Kepping is car in good conditions is one of the essential responsibilities you need to achieve if you want to keep your vehicle in good condition and avoid unpredicted breakdowns that would require you to spend a lot of cash. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to nearly everybody, such as oil and filter changes, but for others you might not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to concentrate on a less known but equally significant maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Buick Enclave? For this, first we’ll discover where the cabin filter on your Buick Enclave is, and secondly how to change this famous filter, also named pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Buick Enclave?
So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Buick Enclave. According to the year of your car and the series, the filter can be located in three different areas, we will now describe these locations.
Passenger compartment filter positioned in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your Buick Enclave?, we encourage you to take a look at the side of the engine compartment, indeed, it is one of the most preferred spots for car manufacturers. This is just because this is where the Buick Enclave’s external air intake is situated. This is where your vehicule will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is generally based just under the windscreen, at the level of the air vents, you can access it through the bonnet of your automotive, it will be in a plastic box.
Cabin filter which is below the glove box of an Buick Enclave
The second possible position for the cabin filter on your Buick Enclave is under the glove compartment of your motor vehicle. This is the easiest place to access, you will just have to lie down and look under your glove box and you should see a black box containing the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Buick Enclave
Finally, last location where the cabin filter on your Buick Enclave can be located is below your dashboard, to access it you will have to remove your glove box which is almost always held by clips or a screw. Now that this is done, you should see the black box it is in.
How to change the cabin filter of my Buick Enclave?
Finally, we will now show you how to change the cabin filter of your Buick Enclave? Nevertheless this is a rather easy to understand step, it must be done at the right time to avoid problems on your car.
When to change the cabin filter on Buick Enclave?
The big question for a large number of Buick Enclave owners is when to change this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t be reluctant to read our short post on the removal of the service indicator light; nevertheless, for the cabin filter, it’s a whole other question. It should be replaced every year if you use your car regularly or every two years if you drive in the country side and only make short trips. The purpose of this filter is to filter out air harmful particles, allergens and exhaust gases. Do not hesitate to change it more frequently if you drive in city.
How to remove the cabin filter on my Buick Enclave?
Last but not least, the last step that certainly draws you to this publication, how to remove the cabin filter from your Buick Enclave? This step is honestly very common. Once you’ve found the position of the filter, all you have to do is to unclip the box in which it is located and carefully pull it out. Be careful when taking it out to look carefully in which direction it is positioned (you will often find an arrow that gives the direction of the air), so remember to position your new filter in the same direction. You just have to close and re-clip the box and you’re done changing the cabin filter of your Buick Enclave.
If you want more guides on the Buick Enclave, go to our Buick Enclave category.
