ES300 A/C or cabin filter change (97-01)
03-21-06 | 10:23 AM
#32
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Originally Posted by texrexlex
what is step 2? I see step 1, and step 3 on, but there is nothing for step 2.....?
03-21-06 | 06:18 PM
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But the reason i ask is because, from the picture in step 3, (after i do step 1), my view looks nothing like that. I've got a different situation. There is something missing from that post for step 2, and someone's gotta know what it is.....
04-01-06 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by texrexlex
what the heck happened to step 2?
what am i to look for, since after i do step 1, it looks nothing like the next picture for step 3???
what am i to look for, since after i do step 1, it looks nothing like the next picture for step 3???
04-02-06 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by khhoang
the "filter access door" should be located around the vicinity of the left "PULL" word in pic 1 once the carpet is pulled down. basically the filter access door is a vertical ~ 6x1 inch white plastic removable piece. you really have to stick your head down there to look for it and doing some stretching will help your back.
gotcha. thanks, khhoang. i appreciate that. i wasn't stretching my back long enough!
thanks, again.
04-04-06 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by LarryParker
Starting with the Lexus part number for a cabin air filter, I did some internet digging, and finally found an online seller of the cabin filter for my 2000 ES. http://www.rockauto.com/ They had six choices, ranging from $16.34 to $35.79. Now that's a range! Just for kicks, I checked lexus-parts.com, and their price for, of course, the Lexus cabin air filter pair, was $47.30 + shipping. I ordered the second cheapest WIX 24895 for $19.66 + 6.68 shipping.
Whether or not the WIX will look to be a decent replacement, and whether or not I will be able to actually get it installed are questions yet to be answered
I gave up trying to fight the carpet removal and lack of working room, since I did not have the replacement filters on hand. When I do get them, that will have to be my incentive to handle the task of the removal and installation of the cabin air filters.
Here are a few replacement cabin air filter part numbers for the Toyota part number 88880-33020, or the almost exactly identical 88880-33040:
Purolator C25450
WIX 24895
Hastings AF1228
Cofbel ACA-4915
Fram CF8638
Denso 4531004
Whether or not the WIX will look to be a decent replacement, and whether or not I will be able to actually get it installed are questions yet to be answered
I gave up trying to fight the carpet removal and lack of working room, since I did not have the replacement filters on hand. When I do get them, that will have to be my incentive to handle the task of the removal and installation of the cabin air filters.Here are a few replacement cabin air filter part numbers for the Toyota part number 88880-33020, or the almost exactly identical 88880-33040:
Purolator C25450
WIX 24895
Hastings AF1228
Cofbel ACA-4915
Fram CF8638
Denso 4531004
Are the above Toyota part numbers the same for a 99 ES300 Coach Edition??
Also, will the above oem replacement options work on the 99 ES300..
Thanks in advance
Joe Z
04-05-06 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 1993ES300x
... i went to check on the cabin filter.. THERE IS NONE.. dammit.. but i stick my finger in there.. my goodiness. my finger came out dark.. with leafs.. .
05-20-06 | 01:22 PM
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1998 Es 300
I just checked the 1998 ES 300 and the filter compartment is empty.
I will be going to shop for filters.
Does all the fresh air and recirc air go thru the filters even when the A/C is not operating?
Thank you.
What can be suggested for a 1998 ES 300 that can improve MPG? The car has 54,000 miles and the orignal spark plugs.
Do you have a link for how to change the fuel filter on a 1998 ES 300?
Thanks again
I will be going to shop for filters.
Does all the fresh air and recirc air go thru the filters even when the A/C is not operating?
Thank you.
What can be suggested for a 1998 ES 300 that can improve MPG? The car has 54,000 miles and the orignal spark plugs.
Do you have a link for how to change the fuel filter on a 1998 ES 300?
Thanks again
05-20-06 | 04:13 PM
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Only fresh air goes thru the filter. The MPG improvement issue has been discussed numerous times; please do a search for "fuel mileage" for past related threads. As I have been told by Lexus service, the fuel filter in the ES is a lifetime part and therefore does not need to be replaced.
08-09-06 | 09:52 PM
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Hey mine is missing too. Also sticks and leaves in there.
A modified paper towel tube on the shop vac gets the stuff out.
Do you think if we block off all the outlets but one and run the exhaust side of a shop vac into it we can flush the smaller stuff out that has gotten into and through the evaporator?
I cannot belive that an after market company hasn't started making these.
I'll do a search tomorrow.
A modified paper towel tube on the shop vac gets the stuff out.
Do you think if we block off all the outlets but one and run the exhaust side of a shop vac into it we can flush the smaller stuff out that has gotten into and through the evaporator?
I cannot belive that an after market company hasn't started making these.
I'll do a search tomorrow.
08-10-06 | 09:11 PM
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Wix makes a replacement.
Looks like you get both, I was quoted $30
http://www.wixfilters.com/filterlook...asp?Part=24895
Looks like you get both, I was quoted $30
http://www.wixfilters.com/filterlook...asp?Part=24895
08-10-06 | 09:20 PM
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08-11-06 | 09:44 AM
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Man, this is a great thread. I wish I would have seen it yesterday. I just paid $100+ to have the dealer replace mine for the 15K mile service on my 05 ES. What a joke, oh well. 
Again nice job. How long do you guys think these filters are good for? I was told Lexus recommends every 15K, how convenient?
Again nice job. How long do you guys think these filters are good for? I was told Lexus recommends every 15K, how convenient?