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<p>I'll bite. First, what do you mean by 'due?' Is your current
one sprouting new life forms? Or is it just 'cause the owner's
manual says 'Change thy cabin air filter every 30,000 miles, else
Thor will come down from Olympus and smite thee with his hammer?'</p>
<p>Seriousness aside, if your cabin HVAC system is functioning
properly; i.e. no unintended holes, oil leaks, etc. a filter will
keep some dust and dirt out of your cabin, so it will stay just a
bit cleaner. If you live in a dusty environment; say, the Mojave
or parts of Nevada, you'd probably want to change it more often
than the 'book' says. If you live in a really humid place; say,
Seattle you might want to change it more often too, to keep mildew
spores down. Otherwise, you can probably go 100K miles without
messin' with it (esp. if it's a PITA to get to--most are). I've
tried the ones with activated charcoal embedded in them, and I did
think the cabin air smelled a bit fresher for a while--placebo
effect, maybe--but it's just a little bit of charcoal and probably
gets saturated in a couple hundred miles anyway.</p>
<p>Also, it's fourteen bucks! You can probably get them in bulk for
cheaper from RockAuto, Amazon, etc. (but you DO get what you pay
for).</p>
<p>Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/8/2019 11:29 AM, eric--- via
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">OK, so my Ford Explorer is due
for a new
'cabin air filter.'</font>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">It's $14 bucks, so I got it. But
my question is, do you really need them? Can I just remove it
and
leave it out? I'm not allergic nor am I needing to have
'filtered'
air. In fact, I think the whole idea of them is insane. But
is there anything it is protecting? </font>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Thanks in advance!</font>
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rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory."
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Waldo Emerson <br>
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