Vehicle maintenance is one of the most important tasks you need to achieve if you want to keep your vehicle in good condition and avoid sudden equipment failures that would necessitate you to waste a lot of cash. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to everyone, such as 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 Toyota Tacoma? To do this, first we’ll discover where the cabin filter on your Toyota Tacoma is, and secondly how to change this popular filter, as well named pollen filter.
Where is the cabin filter on my Toyota Tacoma?
So let’s start our article with location of the cabin filter on your Toyota Tacoma. According to the year of your car and the series, the filter can be placed in three different spots, we will now describe these locations.
Passenger compartment filter located in the engine compartment
To find the cabin filter of your Toyota Tacoma?, we suggest you to look at the side of the engine compartment, in fact, it is one of the most chosen places for car manufacturers. This is only mainly because this is where the Toyota Tacoma’s external air intake is positioned. This is where your car will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is most of the time based 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 below the glove box of an Toyota Tacoma
The second possible position for the cabin filter on your Toyota Tacoma 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 Toyota Tacoma
Finally, last spot where the cabin filter on your Toyota Tacoma can be placed is below your dashboard, to access it you will have to take out 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 change the cabin filter of my Toyota Tacoma?
Finally, we will now see how to change the cabin filter of your Toyota Tacoma? Although this is a rather ordinary procedure, it must be done at the right time to prevent problems on your automobile.
When to change the cabin filter on Toyota Tacoma?
The big question for many Toyota Tacoma 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 changed every year if you use your automobile 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 impure substances, allergens and exhaust fumes. Do not hesitate to change it more regularly if you drive in city.
How to take out the cabin filter on my Toyota Tacoma?
Last but not least, the last step that surely draws you to this publication, how to take out the cabin filter from your Toyota Tacoma? This step is actually 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 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 Toyota Tacoma.
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