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I just popped mine out on my 2013 and the driver's side looked a little dirty while the passenger side looked like new. Makes sense since the passenger side rarely gets used.
Be careful when removing the filter as the filter is not the whole fan housing with the ribs around the outside (the whole housing fell off with fan on the driver's side and I had to pop it back in. The filter is just the round part in the middle of the housing and will come out with little effort.
I washed the filter with some warm water and a few drops of dish soap and it now looks like new. Dried very quickly since the filter media appears to be some sort of plastic. Had the media been paper I would have not washed it.
I would assume that the original filter will last the lifetime of the truck if it's cleaned this way every few years.
I just popped mine out on my 2013 and the driver's side looked a little dirty while the passenger side looked like new. Makes sense since the passenger side rarely gets used.
Be careful when removing the filter as the filter is not the whole fan housing with the ribs around the outside (the whole housing fell off with fan on the driver's side and I had to pop it back in. The filter is just the round part in the middle of the housing and will come out with little effort.
I washed the filter with some warm water and a few drops of dish soap and it now looks like new. Dried very quickly since the filter media appears to be some sort of plastic. Had the media been paper I would have not washed it.
I would assume that the original filter will last the lifetime of the truck if it's cleaned this way every few years.
Just an FYI, try not to use any soap if you can, it's been my experience in filters like this, soap can make them clog up faster, due to the residue soap can leave behind. Clean water should be fine, make sure it's super dry, but avoid soap if you can. I'm in IT and use filters like this all the time, seems fairly easy for a DIY so no reason to buy them.
I noticed some difference when I changed mine, but I didn't pay $25/each to do it either. I couldn't find anybody that had gone DIY on this and can't imagine why not. So, I did and here it is.
- 1 roll of fiberglass screen - $5
- tube of gorilla super glue - $3
-Pull out the old element. It is easier to push it from front to back and work around the edges.
-Next, use a lighter to burn of the little fragments of mesh that might hang on.
-Lay out a piece of wax paper
-cut out a couple of squares of the screen and lay them down on the wax paper
-put a thin line of gorilla glue around the rim of the filter body.
-place the filter body down onto the screen, twist a time or two to ensure good glue coverage and then hold in place for about 30 seconds.
-turn the it over and let dry for an hour or so.
-use an razor blade to trim the excess and you have two of the new updated filters for only $8.
Great idea for sure thanks for sharing, many options really
Thought that was a great idea but didn't have any screen filter lying around. Initially decided to design a 3D printable replacement for the whole thing, just like the new, stupidly expensive 'filter' you now have to buy. Then decided to make life even easier and just design a flat grill that you can stick to the filter assembly once you have removed the old filter. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4910418
However..... My brain couldn't cope with the fact that the seats used to need a filter (and they get filthy) but now it doesn't, so I ended up gluing furnace filter to the bottom of the filter assembly. These will be easy enough to remove if they get damaged or when they are dirty.
09-06-2016, 11:04 AM
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