Vehicle maintenance is one of the essential responsibilities you need to achieve if you want to keep your vehicle in good condition and avoid sudden malfunctions that would necessitate you to spend a lot of money. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to everyone, just like oil and filter changes, but for others you may not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to look into a less notorious but equally significant maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Lancia Ypsilon? For this, first we’ll find out where the cabin filter on your Lancia Ypsilon is, and secondly how to change this popular filter, also called pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Lancia Ypsilon?
So let’s start our article with location of the cabin filter on your Lancia Ypsilon. Determined by the year of your vehicle and the series, the filter can be found in three different areas, we will now describe these locations.
Passenger compartment filter located in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your Lancia Ypsilon?, we advise you to check out the side of the engine compartment, in truth, it is one of the most preferred places for car manufacturers. This is simply simply because this is where the Lancia Ypsilon’s external air intake is placed. This is where your car will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is most of the time placed just below the windscreen, at the level of the air vents, you can access it through the bonnet of your car, it will be in a plastic box.
Cabin filter which is under the glove box of an Lancia Ypsilon
The second possible position for the cabin filter on your Lancia Ypsilon 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 find a black box including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Lancia Ypsilon
Finally, last location where the cabin filter on your Lancia Ypsilon can be found is under your dashboard, to access it you will have to take off 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 change the cabin filter of my Lancia Ypsilon?
Finally, we will now see how to change the cabin filter of your Lancia Ypsilon? Although this is a rather easy to understand procedure, it must be done at the right time to prevent concerns on your motor vehicle.
When to change the cabin filter on Lancia Ypsilon?
The big question for most Lancia Ypsilon 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 article on the removal of the service indicator light; however, for the cabin filter, it’s a entire other question. It should be replaced every year if you use your motor 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 fumes. Do not hesitate to change it more regularly if you drive in city.
How to take off the cabin filter on my Lancia Ypsilon?
Last but not least, the last step that definitely attracts you to this publication, how to take off the cabin filter from your Lancia Ypsilon? This step is seriously very basic. 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 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 Lancia Ypsilon.
If you have any further questions about the Lancia Ypsilon, do not hesitate to consult our Lancia Ypsilon category.
