With all the fun I had with lug nuts this weekend I forgot to mention a service item I took care of this weekend too.

I don't have any pictures, but with the car only 2 years old and with less than 8,000 mi I decided to change the cabin air filter. It is located under the cowling on the passenger side (directly behind the battery.) You just pop up the clips holding the hood seal and cowling in place and then slide the filter out. It is a paper element filter and mine was FILTHY.

This is one of those service items that I'll bet most people forget about. Here is your friendly reminder to replace it soon.

$25 at Hardtopguy:

http://www.hardtopguy.com/store/customer/p...3&cat=55&page=1

 

I saw Petes filter, it was pretty dirty considering he has less than 8K on the odometer. I had no idea their was a filter before he showed it to me.

 

Even if you're always top down and running without the heater/AC on, the filter is always filtering. The few people I know who replaced theres had the same result, almost regardless of mileage - it's filthy. You could probably replace this every oil change and still not keep it clean.

 

Pete,

Can you take a picture when you get a chance to show were the filter assembly is located?

Thanks man.
Amul

 

I'll show you at UBAB.

 

Yea i wanna see too.

 

Woo hoo...Tech Sessions at the UBAB! SHHHHH

-Justin

 

Yup, they get nasty. Here's a sample just to imagine how rutty they can get.

 

Thanks, W1ngman. That's about what mine looked like.

 

ahahahah cant wait to see mine.