EWolfe Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 As part of my 10,000 mile tune-up, the guy at Schucks asked me a new question: "Do you want the air conditioning filter too?" Foolishly, I said yes, and I should have changed my mind when he said it needed to be ordered. With a promise that he would tell me where the filter was located, I added the $18 to the tune-up kit. I picked it up today, and of course the "guy" wasn't there. Looking through the owners manual, under 'filter, A/C', all it said was "filter should be replaced every 30,000 miles, see dealer for service." What? I had just paid twenty bucks for a paper filter, and there was NO WAY I was going to pay another $80 to get it installed! Checking under 'air conditioning', it said the filter was located "under the base of the windshield". Aonther 1/2 hour of searching under the hood and under the dash reveiled not a clue, and the firewall under the hood was definitely out. Opening the glove compartment, I saw a duct system behind it. I removed the glove after a little head-scratching, found the filter cover, and found a brace sitting squarely across the 8" x10" filter access panel. The brace was secured well behind the dash well past the center dash console, and anchored behind the dash corner by the passengers door. Shit. To remove the dash required a loosening of 2/3 of the affair, and a wiggling of interconnected pieces. By this time I had removed 16 screw, several bolts, and 4 plastic clips, and was just getting to the blocking brace: Finally, by pulling the middle dash delicately to one side I was able to remove the 6 bolts on the brace, and get full access to the filter assembly: A run of wires were unclipped and pulled aside to finally pull the filter, and: My car has 136,000 miles on it, and it probably had been never changed. For $100 or so, given the parts and labor, little wonder! I wondered how much crap I kicked up, every time I cranked the heat up, as I installed the new filter: Another 45 minutes later, I had the whole affair back together, and zero left over parts: Approach: 10 minutes to Schucks, 40 seconds to parking lot Rating: A 3-hour endeavor, hard moderate-mechanic. Gear: Socket set with swivel and extension, screw gun with extension, 2 Red Hook IPA's and patience. Quote
archenemy Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 Why do you need AC, don't your windows roll down? Quote
Dechristo Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 Cordless drills are the saving grace of our culture. Quote
EWolfe Posted April 3, 2006 Author Posted April 3, 2006 I just found a loose screw. Wonder where it goes... Quote
David Trippett Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 I just found a loose screw. Wonder where it goes... ....must resist desire for smart-ass comment....must resist.... Quote
G-spotter Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 You got pwned! get a Subaru, it takes me 5 minutes with a screwdriver to change mine. Quote
DirtyHarry Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 Yeah but the lesbian gets angry everytime you make her move. Quote
EWolfe Posted April 3, 2006 Author Posted April 3, 2006 I did get pwned. But not as pwned as if I had gone to the dealer! Quote
archenemy Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 Funny, lesbians are usually easy to ply with a screwdriver. Just be sure there is lots of vodka in it and you'll be fine. Quote
olyclimber Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 Funny, lesbians are usually easy to ply with a screwdriver. Just be sure there is lots of vodka in it and you'll be fine. do tell us the whole story! Quote
EWolfe Posted April 3, 2006 Author Posted April 3, 2006 Why do the larger, short-haired lesbians always seem so angry? Do they need their filters changed Quote
olyclimber Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 You're weird. well, now you know. feel free to PM me with all the details. Quote
griz Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 Don't you think you need a new hobby or life when you actually spend the time photographing changing your own AC filter ? Perhaps the next time I get shit faced drunk and take a dump on my neighbor's lawn I'll document that and do my first TR for cc.com too. Quote
DirtyHarry Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 Well, that would be infinitely more compelling than the rest of the worthless shit you spew here. Quote
EWolfe Posted April 3, 2006 Author Posted April 3, 2006 Is that a Tahoe you're driving? Nope. CR-V. Griz, go stuff yourself in a hole. Quote
willstrickland Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 Try putting a fuel filter in a lesbaru sometime Quote
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