Cabin Air Filter

[ctrcbob]

OK Pahaska, you have a dust problem with YOUR Gennie. Mia Culpa.

In my case, I keep my Climate Control on Automatic, the recycle seldom comes on, I open the windows and often open the moonroof, and I DON'T have any dust problem.

Now someone please tell me how to keep the floor mats clean. (thats DIRT - grin)

 

[Pahaska]

The black mats are a real pain to keep looking good. My Azera had beige mats that didn't show nearly a much dirt. Even my truck, with a black interior, has gray mats that are better than the black.

I keep looking at the wall-mounted garage vacuum at Costco that will reach both my Gennie and my wife's car. That would really be convenient.

I'm betting my wife will be driving a new Tuscon very soon. I looked one over yesterday and I am really impressed.

 

[Mark_888]

The black mats are a real pain to keep looking good. My Azera had beige mats that didn't show nearly a much dirt. Even my truck, with a black interior, has gray mats that are better than the black.

I keep looking at the wall-mounted garage vacuum at Costco that will reach both my Gennie and my wife's car. That would really be convenient.

I knew that when I got a black interior that I would need a vacuum for the garage, and I purchased a small Craftsman (Sears) vacuum that has a hefty 5 HP peak and 4 gallon capacity, and is easy to move around. I can reach both sides of the car from one side with both extensions attached. They also make a nice wall-mounted vac. Check their website for sales.

 

[nearwater]

Gotta disagree. The dust flakes are of a consistent color and size and I do not have the problem with my truck which has a dark interior and is used in the same conditions.

Definitely a dust problem with the Gennie.

I agree. I've never had this kind of problem on my older cars(5 of em), and they were all purchased new.
I wouldn't go too far and call it a 'problem' but it is unusual.
Not that it disturbs me a lot or anything, but I hope this dusting goes away after a while.

ctrcbob, I guess you're the lucky one. Or maybe you don't notice it as much as some of us do.

Dan

 

[Pahaska]

I just had an oil change and they threw in a hand car wash by the guys that get new purchased cars ready for delivery. They took most of an hour and the car looked like the first day I had it. Not a speck of dust anywhere.

It began to drizzle, just as they finished the car, so there was no dust in the air. I drove it about 25 miles and by the the time I arrived home, there was a small scattering of the same tiny light tan particles on the plood and the ledges under the GPS and the instruments.

The particle color matches my seats and I am convinced that the particles are expelled from the perforations in the seats when someone sits down. Just my take.

 

[scottdk]

This car is loaded with electronics and electronics attract a lot of dust Folks. I guess it's your call if you feel it's excessive, although I don't and I have black interior.

 

[ctrcbob]

As for changing out the cabin filter, my (wifes) 02 Continental has 75,000 miles on it and the cabin filter has NEVER been changed. Still has great airflow!

 

[Speedy71]

Sterling Dave is referring to the engine air filter. On page 7-22 are instructions for the engine air filter. On page 7-24 are photos to drop the glove box.

 

[ctrcbob]

I just put in my first cabin air filter replacement. It was very difficult and took me an hour to accomplish (and I am experienced in doing these kinds of preventive maintenance types of things.) By the way my car is an 09 and is one year old, and wow did the filter need to be replaced. Also as info, I was quoted $31 dollars for the filter at a dealer but I got two (2) OEM cabin filters from EBAY for a total of $21.93 (which included $ 5.95 shipping charge).
The clips are really,really hard to remove even using all of the good advice mentioned above. I would like to add the following that some people might find useful;
1) I could not begin to remove the clips by hand. I had to pry/pull them off using a combination of a flat head screwdriver and needle nose pliers.
2) I finally determined that what worked best for me was to open the glove compartment about halfway (down) when removing the clips. This seemed to give the clips more space to rotate, which it appeared is necessary for them to be removed.
3) After removing the clips I still had to do another step that is NOT mentioned in my owner's manual. On the left side of the glove box just outside the left edge, I found a rod that also restrains the glove box from fully lowering to the point that is necessary in order to get to the plate that you remove to get to the filter itself. This rod snaps in and out of the glove box and is somewhat hard to get to.
4) Again, at least for me, this was a difficult job. As a point of interest I did my daughter's Sonata a few days ago. The cabin filter is also located behind the glove box but it was a very easy 5 minute job. It used a different type of clips and everything was just so much easier to get to and to get on and off.

