A/C Filters Lasting

[brianthainess]

14 minutes ago, transam said:

100bht..........? 

 

Please tell us where..................

I already did and uploaded a photo, maybe you need a visit to spec-save.

[transam]

1 minute ago, brianthainess said:

It's only air into the cabin not a hospital ventilator. 

OK, if you say so............................????

 

But, I stand corrected about a 100bht filter, just looked on Lazada........????

[transam]

2 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

I already did and uploaded a photo, maybe you need a visit to spec-save.

Visit Spec Savers, hmm, no I don't....????..........????

[brianthainess]

1 minute ago, transam said:

OK, if you say so............................????

 

But, I stand corrected about a 100bht filter, just looked on Lazada........????

You shouldn't be so quick to criticize other peoples posts as you do.

[transam]

Just now, brianthainess said:

You shouldn't be so quick to criticize other peoples posts as you do.

Yes, Sir....................????

[yankyoakum]

I buy mine from Lazada and get the charcoal impregnated one. My Trailblazer I change it myself as the Chevy guys didn't seem to know where/what it was (behind glove box) and owners manual doesn't mention it.

Also as stated by others my Lazada replacement was much better/sturdier than the OEM one I took out. The charcoal ones can be vac'd and set in sun for a few hrs and put back but I keep a spare and they cheap. OEM ones are not charcoal just white pleated..

Edited August 31, 2023 by yankyoakum
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[brianthainess]

On 8/29/2023 at 5:01 PM, bbko said:

What's all the stuff in the pleats? Rat droppings? leaves? feathers? Was it given a smell test to check for mouse urine?

Agree it looks like leaves to me.

[perconrad]

6 hours ago, steve187 said:

the op will never solve the problem as he believes its normal use and not rodents, I believe that cover could solve the problem where did you get it from

I got it via Lazada, look my link in the post.

[transam]

I hope the OP is listening out for the patter of little feet.......????............????...........????

[RocketDog]

On 8/29/2023 at 4:17 PM, bbko said:

Looks like it's been chewed on,  a while back a rat chewed on some wires in our car and it needed to be towed to the shop for repair. They fixed to problem and I bought and used this rat repellent.

Great tip! Thanks.

Same thing happened to me. Had to have wire replaced for aircon control.

Also, saw AC filter when he did the work. Rat had torn up filter to make nest. Looked same as OP pix but worse.

 

I just ordered a can on Lazada. 200 ml spray can for 69฿. Found it in seconds with image search function on Lazada from a screen shot of your post.

????

[RocketDog]

4 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Agree it looks like leaves to me.

It is leaves, but dragged in by rat to make nest.

Edited August 31, 2023 by RocketDog

[transam]

24 minutes ago, RocketDog said:

It is leaves, but dragged in by rat to make nest.

I always have a few leaves in the filter. When leaves get to the air vents, they dry out, get smaller, then the A/C fan drags them in.

 

P.S. It is not a good idea to leave the A/C on recirculating, as you could get a build up of CO2 which is not good for you, plus mould, electrical stuff don't like moisture. Read below..

 

https://www.thecarexpert.co.uk/why-air-conditioning-recirculation-is-important/

[kwak250]

36 minutes ago, transam said:

I always have a few leaves in the filter. When leaves get to the air vents, they dry out, get smaller, then the A/C fan drags them in.

 

P.S. It is not a good idea to leave the A/C on recirculating, as you could get a build up of CO2 which is not good for you, plus mould, electrical stuff don't like moisture. Read below..

 

https://www.thecarexpert.co.uk/why-air-conditioning-recirculation-is-important/

Yes that's a good read i do tend to turn the recirculating switch off as soon as the Dmax in front turns off.
Saying that i prefer to use it recirculating when stuck in traffic when i am unfortunate enough to have to travel to Bangkok.

[transam]

On 8/30/2023 at 10:26 AM, fredob43 said:

If I remember correctly it's been some time since you owned a Toyota. Some two years ago they changed their A/C filters this was one of the new type. As luck would have it they left the new filter box in the boot. Snap of same. Seems they use them on Lexus as well. I'll report in a few months to see how the new one is doing. 

