1. Welcome to Tacoma World!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all Tacoma discussion topics
    • Communicate privately with other Tacoma owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site
    Quick Links: 2011 audio upgrade questions Exhaust tip/tips painted black Bandland 9,000lb Winch Stripped/Damage Wheel Stud Synthetic Oil yes or no 2014 Tacoma Oil Change & Valve Chatter

Cabin air filter was a little dirty!

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by L J, Jun 23, 2019.

Page 2 of 3
  1. Jun 23, 2019 at 11:03 AM
    #21
    Clearwater Bill

    #21
    Clearwater Bill Never answer an anonymous letter

    Joined:
    Oct 11, 2014
    Member:
    #140097
    Messages:
    22,568
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Billy
    Largo Florida
    Vehicle:
    '13 5 lug AC w/convenience package
    A few OE parts from fancy trucks
    Clearwater Bill, Jun 23, 2019
    #21
    JGO and BlkDakDave like this.
  2. Jun 23, 2019 at 11:15 AM
    #22
    L J

    #22
    L J [OP] Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 16, 2010
    Member:
    #33339
    Messages:
    859
    Gender:
    Male
    Illinois
    Vehicle:
    07 4X4 SR5 TRD Sport DCLB
    ^^^Now I want to take the cowl off and clean all that mess up. Was it just the nut holding the wiper arm on after popping the plastic cover off it?
     
    L J, Jun 23, 2019
    #22
  3. Jun 23, 2019 at 11:20 AM
    #23
    jwctaco

    #23
    jwctaco Victim of a well spent youth

    Joined:
    Sep 5, 2015
    Member:
    #163478
    Messages:
    8,081
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Jim
    SW Michigan
    Vehicle:
    23’ T4R, Alice, the fishing car
    I buy stock cabin filters online, usually 3 at a time. Check and clean every 5k, spray a little Febreze on the filter, nice and fresh.
     
    jwctaco, Jun 23, 2019
    #23
  4. Jun 23, 2019 at 11:26 AM
    #24
    spitdog

    #24
    spitdog Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 2, 2014
    Member:
    #137440
    Messages:
    3,713
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2015 Access Cab V6 4x4 SR5 MGM
    I bet it’s similar to this.


    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZIBSs3B4c
     
    spitdog, Jun 23, 2019
    #24
  5. Jun 23, 2019 at 12:19 PM
    #25
    BlkDakDave

    #25
    BlkDakDave Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 20, 2012
    Member:
    #89422
    Messages:
    1,045
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    David
    CC TX
    Vehicle:
    07 AC PreRunner TRD/Off Road
    BlkDakDave, Jun 23, 2019
    #25
    Clearwater Bill[QUOTED] likes this.
  6. Jun 23, 2019 at 12:25 PM
    #26
    Clearwater Bill

    #26
    Clearwater Bill Never answer an anonymous letter

    Joined:
    Oct 11, 2014
    Member:
    #140097
    Messages:
    22,568
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Billy
    Largo Florida
    Vehicle:
    '13 5 lug AC w/convenience package
    A few OE parts from fancy trucks
    Yes. And the arm spring tension. Since its a splined shaft you have to lift on the arm a bit to make any tension even out, then just lift straight up at the mounting location.
     
    Clearwater Bill, Jun 23, 2019
    #26
  7. Jun 23, 2019 at 12:29 PM
    #27
    alexplb

    #27
    alexplb Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 23, 2019
    Member:
    #280401
    Messages:
    978
    Gender:
    Male
    Every time I buy a used car of any kind that’s the first thing I check for and the air filter those are two main things that people don’t really think about
     
    alexplb, Jun 23, 2019
    #27
  8. Jun 23, 2019 at 12:44 PM
    #28
    BillsSR5

    #28
    BillsSR5 Looking out for #1

    Joined:
    Apr 12, 2017
    Member:
    #216032
    Messages:
    8,690
    First Name:
    bill
    Vehicle:
    2014 SR5
     
    BillsSR5, Jun 23, 2019
    #28
  9. Jun 23, 2019 at 1:15 PM
    #29
    george3

    #29
    george3 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 8, 2008
    Member:
    #7173
    Messages:
    4,526
    New Jersey
    Vehicle:
    2008 2.7 Manual Trans Tacoma
    Seat belt beeper, Cabelas (Weathertech) floor liner gray, Covercraft Seat Savers in Taupe, Protecta Heavy Duty Rubber Truck Bed Mat, Pop n Lock PL5200, Pace Edwards Full Metal JackRabbit, Wolverine oil pan heater, Scangauge2, afe pro dry s filter, Remote Underbody 4 Piece LED Light Kit (White) used as Bed light, DIY Washable Cabin Air Filter, PA15-TOY, 4x4 Illuminated Switch, full synthetic, Redline Tuning Hood Support, Smittybilt Nerf Steps black powder-coated
    Will Rogers - LOL
     
    george3, Jun 23, 2019
    #29
  10. Jun 23, 2019 at 1:16 PM
    #30
    birry

    #30
    birry Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2012
    Member:
    #88370
    Messages:
    604
    Gender:
    Male
    Oklahoma City, OK
    Vehicle:
    2008 4x4 DCSB
    OME 885, Bilstein 5100's, Wheeler's (single) AAL
    Yup. About what mine looked like when I decided to replace it!
     
