Vehicle maintenance is one of the important duties you need to achieve if you want to keep your automobile in good condition and avoid unpredicted equipment failures that would require you to spend a lot of cash. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to everyone, 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 notorious but equally crucial maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Chevrolet Corvette? To do this, first we’ll discover where the cabin filter on your Chevrolet Corvette is, and secondly how to replace this popular filter, as well named pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Chevrolet Corvette?
So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Chevrolet Corvette. Based on the year of your motor vehicle and the series, the filter can be placed in three different spots, we will now describe these locations.
Passenger compartment filter located in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your Chevrolet Corvette?, we recommend you to look at the side of the engine compartment, in truth, it is one of the most chosen locations for car makers. This is only cause this is where the Chevrolet Corvette’s external air intake is placed. This is where your car will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is most of the time based just beneath the windscreen, at the level of the air vents, you can access it through the bonnet of your motor vehicle, it will be in a plastic box.
Cabin filter which is beneath the glove box of an Chevrolet Corvette
The second possible location for the cabin filter on your Chevrolet Corvette is under the glove compartment of your car. This is the least complicated place to access, you will just have to lie down and look under your glove box and you should recognize a black box containing the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Chevrolet Corvette
Finally, last location where the cabin filter on your Chevrolet Corvette can be placed is beneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to take out your glove box which is commonly 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 Corvette?
Finally, we will now teach you how to replace the cabin filter of your Chevrolet Corvette? Nevertheless this is a rather easy to understand technique, it must be done at the right time to prevent complications on your vehicle.
When to replace the cabin filter on Chevrolet Corvette?
The big question for most Chevrolet Corvette owners is when to replace this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t hesitate to read our short post on the removal of the service indicator light; nevertheless, for the cabin filter, it’s a entire other question. It should be replaced every year if you use your vehicle regularly or every two years if you drive in the country and only make short trips. The purpose of this filter is to filter out air pollutants, allergens and exhaust gases. Do not hesitate to replace it more regularly if you drive in city.
How to take out the cabin filter on my Chevrolet Corvette?
Last but not least, the last step that definitely attracts you to this guide, how to take out the cabin filter from your Chevrolet Corvette? This step is in fact 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 softly 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 Corvette.
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