC and i'm almost wondering now if maybe a simple filter change will do the trick.
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Re: (fss106)

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Quote, originally posted by fss106 »do i have to disconnect the passenger side airbag before i change the cabin filter???no, take glove box out and just be careful removing the panel to gain access to the filter, mine was pretty darn dirty and its a 2007 changed a few months ago for the first time
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I should have taken a picture of the thing. Black. Leaves. Death. All of the above.
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Re: Passenger compartment air filter maintenance (NSimkins)

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Quote, originally posted by NSimkins » See picture below:no pic anymore
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Re: Passenger compartment air filter maintenance (NSimkins)

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Vibrator08 wrote:As an update, the 2008 manual has information on 3-23 and 24. The error in step 3 is corrected. GM Part number is 8871573. Other Part Number is CF134.Wat does it mean "Other part Number"?
AC Delco part number ... CF134 ... of course its been years since you asked so I dont know how helpful it would be... :lol:
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Re: Passenger compartment air filter maintenance

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I bought these on ebay for my 2010 GT. They probably have less pleats and don't have any odor carbon, but for $7 each, they are better than nothing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280769767370?ss ... 1423.l2649" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Passenger compartment air filter maintenance

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trb wrote:I bought these on ebay for my 2010 GT. They probably have less pleats and don't have any odor carbon, but for $7 each, they are better than nothing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280769767370?ss ... 1423.l2649" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Bam! Dude, you hooking it up! Im gonna get a couple.... And your AC is doing well?
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Re: Passenger compartment air filter maintenance

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mrbravo2000 wrote:
trb wrote:I bought these on ebay for my 2010 GT. They probably have less pleats and don't have any odor carbon, but for $7 each, they are better than nothing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280769767370?ss ... 1423.l2649" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Bam! Dude, you hooking it up! Im gonna get a couple.... And your AC is doing well?
Happy to help! Much better than the rip off at the lube place I got my inspection done at. They wanted $49.99 to replace it! AC works great, I just need to get the car tinted to cut down on the heat it collects out in the sun.
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1987 5.0 LX Mustang
2016 Mustang GT - current daily
2004 Satellite Vibe &
2009 Red Vibe GT -twin's cars
2003 Neptune Vibe GT - prior daily
2010 Red Vibe GT - RIP 6/16/14
2006 Platinum Vibe - son's car
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