I had the same filters as you originally had in the Vigo I owned for 11.5 years.

In that time I probably bought 4 filters, I vacuumed them now and again. None were ever in the condition of the one you posted. Plus, I bought after market ones after warranty had expired...????

Do the A/C tubes run to the rear of your ride.......?

[TimeMachine]

Ive looked to change ac filter in 2003 vios but didnt notice one there to be replaced.  Seen a video where someone cuts out a front plate behind the small compartment box to install one suggesting some dont have  filter at all from factory .  Is that right? 

[fredob43]

On 9/1/2023 at 6:55 PM, transam said:

I had the same filters as you originally had in the Vigo I owned for 11.5 years.

In that time I probably bought 4 filters, I vacuumed them now and again. None were ever in the condition of the one you posted. Plus, I bought after market ones after warranty had expired...????

Do the A/C tubes run to the rear of your ride.......?

Sorry for the late reply but I don't look at TV that often now due to there being far too many Adds. Well around two years ago they changed the filters too much thinner ones. Like you I never had any problems with the old filters, but these new ones seem to clog up very quickly. I'm lucky if I get 10 K KM from them before they are dumped. Most times they are changed at every service that's 5k KM. Thank Buddha they are cheap @ 460 BHT a go.

 

And yes My Tuna does have rear A/C not that I use it that often. As the front ones cope with the cooling most times. It's a Bit to early to say yet but I did check the new filter they put in today (1 week) so far it seems to be holding up also clean. As I say it's only a week so I'll see what it's like in a month or two time.

[transam]

13 minutes ago, fredob43 said:

Sorry for the late reply but I don't look at TV that often now due to there being far too many Adds. Well around two years ago they changed the filters too much thinner ones. Like you I never had any problems with the old filters, but these new ones seem to clog up very quickly. I'm lucky if I get 10 K KM from them before they are dumped. Most times they are changed at every service that's 5k KM. Thank Buddha they are cheap @ 460 BHT a go.

 

And yes My Tuna does have rear A/C not that I use it that often. As the front ones cope with the cooling most times. It's a Bit to early to say yet but I did check the new filter they put in today (1 week) so far it seems to be holding up also clean. As I say it's only a week so I'll see what it's like in a month or two time.

The rear A/C question was that a critter may have nested there, an idea to get Toyota to have a look if the chewing happens again......

[fredob43]

2 minutes ago, transam said:

The rear A/C question was that a critter may have nested there, an idea to get Toyota to have a look if the chewing happens again......

When they changed the filter Toyota said that they didn't think that a critter had eaten it just that it had degraded. So far so good but I will check on it again soon. I did have the rear set up on this morning as we had our dog in the back all seemed to work great.  

[fredob43]

On 9/4/2023 at 11:23 AM, transam said:

The rear A/C question was that a critter may have nested there, an idea to get Toyota to have a look if the chewing happens again......

Update on A/C filter. I was in Toyota this morning. Spoke to one of the peeps that had serviced the car a few weeks ago. He did a online check, seems that when I got it from them new, one of the free extras they put in was some sort of filter that stops critters getting into the A/C. It's not a Toyota thing but supplied by another company cost is 300 BHT. He checked it and all is fine so a critter couldn't have got into the A/C. Seems he and myself were correct the thing had just degraded. N/B the new one is so far holding up. But it's only been a few weeks so who knows what a few K K/M will show.

[transam]

9 hours ago, fredob43 said:

Update on A/C filter. I was in Toyota this morning. Spoke to one of the peeps that had serviced the car a few weeks ago. He did a online check, seems that when I got it from them new, one of the free extras they put in was some sort of filter that stops critters getting into the A/C. It's not a Toyota thing but supplied by another company cost is 300 BHT. He checked it and all is fine so a critter couldn't have got into the A/C. Seems he and myself were correct the thing had just degraded. N/B the new one is so far holding up. But it's only been a few weeks so who knows what a few K K/M will show.

