DIY: High Voltage Battery Blower Cleaning
It's unfortunate that there aren't air filters that are easy to change. Toyota added them to later Prius models because of fans getting clogged. Why Lexus engineers haven't is a mystery to me. We have them under our front seats for the cooled seats.
If you look closely at the above picture then you see a filter in the middle. I think its for the Hybrid airflow. So apparently they did improve it in this model range. So, if that's the case I should be good to go and not have to worry as long as the filter gets changed at normal intervals.
The filter is for the air conditioner/purifier for the rear cabin. Per the text, the hybrid battery draws the filtered air from the cabin. So, there isn't a filter before the battery blower itself. The text also says that there's a service bulletin about cleaning the battery blower regularly. If one rides around with windows open on a regular basis, the blower sucks in dusty air. Even if that filter gets changed regularly. If I read post #7 wrong...
Hope you keep your windows up and all is well. I do agree that a clean interior will minimize an issue. My LS460 is 10 years old with 62k with a rear ac. The filter is original and still very clean as I examine it regularly if that's any help to you. My front cabin filter gets changed annually as the carbon wears out and doesn't freshen the air after a while. Even that doesn't get very dirty in dusty San Diego.
Hope you keep your windows up and all is well. I do agree that a clean interior will minimize an issue. My LS460 is 10 years old with 62k with a rear ac. The filter is original and still very clean as I examine it regularly if that's any help to you. My front cabin filter gets changed annually as the carbon wears out and doesn't freshen the air after a while. Even that doesn't get very dirty in dusty San Diego.
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