Replaced the cabin filter yesterday ...CRIKEY!

forester200 · 12-10-2012, 12:01 AM

The Wife pointed out to me that a horrible smell was coming through the vents of the XT ...I agreed that it wasn't just the lovely aroma of London so I changed the cabin filter yesterday after 74k miles .........Bloody hell it was blacker than a moonless night and covered in leaves and dead bugs, yuk! We have only had the car a couple of months so I doubt if it had ever been changed at all .........I can highly recommend changing this easily forgotten service item

Easy to do as well....... glove box comes out with about 5 or 6 screws , undo a couple of clips on the filter cover, slide the old one out and any dead things....reverse the process ...doneski

Pindie · 12-10-2012, 12:17 AM

Nice one!

It does make a big difference once clean.

NorthDownsScooby · 12-10-2012, 07:53 AM

Makes a big difference to how quick the windscreen demists too !!

DanFSTI · 12-10-2012, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by NorthDownsScooby

Makes a big difference to how quick the windscreen demists too !!

thats it rub it in why don't ya..lol

NorthDownsScooby · 12-10-2012, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by DanFSTI

thats it rub it in why don't ya..lol

Yours demists quicker than most anyways I'll be guessing....

Pindie · 12-10-2012, 09:20 AM

Ho Ho Ho ha Ha hee hee

AP · 12-10-2012, 10:27 AM

You can get it out without removing the glovebox Sean, mine was easy on my SF...

Banstead Stig · 12-10-2012, 11:06 AM

I reckon mine is due.

Where did you get the filter?

orienteer · 12-10-2012, 11:50 AM

Cheapest source is ebay.

Worth removing the filter occasionally and cleaning out the loose stuff.

Scratch · 12-10-2012, 12:35 PM

Anyone know the part number for the filter ?

I guess I should change mine, I suspect it's never been done.

forester200 · 12-10-2012, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by AP

You can get it out without removing the glovebox Sean, mine was easy on my SF...

yeah I know ...i have a bad back at the mo and didn't fancy the 'non' glove box option

forester200 · 12-10-2012, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Scratch

Anyone know the part number for the filter ?

I guess I should change mine, I suspect it's never been done.

I just got a blueprint one from my brother at whifbitz ..part no ads72503 for the xt.

joey_turbo · 12-10-2012, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AP

You can get it out without removing the glovebox Sean, mine was easy on my SF...

Didn't think they had one on SF5's.
I should look into changng mine.

bbottomley · 12-10-2012, 02:57 PM

Hey, Brits. There's been lots of discussion of this out in the rest of the world. Subaru's price is utterly outrageous--about $35 in the US, which would probably translate to about £35 in your currency considering the effective exchange rate for stuff. For a while many of us made our own by cutting up a furnace filter and fitting it into the frame from the original Subaru filter. I got 6 refills this way, for only about $15 total. Ultimately the aftermarket people did start to carry replacements at half the Subaru cost or less. Yes, eBay would be a good place to start. Or DIY with a furnace filter.

We really ought to create an album here of the grotesque things we've discovered on our filters. My contribution would be two expired baby mice.

The story on the SF generation was that it took a one-time cutting of a premarked location to fit the initial filter. After that it was an easy swap.

urabusasnwonatas · 12-10-2012, 03:20 PM

you can cut up a furnace filter and put it in and it works fine under ten bucks

12-10-2012, 12:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
forester200 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 957 Location: London Car Year: 1997 Car Model: forester stb Transmission: manual Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Replaced the cabin filter yesterday ...CRIKEY! The Wife pointed out to me that a horrible smell was coming through the vents of the XT ...I agreed that it wasn't just the lovely aroma of London so I changed the cabin filter yesterday after 74k miles .........Bloody hell it was blacker than a moonless night and covered in leaves and dead bugs, yuk! We have only had the car a couple of months so I doubt if it had ever been changed at all .........I can highly recommend changing this easily forgotten service item Easy to do as well....... glove box comes out with about 5 or 6 screws , undo a couple of clips on the filter cover, slide the old one out and any dead things....reverse the process ...doneski

12-10-2012, 07:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
NorthDownsScooby Mad Englishman. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,861 Location: Surrey UK. Car Year: MY06 Car Model: Forester STi Transmission: 6MT Gallery: 17 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Makes a big difference to how quick the windscreen demists too !! __________________ Black 2006 Forester STI 360 bhp / 398 FtLbs

12-10-2012, 10:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
AP Now an Outback. Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,134 Location: Woking Surrey Car Year: 00 Car Model: Outback Transmission: 4EAT Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You can get it out without removing the glovebox Sean, mine was easy on my SF... __________________ 160bhp 4EAT Outback.....

12-10-2012, 11:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
orienteer Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 832 Location: Uxbridge, London, UK Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Cheapest source is ebay. Worth removing the filter occasionally and cleaning out the loose stuff. __________________ 2011 Forester XC Diesel Moulton bicycles

12-10-2012, 12:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Scratch Forum Member Contributing Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 659 Location: Notts, UK Car Year: 2005 Car Model: Forester STI Transmission: Manual 6 Speed Gallery: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Anyone know the part number for the filter ? I guess I should change mine, I suspect it's never been done. __________________ Scratch Wagon Evolution MY98 Turbo 2000 >>> MY99 V5 STI >>> MY05 Forester STI

12-10-2012, 12:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Pindie Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,555 Location: Wales Car Year: 2012 Car Model: Was XT now WRX STi Transmission: Man stick Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nice one! It does make a big difference once clean.

12-10-2012, 09:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
Pindie Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,555 Location: Wales Car Year: 2012 Car Model: Was XT now WRX STi Transmission: Man stick Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ho Ho Ho ha Ha hee hee

12-10-2012, 11:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
Banstead Stig Forum Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,195 Location: Banstead Car Year: 2006 Car Model: STI Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I reckon mine is due. Where did you get the filter?

12-10-2012, 02:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
bbottomley Super Moderator Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 11,463 Location: New London, NH Car Year: 2003 Car Model: XS Premium Transmission: MT Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Hey, Brits. There's been lots of discussion of this out in the rest of the world. Subaru's price is utterly outrageous--about $35 in the US, which would probably translate to about £35 in your currency considering the effective exchange rate for stuff. For a while many of us made our own by cutting up a furnace filter and fitting it into the frame from the original Subaru filter. I got 6 refills this way, for only about $15 total. Ultimately the aftermarket people did start to carry replacements at half the Subaru cost or less. Yes, eBay would be a good place to start. Or DIY with a furnace filter. We really ought to create an album here of the grotesque things we've discovered on our filters. My contribution would be two expired baby mice. The story on the SF generation was that it took a one-time cutting of a premarked location to fit the initial filter. After that it was an easy swap. __________________ 2003 XS Premium MT >180k miles! ● 2005 Impreza 2.5 RS MT ● Robin-Subaru Powered Generator

12-10-2012, 03:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
urabusasnwonatas Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 524 Location: san jose ,CA Car Year: 2006 Car Model: FAXT Transmission: 5mt Gallery: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	you can cut up a furnace filter and put it in and it works fine under ten bucks

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