"If" that is the case, you should get onto Toyota for supplying a naff filter.

The filter is meant to protect you, which it clearly was not.  ????

I would be interested in what they have to say..........????

[fredob43]

3 hours ago, transam said:

"If" that is the case, you should get onto Toyota for supplying a naff filter.

The filter is meant to protect you, which it clearly was not.  ????

I would be interested in what they have to say..........????

I'm not going to bother. As in the past they have held up. I might just have been unlucky with a rubbish one. Mind you I change them most times at 5k KM regardless of whatever their condition is. If I was worried about cost (460bht) I wouldn't have a service every 5k I would leave it to the 10k Toyota recommend.

Yes I know most would say I'm stupid to service it that early. But it pays dividends, at present I have two peeps that are gagging to buy it if I ever decide sell. 

[transam]

2 hours ago, fredob43 said:

I'm not going to bother. As in the past they have held up. I might just have been unlucky with a rubbish one. Mind you I change them most times at 5k KM regardless of whatever their condition is. If I was worried about cost (460bht) I wouldn't have a service every 5k I would leave it to the 10k Toyota recommend.

Yes I know most would say I'm stupid to service it that early. But it pays dividends, at present I have two peeps that are gagging to buy it if I ever decide sell. 

I sold my Vigo 4x4 in 3 days on Facebook market, even offers unseen, it was serviced at official service times.

I used A/C air filters from Lazada, at a quarter of the price of Toyota.

 

Even if I was loaded, as you purport to be, I would not change synthetic oil at 3000 miles........????

[fredob43]

6 hours ago, transam said:

I sold my Vigo 4x4 in 3 days on Facebook market, even offers unseen, it was serviced at official service times.

I used A/C air filters from Lazada, at a quarter of the price of Toyota.

 

Even if I was loaded, as you purport to be, I would not change synthetic oil at 3000 miles........????

I do see where you are coming from. But to buy filters from Lazada then mess about putting them in when for 460 BHT I can use Toyota ones. I normally do some 10/11K KM per year, cost for one service on average per year is less than 3k BHT including all filters is peanuts. That includes some around town and some fast long journeys.

Toyota in the service book say if you do fast journeys you should change the oil at 5K KM. Hence I have a service at 5K KM. Toyota always use 8LT of Full Syn: oil + the correct filters. They also keep a full log of your car services on their comps: you can get a print out whenever you require.

Also have a full valet every 3 weeks on average including the engine so my Tuna  still looks like new at nearly 7 years old.

Will I chop it in? Maybe. All depends what the new Tuna TRD is like. So far there doesn't seem to be any info on the new ones. If there's not much difference I'll keep the one I have. Then the peeps that are gaging for it can go run.

Edited September 15, 2023 by fredob43

[transam]

9 hours ago, fredob43 said:

I do see where you are coming from. But to buy filters from Lazada then mess about putting them in when for 460 BHT I can use Toyota ones. I normally do some 10/11K KM per year, cost for one service on average per year is less than 3k BHT including all filters is peanuts. That includes some around town and some fast long journeys.

Toyota in the service book say if you do fast journeys you should change the oil at 5K KM. Hence I have a service at 5K KM. Toyota always use 8LT of Full Syn: oil + the correct filters. They also keep a full log of your car services on their comps: you can get a print out whenever you require.

Also have a full valet every 3 weeks on average including the engine so my Tuna  still looks like new at nearly 7 years old.

Will I chop it in? Maybe. All depends what the new Tuna TRD is like. So far there doesn't seem to be any info on the new ones. If there's not much difference I'll keep the one I have. Then the peeps that are gaging for it can go run.

Replacing an A/C filter in your ride takes about 3 minutes, tops.

Same as our weee runaround........????

 

I think Toyota love you, red carpet and all............????

[fredob43]

30 minutes ago, transam said:

Replacing an A/C filter in your ride takes about 3 minutes, tops.

Same as our weee runaround........????

 

I think Toyota love you, red carpet and all............????

