Vehicle maintenance is one of the crucial responsibilities you need to achieve if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid unforeseen equipment failures that would require you to spend a lot of cash. Some maintenance work seem obvious to almost everyone, just like oil and filter replacing, but for others you may not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to look into a less known but equally essential maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my GMC Savana? For this, first we’ll see where the cabin filter on your GMC Savana is, and secondly how to replace this famous filter, also called pollen filter.

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Where is the cabin filter on my GMC Savana?

So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your GMC Savana. According to the year of your car and the series, the filter can be placed in three different spots, we will now detail these locations.

Passenger compartment filter situated in the engine compartment

To locate the cabin filter of your GMC Savana?, we advise you to look at the side of the engine compartment, in reality, it is one of the most chosen spots for car makers. This is simply mainly because this is where the GMC Savana’s external air intake is placed. This is where your motor vehicle will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is generally located 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 below the glove box of an GMC Savana

The second possible location for the cabin filter on your GMC Savana 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 find out a black box containing the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.

Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your GMC Savana

Finally, last position where the cabin filter on your GMC Savana can be placed is below your dashboard, to access it you will have to remove your glove box which is in most cases 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 GMC Savana?

Finally, we will now see how to replace the cabin filter of your GMC Savana? Nevertheless this is a rather common maneuver, it must be done at the right time to avoid concerns on your car.

When to replace the cabin filter on GMC Savana?

The big query for a good number of GMC Savana owners is when to replace 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; however, for the cabin filter, it’s a whole other question. It should be changed 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 impurities, allergens and exhaust gas. Do not hesitate to replace it more frequently if you drive in city.

How to remove the cabin filter on my GMC Savana?

Last but not least, the last step that certainly attracts you to this instruction, how to remove the cabin filter from your GMC Savana? This step is honestly very basic. 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 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 GMC Savana.

To find more tips on the GMC Savana, take a look at the GMC Savana category.