Vehicle maintenance is one of the crucial duties you need to do if you want to keep your automobile in good condition and avoid unforeseen malfunctions that would necessitate you to waste a lot of money. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to everyone, including oil and filter changes, but for others you might not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to focus on a less known but equally important maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Chevrolet Cobalt? To do this, first we’ll discover where the cabin filter on your Chevrolet Cobalt is, and secondly how to replace this famous filter, also named pollen filter.

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Where is the cabin filter on my Chevrolet Cobalt?

So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Chevrolet Cobalt. Determined by the year of your car and the series, the filter can be located in three different places, we will now describe these locations.

Passenger compartment filter found in the engine compartment

To find the cabin filter of your Chevrolet Cobalt?, we suggest you to check out the side of the engine compartment, in reality, it is one of the most preferred spots for car manufacturers. This is simply because this is where the Chevrolet Cobalt’s external air intake is located. This is where your vehicule will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is most of the time found just below 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 underneath the glove box of an Chevrolet Cobalt

The second possible position for the cabin filter on your Chevrolet Cobalt is under the glove compartment of your car. 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 including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.

Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Chevrolet Cobalt

Finally, last position where the cabin filter on your Chevrolet Cobalt can be located is underneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to take off your glove box which is in general held by clips or a screw. Once this is done, you should see the black box it is in.

How to replace the cabin filter of my Chevrolet Cobalt?

Finally, we will now discover how to replace the cabin filter of your Chevrolet Cobalt? Even though this is a rather ordinary procedure, it must be done at the right time to prevent problems on your automobile.

When to replace the cabin filter on Chevrolet Cobalt?

The big question for a good number of Chevrolet Cobalt owners is when to replace this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t hesitate to consult 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 automobile 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 impurities, allergens and exhaust fumes. Do not hesitate to replace it more frequently if you drive in city.

How to take off the cabin filter on my Chevrolet Cobalt?

Last but not least, the last step that definitely attracts you to this instruction, how to take off the cabin filter from your Chevrolet Cobalt? This step is actually very common. Once you’ve found the location of the filter, all you have to do is to unclip the box in which it is located and gently 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 Chevrolet Cobalt.

If you wish more tutorials on the Chevrolet Cobalt, go to our Chevrolet Cobalt category.