I would like to see you change an A/C filter in 3 min. You have to take out two turn clips and the retaining thing, lower the glove box take out the Filter cap Slide out the filter replace the new one then repeat the whole proses to refit.

 

I don't get treated any different from any person that services their cars at Toyota. Everyone gets the correct oil filters (IE NO copies) free coffee snacks and a free valet after service. And all for what I think is a moderate price of 3,078 BHT INC. (8lt full syn: oil, Eng: filter, A/C filter grease prop Lab: and Tax) Come on then how much does the place you use charge to do a full service on a Tuna not forgetting the extras ? Or are you still tying to save 50 BHT and get copy stuff.

[transam]

27 minutes ago, fredob43 said:

I would like to see you change an A/C filter in 3 min. You have to take out two turn clips and the retaining thing, lower the glove box take out the Filter cap Slide out the filter replace the new one then repeat the whole proses to refit.

 

I don't get treated any different from any person that services their cars at Toyota. Everyone gets the correct oil filters (IE NO copies) free coffee snacks and a free valet after service. And all for what I think is a moderate price of 3,078 BHT INC. (8lt full syn: oil, Eng: filter, A/C filter grease prop Lab: and Tax) Come on then how much does the place you use charge to do a full service on a Tuna not forgetting the extras ? Or are you still tying to save 50 BHT and get copy stuff.

As you pay to have your A/C filter changed you don't know how long it takes, I am telling you, it takes about 3 minutes.

 

I save more than 50bht on the price of a filter, let alone paying for someone to do a very simple job...............

 

I do not have a Fortuner, but my 4x4 pickup I did what I could myself, same with her weee run around now, when you do Internet searches, as I do, you can save money, but it seems you are a hi-so bloke, who doesn't have an interest in saving a few bob, so you carry on...........

 

P.S. A creature did chew up your filter, creature pooh doesn't lie........????

 

 

[fredob43]

23 minutes ago, transam said:

As you pay to have your A/C filter changed you don't know how long it takes, I am telling you, it takes about 3 minutes.

 

I save more than 50bht on the price of a filter, let alone paying for someone to do a very simple job...............

 

I do not have a Fortuner, but my 4x4 pickup I did what I could myself, same with her weee run around now, when you do Internet searches, as I do, you can save money, but it seems you are a hi-so bloke, who doesn't have an interest in saving a few bob, so you carry on...........

 

P.S. A creature did chew up your filter, creature pooh doesn't lie........????

 

 

You are one of these people that can never be wrong. I will bet you you can't change an A/C filter in 3 min. And yes I have change/cleaned them myself. 

Regards servicing the NEW Toyota Engine unlike the old one you have to put it up on a lift to change the Eng: Filter. As it's hidden away under the engine. Unlike the old 3lt one that used to be on top. So try and do that yourself. 

 

Then we get to saving a few bob. How much would you save by doing it yourself and getting covered in oil and muck? and that's trying to change just the Eng: Filter alone. (Look it up on the internet) Bugger me the whole bill only came to just over 3k BHT Inc of 8lt of oil, filters, grease prop, lab: & Tax.

If anyone is that desperate for a few Bob you shouldn't own a car anyway. 

[transam]

3 minutes ago, fredob43 said:

You are one of these people that can never be wrong. I will bet you you can't change an A/C filter in 3 min. And yes I have change/cleaned them myself. 

Regards servicing the NEW Toyota Engine unlike the old one you have to put it up on a lift to change the Eng: Filter. As it's hidden away under the engine. Unlike the old 3lt one that used to be on top. So try and do that yourself. 

 

Then we get to saving a few bob. How much would you save by doing it yourself and getting covered in oil and muck? and that's trying to change just the Eng: Filter alone. (Look it up on the internet) Bugger me the whole bill only came to just over 3k BHT Inc of 8lt of oil, filters, grease prop, lab: & Tax.

If anyone is that desperate for a few Bob you shouldn't own a car anyway. 

You seem to be reading what is not there.......????

I do not do oil changes, I go to B-Quik for that..............????

If changing an A/C filter takes you an eternity, that is not my problem..????

 

So, stand down Freddy...........