Kepping is car in good conditions is one of the essential responsibilities you need to achieve if you want to keep your automobile in good condition and avoid unforeseen breakdowns that would necessitate 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 may not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to concentrate on a less notorious but equally important maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Lexus ES? To do this, first we’ll see where the cabin filter on your Lexus ES is, and secondly how to replace this popular filter, also known as pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Lexus ES?
So let’s start our article content with location of the cabin filter on your Lexus ES. According to the year of your motor vehicle and the series, the filter can be placed 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 Lexus ES?, we encourage you to check out the side of the engine compartment, in fact, it is one of the most preferred spots for car producers. This is only simply because this is where the Lexus ES’s external air intake is installed. This is where your car will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is most of the time located just below 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 underneath the glove box of an Lexus ES
The second possible area for the cabin filter on your Lexus ES 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 find out a black box including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Lexus ES
Finally, last spot where the cabin filter on your Lexus ES can be placed is underneath 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. Now that this is done, you should see the black box it is in.
How to replace the cabin filter of my Lexus ES?
Finally, we will now show you how to replace the cabin filter of your Lexus ES? Nevertheless this is a rather common procedure, it must be done at the right time to prevent problems on your car.
When to replace the cabin filter on Lexus ES?
The big question for a large number of Lexus ES 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 article content on the removal of the service indicator light; however, for the cabin filter, it’s a entire 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 pollutants, allergens and exhaust fumes. Do not hesitate to replace it more regularly if you drive in city.
How to take off the cabin filter on my Lexus ES?
Last but not least, the last step that definitely attracts you to this publication, how to take off the cabin filter from your Lexus ES? This step is in fact very simple. 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 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 Lexus ES.
If you want more tutorials on the Lexus ES, go to our Lexus ES category.
