DIY Cabin Air Filter

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by Lafiro

Does anyone know if the major service include a cabin air filter, or for that matter any of the major services that are done at the dealership?

I just did this DIY and found that there was NO cabin air filter.
And this made me really mad, and now I see the reason why when I slapped the seats the other day driving, the biggest clouds of dust kept coming off them like I have never seen.

I have since then installed an cabin air filter, and vacuumed my seats clean.

If the services were to include the cabin air filter, then I will be going there soon and demanding refunds or free cabin air filters.... because that was not right.

We don't get one from the factory, but I think checking/replacing the cabin filter is scheduled every 15K miles under normal conditions.

edit: I lied. That's for the engine air filter, not the a/c filter. No mention of the cabin air filter in the maintenance book that I could see. Only mention of the cabin/air conditioner filter is in the owner's manual; just says a/c filter should be replaced often to maintain proper a/c efficiency.