sapper4lif

hi. i need help.i want to replace a/c air filter for my sc because it has a awful smell when i turn on the ac but i dont know where it at and how to get there. can any one help me. thanks

OneJay

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I think the cabin air filter is the same thing. Its in the underside of the passenger side dash. You need to remove the panel right above where the passenger's feet would go. The cabin air filter is located here. Pull down until it reaches the floor, then bend it toward you. It is segmented into two parts, so half will bend toward you so you have room to pull the rest out. You can now buy a new one at the dealership or buy some filtrete at home depot. They both work fine.

sapper4lif

i did that already but i didn't see any filter. i also unsrew 4 srew to take off the white plastic panel. i put my hand in it i filt the a/c condenser. am i in the right place. thanks

RolxuSC400

Not all the SC's had cabin air filters. I went through this on mine its a 92 SC400. If the production date of the car was pre-Sept 92 it will NOT have a cabin air filter.

There are a bunch of threads on this in the SC 300/400 forum I would do some searches there it could be a bunch of things. I just dont recall what all they were or point you in the wrong direction.

tranii2

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cabin filter/ AC filter should be the same thing..what onejay said is correct. the 2 wingnuts takes out the cover to the filters, and replace by 2 filters. at least the oem toyota ones were segmented into 2 parts. slide up and slide over for the first filter and up for the 2nd. oems are like ~40 50 bucks and they have the odor elimanator thing, but i cant really tell if it works. when i got my cover out their was NO Filter! Just dirt,dusts and leaves!

TheMole

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Here is a DIY: http://web.ace.net.au/soarer/air_con...er_filter.html

RolxuSC400

Thanks for the detailed directions but I wonder if he is in the same boat as me, his being a 1992 as well. So my question then is will the filter pocket just be empty and still have the ability to put one in or am I S.O.L? I havent taken mine apart but guess its simple enough to do so I was just curious and would it be the same part # as the 1993?

TheMole

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I have a 93 and it had no filters when I purchased it. Bought some oem ones and they dropped right in.

RolxuSC400

Odd I pulled everything off and had one filter in there but it was the 1st filter to slide up and over. The 2nd filter is not present. Need to find out if mine was designed for both or not. They want $95 for the damn filter...holy crap.

T0ked

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The regular 2 piece one should fit fine. I don't think they redesigned that part. Just it came with one or not and if it didn't, it should fit fine.

TheMole

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$95 for cabin filters? You're shopping at the wrong places.

joe diego

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I need to look into this. When AC is on it makes my car smell like puke.

RolxuSC400

Yeah my local dealer...called Sewell though and they set me right and saved me ALOT of $$$$ had it in stock AND were able to answer all my questions. My local Lexus dealer could not!

My panel had 4 wing nuts to remove and I found out the filter in there was the original one from factory and riddled with debris and particulates though it did not smell. The second one was not replaced. The package is 2 sets of filters they are like 4 little filters. The part number from Lexus is 88880-30040 in case anybody is curious....thats for a 1992 SC400 BTW! I am waiting for them to be delivered.

King7Two

Thank you for posting that. I've been searching for a DIY like, and you just shortened my search by a mile.!!

BTW....I just called Sewell Dallas, They have the kits in stock and are selling them for $29.95.

http://www.sewelllexus-dallas.com/AboutParts

RolxuSC400

Yup. think thats where I mentioned that I bought mine in a previous post.

Should they be tough to install? I am having a tough time getting them in together side by side.