LX470 Cabin Air Filter Replacement DIY (7 Viewers)

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also, this cover is NOT the easiest to remove. Mine is a very tight fit behind the small plastic trim piece. Having to wedge it/shimmy in/out and up/down

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I agree, I thought for sure I was going to break something. It's possible to get it out to the right just take your time. Remember there are a few sneaky screws off to the left that may still be secure.
 
also, this cover is NOT the easiest to remove. Mine is a very tight fit behind the small plastic trim piece. Having to wedge it/shimmy in/out and up/down

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for me, it was not the plastic piece causing the tight fit, but that metal tap just visible on the left side of the picture.

eneded up looping a thin strap around it and using a winch attached through the inside of the vehicle, through the open hatch to the rear pumper. winched it ever so slightly until I had enough room to pull the door out.

then used my bottle jack to push the problem area back in place.

rube goldberg contraption for the win:cheers:

quite the cluster.
 
for me, it was not the plastic piece causing the tight fit, but that metal tap just visible on the left side of the picture.

eneded up looping a thin strap around it and using a winch attached through the inside of the vehicle, through the open hatch to the rear pumper. winched it ever so slightly until I had enough room to pull the door out.

then used my bottle jack to push the problem area back in place.

rube goldberg contraption for the win:cheers:

quite the cluster.
=] That's wild.
I just shoved a pry bar in there and bent everything out of the way and prayed nothing would break. Suppose there's more than one way to skin a cat.
 
for me, it was not the plastic piece causing the tight fit, but that metal tap just visible on the left side of the picture.

eneded up looping a thin strap around it and using a winch attached through the inside of the vehicle, through the open hatch to the rear pumper. winched it ever so slightly until I had enough room to pull the door out.

then used my bottle jack to push the problem area back in place.

rube goldberg contraption for the win:cheers:

quite the cluster.
here are the gory pictures:

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Recommend googling the PN and pick the best price and availability. The online parts places always beat the dealer price. When installing the little gasket, recommend using something like silicon sealer used in pool components to help it stay in place while you are reassembling. Thanks to all the contributors on this 17 year old thread that is still helping new Cruiserheads make things better.
Yes! Glad this thread is still active. Question: anyone know why the post 02s didn’t have the cabin air filter door? Why would it be left out? I change my Tundra’s cabin air filters once a year and they are pretty grimy at that point 😅
 
What a dolt. I never found the second filter on my various replacements, but this video shows that they are stacked. - around 4 minutes.

Guess I will take it apart again and find the 2nd one.
 
Yes! Glad this thread is still active. Question: anyone know why the post 02s didn’t have the cabin air filter door? Why would it be left out? I change my Tundra’s cabin air filters once a year and they are pretty grimy at that point 😅
Ever 6 months for me. By then, the smell of a moldy diaper starts to reappear.
 
Hopefully, you vacuumed out debris and flushed the drip line.

Definitely vacuumed. Did not flush any line however. You're referencing the A/C evaporator drip line?

Where do I access in relation to my photo? I didn't notice it

Coat hanger or some sort of trimmer line to clear? Thanks!
 
Small port in the back of trough debris is in. Hose attaches to it and comes out firewall. I use compressed air, to blow into hose from firewall. Blow debris out filter area. I set up my shop vac, inside filter areas as I blow.
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My use case is reducing wildfire smoke. Is anyone making a MERV 13 filter yet in this form factor? I haven't seen ratings
on Densos or any others at all--which tells me they're not true hepa (merv13+). Maybe a custom one could be made?The one in our hvac system had to be custom made apparently, so it must be possible??

This says the majority of wildfire smoke (of concern) is 2.5 to 0.1 microns:
So options so far are...

1. "AirTrchnik": Says it filters 5 micron and larger. So not totally effective for wildfire:

2. Denso: "captures dirt particles of multiple sizes", so not rated.

3. Lexus 88568-60010. No rating I can find:

4. Not an option but getting warmer, from Bosch: doesn't fit the LX and still probably doesn't pick up wildfire
smoke.

"...meet High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) standards based on test standard ASTM D2986, and provide filtration efficiency of 99.97% at 0.3 microns*."

 
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