Sunday, January 03, 2016

Cabin filter

Been working in this new company for 2 years and didn't even realise that there is a shop that sells spare parts at staff price. Tried the Denso wiper but didn't really last long. I guess this is expected if you park at open area without lifting the wiper. I experienced the same for Bosch wiper as well.

Lately, got myself this cabin filter for RM10. The Alza cabin filter is right behind the glove box. Just remove the glove box, then you will see a removeable panel. Once you open it, you will find the cabin filter. I got this old cabin filter when I serviced my car at a dealer service center many years ago for RM30+. Quite dirty and time for replacement. The recommended mileage is 15,000km for replacing the cabin filter. Smell of fresh air inside the car once again. This filter also helps prevent dust from sticking at the condenser. The dust will absorb moisture, cause rusting on the condenser and leakage on the air conditioner system after that. Once it leaks, just prepare RM1,000+ to change the whole system.

Old filter:
 
New filter:
 
New filter for my dad's old Myvi:
 

On the label, you will note that the Alza filter is compatible with Myvi 2011 onwards. The filter for the older Myvi is slightly smaller.

The cabin filter is quite soft and may not be possible to clean it by vacuum cleaner. I guess just change it when it is due.

By the way, I didn't realise that I have not updated my blog for 2 years. Too busy with GST.

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