Cabin Air Filter

The Do It Yourself section is used provide assistance with mods and fixes. Whenever you are making a change to your car please take pictures and notes. Let others know what to watch out for and any useful tricks you learn. If you are starting a post in this section from scratch please hold it to a higher standard than you would for other forum posts. i.e. technical detail and even grammar.
Please post about issues or problems in the Technical Support & Problem Troubleshooting forum.
User avatar
nytq
Posts: 397
Joined: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:47 pm
Location: Milford, PA

Rockauto.com has options at a very reasonable price.

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframe ... CF10-12483
Attachments
Cabin Air Filter at Rockauto.pdf
(35.4 KiB) Downloaded 604 times
2011 SE AWD PLATINUM SILVER W/RRM INTAKE AND CUSTOM CAT BACK
Triggerhappy
Posts: 130
Joined: Sun Nov 14, 2010 4:39 pm

So how do you remove the glovebox door to access the filter?
Image
152k miles - niece drives it now
2017 Prius Prime - about 65 mpg factoring in electricity cost
2018 Pacifica Hybrid - wife's
chazyouwin
Posts: 402
Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:57 pm
Location: Northern New Jersey USA

Here's an EBay seller of a Wix filter that is claiming compatibility with the 2010 Kizashi. (Plug in Kizashi on the page questionnaire). $40 for the filter.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WIX-24120-Cabin ... 0385148733

Looking at the dimensions specified for the original above, I'm not convinced the Rock Auto listings would be compatible. But who knows?
2010 Kizashi SLS FWD Gray; 2013 Grand Vitara 4wd red; 2012 SX4 blue; 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV black

Previous: 2002 XL-7 Limited (2); 1992 Accord; '91 Volvo; '85 Toyota; '84 Celica; '73 Mercedes.
Danbob
Posts: 25
Joined: Sat Aug 14, 2010 5:40 am

Okay guys - I am currently performing as much of the 30k service myself as I can, and here is the deal with the cabin filter. I would never ever ever pay 150 bucks or even 50 bucks for a damn filter, so I bought the one for the 2010 xterra to see if it would come close to working...The oem unit is paper surrounded by a plastic outer case that keeps it firm and in place. The Xterra one is paper/cotton type material and is actually in 2 pieces when you take it out of the box. What i did is put it up against the original filter and trim part of it off to get it to be the same length as the oem one. It is just paper so it trims away easily with good scissors. basically once it is trimmed, you put the two pieces next to each other in your cabin filter box and make sure they are sitting appropriately in there. It's not as perfect of a fit, but it certainly gets the job done, and my car smells very fresh inside now. For 18 bucks, I recommend highly going this route.
babacu
Posts: 117
Joined: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:30 am
Location: Ontario, Canada

Had the filter replaced last week. The service manager let me in on a "secret": the kizashi can use a suzuki swift filter. He put the two side by side and, apart from a couple of small plastic wings on the swift filter (that he clipped away), everything else was good (the swift filter seemed a couple of millimeters shorter in length, but it had a spongy band around it that made it fit perfectly).

By the looks of it, the build quality of the new filter is better than what the kizashi came with (it might even be the washable type, but I will probably not worry about it now that I know what to look for on e-bay :-).
ginobern
Posts: 4
Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 8:00 pm

Hi,
I did buy a CF10553, and this air filter doesn’t fit. It is in two pieces, and the length is at least 2’’ too long.

I went back to the store with my original one, and was able to find one that is a perfect match, a CF10546 ($20.00 CAN). The only modification required was the removal of a small appendix on one side. This model is used on Suzuki Swift.

Regards
babacu
Posts: 117
Joined: Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:30 am
Location: Ontario, Canada

ginobern wrote:Hi,
I went back to the store with my original one, and was able to find one that is a perfect match, a CF10546 ($20.00 CAN). The only modification required was the removal of a small appendix on one side. This model is used on Suzuki Swift.
Where did you find the Fram CF10546 for $20.00 CAN, if you don't mind? I'd like to give it a try, I still get the moldy smell in the car every now and then when I turn the AC on, I think a better filter might help with that.

Thx.
hickenlooper
Posts: 1
Joined: Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:14 pm

After reading all the helpful comments on this page I found that , STP brand, cabin air filter for the Nissan Frontier (STP part number: CAF1830P) was the exact same dimensions as the cabin air filter I needed for my Kizashi. With the exception of a little plastic tab on one of the sides, which I was able to saw/break off, the new cabin air filter fit like a glove. I used this on my 2010 Suzuki Kizashi and it ran US $19.99 at a local Auto Zone.

As far as an intake air filter, I found that they are very hard to come by. I ended up ordering one from K&N online and it works great.

Thanks for all the great advice everyone.
Post Reply