Cabin air filter

[Joseph Garcia]

My 07 Yukon XL Denali did not have a cabin filter installed, and I had to cut out the plastic piece in the housing that would become the filter slot opening. It is a relatively easy job with some patience, and I purchased the filter installation conversion kit listed above in this thread. I have only one filter for my installation.

 

[DougAMiller]

2 filters?

those look nothing like mine. mine uses one filter that is designed to fold on its way in for clearance

Both filter types are correct (I have used both). Because of the firewall sloping toward the rear as it meets the floor pan, there isn't enough room to slide the filter straight in. GM deals with this by cutting notches in the sides so the filter can fold and then straighten out once it is about half way inserted. Some after market use two filter elements side by side, you insert one and push it toward the front and insert the second one to fill the remaining space.

 

[PG01]

2012 Tahoe: Cabin Air Filter??? Confusion....

Hi Guys, Want to replace the cabin air filter 100+ miles.. I can SEE it with glove box door dropped.. BUT online I see references to "KIT to replace filter", "Replacement Filter door", "Filter to be used if the filter box 'Has Been Cut'"".. Please educate me about How To Replace the...

www.tahoeyukonforum.com

 

[j91z28d1]

Both filter types are correct (I have used both). Because of the firewall sloping toward the rear as it meets the floor pan, there isn't enough room to slide the filter straight in. GM deals with this by cutting notches in the sides so the filter can fold and then straighten out once it is about half way inserted. Some after market use two filter elements side by side, you insert one and push it toward the front and insert the second one to fill the remaining space.

huh. I guess as long as it seals.

the aftermarket wix has 2 part numbers and both are singles with the notches

 

[PG01]

huh. I guess as long as it seals.

the aftermarket wix has 2 part numbers and both are singles with the notches

01-02 came factory with 2 filters

 

[petethepug]

The cabin air filters are also a good safety measure to stop critters from getting in your truck. They like the filter media and usually stop and nest in it giving you time to react from the smell and get em out.

Slide in a new activated carbon filter to capture all the funk and move on.

 

[Summer b]

Thanks for the responses everyone. Mine does not have a cabin air filter..so I'll have to get the kit. If I really want or need one!

 

[petethepug]

Think about what your HVAC ducts at home would look like if you drove your house on the road, in the rain, behind other cars for 10+ years without a filter

 

[mikez71]

Yep!
I had mud on and at the bottom of my evaporator core.
Dust with the condensation I guess.

 

[Foggy]

Has a cabin air filter, according to RA and the cover is like what @mikez71 said. You need to lay on your back and look up to the bottom of the heater box housing.

RA shows one just like all my parts suppliers do because it was put in only in certain factories
There is a retrofit kit for it (which I have done).