SNiiP3R

iTrader: (3)

I have almost 28K, my guess is its time to replace the filter. I'm thinking to do it my self. Does anyone know which parts I would need, besides the "17801" shown below,




Thanks

mryeh17

Haven't done it myself but that should be all you need. Cover snaps off, take out old, insert new, snap cover back on.

Rudiculous

iTrader: (15)

Verbatim. I did it when I went back to my factory intake and filter

williakz

Be sure to have a shop vac handy along with a crevice attachment (long and skinny). You won't believe all the leaves and seeds and pieces of crud you'll find in the airbox once you pull out the old filter. Just suck it all up, put in the new element, button everything up, and you're set.

ItzFilyO

U just need the air filter itself and it shouldn't take more than 5 mins.

terrycs

Any recommended aftermarket filter alternatives available?

williakz

There's a ton of them. But before you put one in your Lexus, you should carefully compare the OEM filter element to the aftermarket one. When you've got them side-by-side, the recommendation will make itself...

praetor

I would just stick with OEM. I use to be a fan of those K&N filters that last the life of your car. But in the end it was more a pain than it was worth. You have to wash them and oil them. Too much oil and you can ruin your MAF sensors.

ItzFilyO

Yea I tried cleaning those K&N filter and ended up putting too much oil and it started dripping on my air box and created a mess. I ended up buying a new filter. lol

I'll stick with OEM this time, plus it's not that expensive anyway.

raytseng

From previous gen lexuses, quite a few folks use the air filter interval as the interval to also clean the MAF (using MAF cleaner).

Not required, and not in the manual, but positive improvements have previously been reported

praetor

Hhahaa. I think I cleaned and oiled mine once and never touched it again. Ended up trading it to someone for a stock filter and some beer. LOL

StlGasMan

How do you do that?

Nobeanspls

The way I do it is simply buy a can of MAF cleaner spray. Unscrew the MAF from the intake tube, spray clean it, let it dry (very quick) and reinstall.

islandbeef

BMW dealership service, I've heard, charge over $600 for such a "repair".

I'd also suggest replacing the cabin filter (inside your glove compartment). Also, get your vacuum ready as there are small pebbles, twigs, leaves that sometimes get caught in there.

faifai83

Was the air filter replaced at 10 and 20k too?