Vehicle maintenance is one of the most important duties you need to achieve if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid unpredicted breakdowns 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 look into a less notorious but equally significant maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Lincoln Navigator? To do this, first we’ll discover where the cabin filter on your Lincoln Navigator is, and secondly how to replace this popular filter, as well known as pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Lincoln Navigator?
So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Lincoln Navigator. Based on the year of your motor vehicle and the series, the filter can be located in three different areas, we will now describe these locations.
Passenger compartment filter positioned in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your Lincoln Navigator?, we encourage you to look at the side of the engine compartment, indeed, it is one of the most chosen locations for car producers. This is simply mainly because this is where the Lincoln Navigator’s external air intake is situated. This is where your car 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 car, it will be in a plastic box.
Cabin filter which is underneath the glove box of an Lincoln Navigator
The second possible area for the cabin filter on your Lincoln Navigator is under the glove compartment of your motor vehicle. This is the least difficult place to access, you will just have to lie down and look under your glove box and you should find a black box containing the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.
Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Lincoln Navigator
Finally, last position where the cabin filter on your Lincoln Navigator can be located is underneath your dashboard, to access it you will have to remove your glove box which is generally 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 Lincoln Navigator?
Finally, we will now show you how to replace the cabin filter of your Lincoln Navigator? Even though this is a rather simple step, it must be done at the right time to avoid complications on your car.
When to replace the cabin filter on Lincoln Navigator?
The big question for a good number of Lincoln Navigator 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 consult our short post 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 and only make short trips. The purpose of this filter is to filter out air impure substances, 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 Lincoln Navigator?
Last but not least, the last step that surely draws you to this instruction, how to remove the cabin filter from your Lincoln Navigator? 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 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 Lincoln Navigator.
If you need more guides on the Lincoln Navigator, go to our Lincoln Navigator category.
