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As a quick summary for you, many dealer service departments break the mechanism controlling the recirc/fresh flap inside the blower housing because untrained techs don’t follow directions to put the system into recirc when they change the cabin filter. Forcing the flap open to access the filter breaks the linkage. It’s a very expensive and difficult repair, requiring removal of the dash and an entire new blower housing. A couple of members on here have had it covered under warranty, but most have not because warranty does not cover negligent breakage of parts. Many of us have repaired the damage on our own, but it’s still quite a task.
you can force it to use inside/recirculating mode for the mean time if that’s what you’re after. just read the thread linked a few posts up.
Hah! Be careful what you wish for. One of the more popular DIY auto repair/maintenance sites has a YouTube on changing the cabin filter that is completely wrong. It shows a guy forcing the door flap up while the system is fresh mode and that’s what breaks the mechanism. The correct way to change the filter is in your owners manual if you want to check things out yourself.
That is.. unfortunate. I assume people are lighting the guy up in the comments section?
When this was originally posted by another member, I saw no way to comment. So far as I know, it’s still out there.
Holy crap that was painful to watch. Step by step videos so they can be thorough but they forgot about reading the owners manual.When this was originally posted by another member, I saw no way to comment. So far as I know, it’s still out there.
Cabin Air Filter Replacement: 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser 5.7L V8
Follow these steps to replace cabin air filter on a 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser 5.7L V8www.carcarekiosk.com
If you are going to attempt to have warranty cover the repair, don’t do anything until go through that quest. If you mess with it, they can claim it’s your fault. In the meantime, you’ll get the best defrost action from having the recirc/fresh door closed——-in the fresh air position. In other words, in the position where you can‘t see the filter. At least that’s the case in Michigan.