A few weeks ago, I tried getting those clips out. Tried using a screwdriver and pliers, and all that happened was I mangled the clips. OK, at the next oil change, I had the tech do it. He showed me that in order to get the clips out, I had to SLIGHTLY LIFT the glove box door. Clips came right out. Said that without slightly lifting the glove box door, the clips will never come out.
OK, it cost me their labor and part charge, but next time I know.

Also, the filter that was removed does not look at all dirty. That is, the material is not white to start with, but a gray material. When I spread the pleats, not very dirty for 27xxx miles on it. I kept the old filter, and will vacume and clean it, and re-use if and when I decide to change out the new filter. (BTW, my Continental still has the original Cabin Filter and the car has 87xxx miles on it, plus the air flows through the filter very well.)

 

[Speedy71]

I just cleaed my cabin air filter and not one post has the correct information for dropping the glove box so that you can access the panel that the air filter is behind. I promise that the information below is accurate and correct.

1. Locate the arm holding the glove box on the left side of the box. Using a small screwdriver and a flashlight pry the arm out of the donut hole holding it in place. It will pop out using gentle force.

2. The clips inside the box are actually rubber stoppers to quiet the box when it is opened. They are not attached to any arms. They are difficult to remove the first time. Here goes.....

3. After removing the arm from the hole on the left side of the glove box, you must close the box slightly to remove the inside clips. Grab the rear underside of the clip with your index finger nail and pull from the side wall toward the center of the glove box. As it starts to give, slide the clip forward and continue to gently pull toward the center of the glove box. It will feel like the plastic will break, but don''t worry. Remember as it begins to pull away from the side you must slide it forward slightly as you continue to pull. Repeat for the other side.

If you break the clip, as I did, do not worry. One clip is good enough to keep the glove box from making any noise when it drops open. If a part of the plastic piece does break, you can still reinstall it. These two clips inside the glove box are "over engineered" for their purpose. Once removed you will see what I mean.

I hope this helps all my fellow Hyundai Genesis owners.

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[newgory]

It is very easy to remove the clips,but you must lift the glove box door a couple of inches.If not the weight of the lid makes it impossible.

 

[newgory]

Also had dust problem,found the filter does not fit snug and dust passes on each side of the filter.Before inserting the filter i rapped with two rounds of 3/8 weather stripping,no more dust on dash and nav screen.

 

[cbdream99]

Thanks guys, I just changed mine at today 17500 miles. The clip is quite easy to pull out as long as the glove box is half dropped and use a small jewelery flathead to pry it out. The rod on the left hand side is snap in, at first I am afraid breaking the plastic but using a bigger flat head make it easier. It took me less than 30 mins to finish the job including the hesitancy. The filter is dirty though..

 

[JDC]

I just cleaed my cabin air filter and not one post has the correct information for dropping the glove box so that you can access the panel that the air filter is behind. I promise that the information below is accurate and correct.

1. Locate the arm holding the glove box on the left side of the box. Using a small screwdriver and a flashlight pry the arm out of the donut hole holding it in place. It will pop out using gentle force.

2. The clips inside the box are actually rubber stoppers to quiet the box when it is opened. They are not attached to any arms. They are difficult to remove the first time. Here goes.....

3. After removing the arm from the hole on the left side of the glove box, you must close the box slightly to remove the inside clips. Grab the rear underside of the clip with your index finger nail and pull from the side wall toward the center of the glove box. As it starts to give, slide the clip forward and continue to gently pull toward the center of the glove box. It will feel like the plastic will break, but don''t worry. Remember as it begins to pull away from the side you must slide it forward slightly as you continue to pull. Repeat for the other side.

If you break the clip, as I did, do not worry. One clip is good enough to keep the glove box from making any noise when it drops open. If a part of the plastic piece does break, you can still reinstall it. These two clips inside the glove box are "over engineered" for their purpose. Once removed you will see what I mean.

I hope this helps all my fellow Hyundai Genesis owners.

Instructions worked excellently. If you keep the compartment up some, as you follow the above directions, when you are prying and pulling the inside clips out and off, they will come out and off very easily. To do the whole removal thing above, about 1-2 minutes. Leaving the compartment up as much as you can, with just enough arm space helps tremendously, as the side walls next to the compartment walls haves cut outs for the clips body to shift into, so when the compartment is up as much as possible, the clips body shifts into the cut outs, just before they come out fully - into the compartment.