    birry, Jun 23, 2019
    #30
  11. Jun 23, 2019 at 1:36 PM
    #31
    IwasDacapsterAz

    #31
    IwasDacapsterAz Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 8, 2018
    Member:
    #262094
    Messages:
    199
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Cap
    Vehicle:
    14 4w4 Taco Access
    Bamf and Bilstien
    [​IMG]
     
    IwasDacapsterAz, Jun 23, 2019
    #31
  12. Jun 23, 2019 at 1:38 PM
    #32
    spitdog

    #32
    spitdog Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 2, 2014
    Member:
    #137440
    Messages:
    3,713
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2015 Access Cab V6 4x4 SR5 MGM
    Is this how the leaves and debris gets into and collects in the door jam area where the rubber plug is covering it? I always have to pull that rubber plug back and vacuum that crap out. How do you stop that?
     
    spitdog, Jun 23, 2019
    #32
  13. Jun 23, 2019 at 1:49 PM
    #33
    L J

    #33
    L J [OP] Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 16, 2010
    Member:
    #33339
    Messages:
    859
    Gender:
    Male
    Illinois
    Vehicle:
    07 4X4 SR5 TRD Sport DCLB
    Pulled the cowl and took it all apart to clean it. This is what was under there.
    2F7A505D-3044-4293-8CAB-F8DF1FACCC5D.jpg
    And the other side.
    25B14912-3883-4C42-97F7-F004A9FE9E1D.jpg

    Those two plastic cups were full of junk and there is a drain at the back of each that needed to be cleared out.
     

    Attached Files:

    Last edited: Jun 23, 2019
    L J, Jun 23, 2019
    #33
    spitdog and Clearwater Bill[QUOTED] like this.
  14. Jun 23, 2019 at 1:49 PM
    #34
    Clearwater Bill

    #34
    Clearwater Bill Never answer an anonymous letter

    Joined:
    Oct 11, 2014
    Member:
    #140097
    Messages:
    22,568
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Billy
    Largo Florida
    Vehicle:
    '13 5 lug AC w/convenience package
    A few OE parts from fancy trucks
    Post 21.

    The screen and hot glue step.

    While even that won't be 100%, you'll be shocked at how much it helps.
     
    Clearwater Bill, Jun 23, 2019
    #34
    spitdog[QUOTED] likes this.
  15. Jun 23, 2019 at 2:24 PM
    #35
    spitdog

    #35
    spitdog Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 2, 2014
    Member:
    #137440
    Messages:
    3,713
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2015 Access Cab V6 4x4 SR5 MGM
    I think I will do this tomorrow. My truck sleeps under a tree
     
    spitdog, Jun 23, 2019
    #35
  16. Jun 23, 2019 at 3:24 PM
    #36
    L J

    #36
    L J [OP] Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 16, 2010
    Member:
    #33339
    Messages:
    859
    Gender:
    Male
    Illinois
    Vehicle:
    07 4X4 SR5 TRD Sport DCLB
    I used the dirt line under my wipers to realign them.
     
    L J, Jun 23, 2019
    #36
    Clearwater Bill and BeardedOne like this.
  17. Jun 23, 2019 at 4:00 PM
    #37
    Crooked Beat

    #37
    Crooked Beat Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 5, 2008
    Member:
    #9017
    Messages:
    297
    GTA
    Vehicle:
    2021 Tacoma DCLB SR
    This is also a prime spot for rust to start.
     
    Crooked Beat, Jun 23, 2019
    #37
  18. Jun 23, 2019 at 4:16 PM
    #38
    spitdog

    #38
    spitdog Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 2, 2014
    Member:
    #137440
    Messages:
    3,713
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2015 Access Cab V6 4x4 SR5 MGM
    Yep, everything I vacuum I always do those also. There’s always something in there.
     
    spitdog, Jun 23, 2019
    #38
  19. Jun 23, 2019 at 4:24 PM
    #39
    JL8Jeff

    #39
    JL8Jeff Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 6, 2018
    Member:
    #243662
    Messages:
    983
    First Name:
    Jeff
    Ewing, NJ
    Vehicle:
    2013 Tacoma reg cab
    OME 885/nitros, SPC UCA, 305/65/17, AAL
    This is the pile of pine needles I pulled out from the passenger front fender in front of the door. You really need to keep an eye on that area like mentioned.

    truck_needles.jpg
     
    JL8Jeff, Jun 23, 2019
    #39
    whatstcp likes this.
  20. Jun 23, 2019 at 4:25 PM
    #40
    maineah

    #40
    maineah Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 24, 2011
    Member:
    #53641
    Messages:
    6,614
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Tim
    Maine
    Vehicle:
    4X4 SR5 V6 6spd
    maineah, Jun 23, 2019
    #40
Page 2 of 3

Products Discussed in

EPAuto CP374 (CF10374) Replacement for Toyota/Dodge/Pontiac Premium Cabin Air Filter includes Activated Carbon
$12.87
FRAM Fresh Breeze Cabin Air Filter with Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, CF10374 for Dodge/Toyota Vehicles
$12.49
To Top