Kepping is car in good conditions is one of the important duties you need to achieve if you want to keep your car in good condition and avoid sudden equipment failures that would necessitate you to waste a lot of cash. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to almost all people, 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 known but equally crucial maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Opel Astra? To do this, first we’ll see where the cabin filter on your Opel Astra is, and secondly how to replace this popular filter, also named pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Opel Astra?
So let’s start our short post with location of the cabin filter on your Opel Astra. According to the year of your vehicle and the series, the filter can be placed in three different places, we will now detail these locations.
Passenger compartment filter positioned in the engine compartment
To locate the cabin filter of your Opel Astra?, we advise you to take a look at the side of the engine compartment, in truth, it is one of the most preferred locations for car manufacturers. This is only simply because this is where the Opel Astra’s external air intake is placed. This is where your car will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is most of the time located just under 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 under the glove box of an Opel Astra
The second possible location for the cabin filter on your Opel Astra is under the glove compartment of your car. This is the simplest 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 Opel Astra
Finally, last location where the cabin filter on your Opel Astra can be placed is under your dashboard, to access it you will have to take off your glove box which is usually 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 Opel Astra?
Finally, we will now show you how to replace the cabin filter of your Opel Astra? Although this is a rather simple technique, it must be done at the right time to avoid complications on your motor vehicle.
When to replace the cabin filter on Opel Astra?
The big query for a large number of Opel Astra owners is when to replace this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t hesitate to consult 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 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 impure substances, allergens and exhaust fumes. Do not hesitate to replace it more frequently if you drive in city.
How to take off the cabin filter on my Opel Astra?
Last but not least, the last step that certainly attracts you to this publication, how to take off the cabin filter from your Opel Astra? This step is seriously 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 Opel Astra.
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