If you do not have the compartment up high enough, the clips body will not have any or enough room to easily slide out - as they become crammed between the side walls and compartment wall, and it will be a hard fight.

Speeds, thanks for the instructions and the others who had the critical clue of keeping the compartment up (as high as you can keep it... really).

Also, I first shop-vac'ed the cabin filter, then used very mild soapy water, rinsed, and it is good as new.

 

[sandy]

I checked youtube for a demo on removing the glove box clips and found this (it's for an Elantra but the clips are the same as on the Genesis). Amazing how easy once you know the "trick".

But I'm not sure what the trick is to emoving the old filter????

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GwCkzeDooQ"]YouTube- ‪Hyundai Elantra 2009 HD Cabin Filter Replacement - Right clip‬‎[/nomedia]

 

[sandy]

OK, mission accomplished. filters out. sure helps when you shine a light on things. shook out what little stuff there was...hardly anything after 20,000 miles. probably pick up a new filter next time at the dealer.

 

[vitacura]

I picked up a couple filters recently, I change my wife's sonata cabin filter yearly and I will probably do the same for my Genesis.

 

[dataguy]

The hardest part about replacing the cabin air filter is not getting the clips out (Bob describes well how to do that--no pliers or screwdrivers needed). Instead the hard part is disengaging the glove box lift arm to the left of the box, otherwise the box doesn't lower far enough. It's possible to remove the filter cover and filter without dropping the box all the way, but I'm pretty sure you'll get dirt and debris all over from the dirty filter if you don't.

The owner's manual (at least the 2009 one) doesn't even mention the lift arm...nor does the installation instructions with the OEM filter. HMA Service site shows the lift arm, but just says "Remove glove box lift" without saying how that's done. I had to try to squeeze the releases on the nipple peg and force peg to the left to disengage the arm assembly from the box. Major pain.

Fortunately, once that's done, it's maybe a minute or two to replace the filter and put everything back together.

 

[CanukV6]

Also had dust problem,found the filter does not fit snug and dust passes on each side of the filter.Before inserting the filter i rapped with two rounds of 3/8 weather stripping,no more dust on dash and nav screen.

Good to know, thanks. My filter has been changed twice now (by the dealer) at the 40k (km) service intervals, but I still get a lot of dust on the dash and console. I'll give the weatherstripping a try.

 

[TopJimmy]

I just cleaed my cabin air filter and not one post has the correct information for dropping the glove box so that you can access the panel that the air filter is behind. I promise that the information below is accurate and correct.

1. Locate the arm holding the glove box on the left side of the box. Using a small screwdriver and a flashlight pry the arm out of the donut hole holding it in place. It will pop out using gentle force.

2. The clips inside the box are actually rubber stoppers to quiet the box when it is opened. They are not attached to any arms. They are difficult to remove the first time. Here goes.....

3. After removing the arm from the hole on the left side of the glove box, you must close the box slightly to remove the inside clips. Grab the rear underside of the clip with your index finger nail and pull from the side wall toward the center of the glove box. As it starts to give, slide the clip forward and continue to gently pull toward the center of the glove box. It will feel like the plastic will break, but don''t worry. Remember as it begins to pull away from the side you must slide it forward slightly as you continue to pull. Repeat for the other side.

If you break the clip, as I did, do not worry. One clip is good enough to keep the glove box from making any noise when it drops open. If a part of the plastic piece does break, you can still reinstall it. These two clips inside the glove box are "over engineered" for their purpose. Once removed you will see what I mean.

I hope this helps all my fellow Hyundai Genesis owners.

This helped a lot. Although, I would reverse steps 1 and 3. I think it's easier to remove the clips inside the glove box first as it allows the glove box to lower a bit more which gives easier access to the arm on the left.

Get a flat head screwdriver and you can easily twist the arm out of the donut hole.

Whole process took less than 10 minutes.

Although, I did have some weatherstripping or a wire wrapped in insulation (couldn't really tell) blocking the removal of the screen. I had to move it out of the way to allow me to pinch the tabs together to remove the screen. Anyone else have the insulated wire / weatherstripping in the way of the left tabs on the screen?