Today I'm going to show you how to replace the cabin air filter on a
2002 Acura MDX. The first step is to remove everything from the glove
compartment.
The cabin air filter is behind the glove compartment so we want to
allow the door of the glove compartment to just drop down.
So to do that, we'll remove these clips from the side.
The clip looks like this.
and it has two little grabbers here.
So you just push those in from the outside the glovebox.
Push those in and allow it to release the clip
and then just pull it out through the glove box. You can also just push the
clip in
like that to get it loose and then
slightly close the door of the compartment.
After getting the catches out to
that allow the box to fall open. Go ahead and close the box and latch it
and then we'll come underneath and we'll
undo the the bolts that hold it on underneath.
There's one. The other one is behind this piece of trim -
this little kick trim right here
You can just pull it out.
Then you can see the bolt that's holding the glove compartment
It's right behind this cable bundle here.
right there. That's the bolt so
I need to get a socket that fits that. It looks like it's an eight-millimeter socket
intake that now its
After you get the glove compartment removed you may notice a piece of brown
plastic going across here
inside this metal bar that's the way it comes from the factory
and the shop manual actually says to cut that out when it's time to change the
filter
so the first time i changes filter I had to cut this brown plastic out and throw
it away
and then this metal bar whole surface structural purpose
for that so don't worry about it is cut out the brown Park and
then we can take out the metal barn change-up filter its
its
stop
but there's also a couple screws
in close proximity to the school's also
come out as a Phillips head screw up
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boris lose just pride back the
plastic had at the way so that the bar spree come out
lit up like that and now up
hand when she got that done then
the opening as exposed where the filter goes
we just a
is a little latch at the top right here
spot setup up that latch
up in the butt top also and then there's a little handle on
filter is published straight-out you see this one's very dirty
just quickly compare the old filter with the new filter
this is the 1i took out as you can see is very dirty
this is the 1 I'm going to put in and a are identical
one thing you on notice
as the air flow indicator is that way
so the area is flowing from the intake here
across enter the air conditioner vent so
this little handle all be lower and
the airflow %uh airflow a role will be
point in that way there's some some weather stripping tight
stuff all around the filter to seal it so
you may need to have press that down issue inserted in
ask stir gently indicted in
so that that doesn't get torn offer
richter thing misplace it all the way in there
will see it against the back
than the plastic door goes back on just like it came off
there's a little catch underneath here
that's what I just took it on then
on the top also adjusts
snapped on the top express the bottom line
to its thats okay so the door is back in place
then will reinstall the metal bar it came out
earlier dip little bar goes between
to trust if there's a metal piece back here
backing and then there's plastic here stood in the middle or back in sliding
it between their
and then on the other side
pulling out plastic part in allowing the bar slipped in behind it
now the bars where it goes put in the screws that we took out last week but
those back in 1st
installer for screw that holds the to metal pieces together
it's the one with just the bulkhead and Nola
no Phillips screw it and it goes in the
their medal haul didn't catch any plastic
its metal to metal
but and then we'll install that same school on the other side
cash
now the train its crew
right in this whole here it's just the field
and on the other side
to reinstall the glove compartment
it's fun to put it 'em back where
back in the whole I came from
and make sure the hinges are where they're supposed to be and then just
step it shot
okay and that will hold it in place for the most part and then we'll go down
underneath unscrewed the hinges n
to the screwed his back in on the right side
you gonna have some cable harnesses in the wake suggest pull them away
you can see blues
that the black part is the hinge and then you can see underneath the middle
where does some
line that up and just put the screw in it
the hinge actually has a couple little tabs in it that
that poke up into the plastic so and I hope everything line up to go and use
those and then
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as you can see the year the henge
has a couple of tabs on it all right there and their
and those go into these guide holes here in here so we'll just be in the handicap
where it goes split those tabs right into those guide holes
and now
up went than their in new Ken
put the screw n its story with your fingers
and then take that there is certainly the ranch
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meets
up ons the cloak boxes reattach then you can
install the kick plate the because of under the skin
here up
under this step on transwell
it see the little ok right there the little plastic hook
that hooks onto the Tramp
behind their up
up
and there you go now we need to put the catch is back in the Oakland Park Rep
that still wants to just fall all the way open little catches are the same on
both sides it doesn't matter which one
footwear make sure you in install the little catch with the glove compartment
partially closed so that the cat will actually a
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the best a great part threw an int pushing all the little more like that
and
snap it in place and same the other side
partly closed because the park towards the front of the car
this least
group okay and so now the glove box comparably open the cages are working
now there's one other part there's a little damper arm right here thats
day detached need to get the AM
other side have it needs fish it from inside
here the end that pulled out and this needs to be attacked
you can see the two pieces there does need to be attached together and they
just snap together
there's what it looks like when it's put together
is a little tab right there that snaps in place
tamper arm that is not a crucial part
the glove glove compartment just fall open without it
to the catches so of all the way open but it'll fall out to the catcher so
if you wanted open slowly you can attest
make sure this damper arms attached
and that's how you replace the inside air filter
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