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ExGMan

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When I was last at my Toyota dealer for service at about 13K miles, they did a videotaped inspection. It was interesting to see, and when the service tech pulled out the cabin air filter it was clearly filled with dust and other stuff. They did not replace the filter, so I went looking for a high quality replacement and found this for $23 on Amazon: PureFlow HEPA Cabin Air Filter PC99456HX | Fits 2019-2025 Toyota RAV4, Corolla, 2020-2025 Subaru Outback, 2019-2025 Ascent, 2016-2024 Toyota Prius, 2021-2024 Venza, RAV4 Prime

The install seemed difficult at first, but it once I understood the mechanics of the various pieces, it was easy.
 
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I used this $17 one in the Rav recently

And this one for the other hybrid in the driveway(was on sale and email coupon) when it was only about $20
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I've never liked overly restrictive filters when I want full airflow during the heat of the next couple months. So, they get changed often enough to keep the allergies and asthma in check. I've never noticed anything special about carbon, baking soda, hepa, n95, super duper marketing..... they all seem to do the same thing equivalently and nothing extra. Lucky if I get a year out of ANY of them. Both new car Toyota OE CAF lasted about 9 months before the sneezing fits started.

BTW, premiumguard makes a quality product. I just find it too easy to grab whatever brand when I need one from the local store. I've gotten too many damaged products, poorly packaged/protected, from amazon.
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Yup easy to do
And keep a few on hand
I replace them spring as fall in the fleet
Unless the car or truck in question is doing major run time
On those I do them every other oil change
And write that on the service record in the door jamb
I also put there last oil change and next
That way on the morning inspection sheet the drivers can put down the last and next miles as well as the current miles on the daily inspection and miles report

Handy to do when you are working on a couple of hundred cars and trucks in a fleet setup
 
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ExGMan said:
When I was last at my Toyota dealer for service at about 13K miles, they did a videotaped inspection. It was interesting to see, and when the service tech pulled out the cabin air filter it was clearly filled with dust and other stuff. They did not replace the filter, so I went looking for a high quality replacement and found this for $23 on Amazon: PureFlow HEPA Cabin Air Filter PC99456HX | Fits 2019-2025 Toyota RAV4, Corolla, 2020-2025 Subaru Outback, 2019-2025 Ascent, 2016-2024 Toyota Prius, 2021-2024 Venza, RAV4 Prime

The install seemed difficult at first, but it once I understood the mechanics of the various pieces, it was easy.
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I remove my cabin filter about every 5K miles or so an shake them out and do an inspection. The amount of dirt, leaves, etc. is dependent on the car's driving/storage conditions.

Regardless, I change out by 30K miles or so as the pores in the paper filter are clogged, which will reduce air flow.
 
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