Alucard13

So I go to the dealer to pick up some washers, and some honda oil filters for a my friends (We just really like to honda filters), anyway I figure while I'm there I'll pick up the pollen filter.

Parts Guy: We don't have any in stock but I can order some and they'll be here Friday
Me: Sure that sounds alright how much are they,(thinking to my self at most about $12)

How wrong was I

Parts Guy : $67.21

Me: Uh nevermind, I'll order it later.

So is that like normal price, I was Ass -u -me -ing it would be like the regular air filter. I hope the one they give you is golden, cures cancer, and gives blowjobs twice a day for the next 30,000 miles.

Any other place where I can find them cheaper?

By the way, I've said this before but I Hate Esserman Acura. The Smug bastards, if it wasn't that Rick Case is forever away I would never go there. I hope John J. Esserman reads this "You sir suck, you suck with all the effort and enthusiasm as a 2 dollar Tijuana hooker. If there was a sucking contest you would win the gold and literally blow away the competition. I feel nothing but remorse for the golf balls and hose you use to practice your sucking, and pray for the day when your will to suck has subsided and said items can find peace."

::End Transmission::

stogie1020

How do you really feel? No, really, don't hold back.

moda_way

Online they're like $66, so he isn't messing with you. Gotta remember this is a microfiber cabin filter... they aren't cheap.

LoveMyTL-S

Check out this site, the filter is $36.43........

http://www.acuraparts247.com/sunnysi...Pollen+Filters

Alucard13

Damn, oh well I guess I'll have to pony up then. $67 dollars for a filter, isn't that one of the seven signs that the dark lord is coming. I guess I'm on my way back to Esserman the land where all happiness is stolen bottled and sold for a low low price of 1 soul, a land where all sunshine and glee is locked away and the salesmen's eyes steal away the very fibre of your being with every passing second.

LoveMyTL-S

Here's another for $15.67.

www.cabinairfilters.net/cabin%20air%209922TC.htm

Alucard13

Thanks guys you guys rock

LoveMyTL-S

It's amazing what you can find by searching with Google......

Alucard13

Another reason I hate esserman, did anyone notice the list price for the filter $43.34. Esserman's price $67.21. Does anyone else see a problem with that. I hate them good lord do I hate them. I rue the day John J. Esserman was conceived, if there is any good in this world god would hath smoteth them years ago. Anyway back to the topic at hand does anyone know if the filter in the TSX is the same as the one in the TL and Accord, because according to cabinairfilters.net they are but they all have different part numbers and different costs. I have a friend at Brahman Honda so if they are the same he told me his price was like 12 bucks for the Accord one.


Again thanks for you help guys.

LoveMyTL-S

Hmmmm. I'm not sure if the pollen filter is the same..... You may want to pull yours out and compare it with the pick in cabinairfilters.net. Or show it to your Honda friend. If you can get the filter for $12 without shipping and waiting, go for it.......I wonder if any other brands such as Fram make the filter yet?????

moda_way

Make sure you have the right partnumber. There are two showing that could be the same:

80292-SEC-A01
17315-SDA-A02

TSXTuner

Purolator makes it, like $13.
I got one at Advance Auto Parts

doub1etap

Make sure you don't need two of them. My RSX did. they were about 30 each.

TSXTuner

Just one filter in the TSX

moda_way

Well, I just figured out the difference between these two part numbers... the top one is the filter AND the unit it sits in, hence the extra cost. The other number is just the filter.

Problem solved, order the cheaper piece if you haven't planned on doing that already.

Alucard13

top one is just the filter, bottom is both. Just looked it up on www.acuraoemparts.com

moda_way

Actually, the opposite. I ordered the top part number and got the filter and the plastic holder it sits in.

dgal0215

moda_way,

I know it's been a while since you posted to this thread, but what did you end up doing with the dust filter (part # 17315-SDA-A02) you ordered? I ordered the same part but I don't think it's what I really wanted, which I think was instead a cabin filter. How often does 17315-SDA-A02 need to be replaced? I might just take the 20% hit and return it.

Thanks

xizor

here's another thread on pollen filters, https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31992, you can use the TL or Accord ones for cheaper

Savio

wix

kaliraver69

I got the Accord 03-06 pollen filter less than $20 from the Honda dealer and they fit exactly the same as well.

Tsx536

Got mine from this seller. Great experience, fast shipping, perfect fit:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cabin...spagenameZWDVW

Just saw it cheaper here (No experience with this seller):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CABIN...spagenameZWDVW

aaronng

The one from cabinairfilters.net is not an exact duplicate of the acura one. It's an aftermarket filter that is made in the same dimensions. I'd say the Acura one is better made as it has reinforcement ribs along the filter material.

jlukja

Ordered replacement pollen filter from www.fleetfilter.com (the website says its backordered right now). What I received was a Napa Gold filter that fits perfectly in the filter tray behind the glove box. The OEM filter has an extra ridge in the middle and the filter material feels just a bit more stiff than the Napa. The Napa feels to be made of the same material.


The replacement took all of maybe 10 minutes. Here is what my old filter looked like after 20K miles.

LoveMyTL-S

Dayum! What tree do you park under?

FSU TSX

I just changed my cabin air filter today with a purolator filter for 14 bucks from Discount Auto Zone. The original that I pulled out of the car doesnt seem to have anything significantly great about it to cost upwards of 40 bucks. Just another filter or so it seems.

jlukja

There are Magnolia trees planted in front of every house on our street. Every time I see dry leaves on my windshield I try to pick them out with care.

I would highly recommend doing this filter replacement at 20K miles and not waiting till 30K. Its a very straightforward process that will take all of 10 min. and replacement filters can be had for approx. $10 - $15 (a fraction of what you would pay Acura).

feelgood13

i dont know why you kids buy filters. just pull it out, vacuum it, put it back in and you're good to go.

aaronng

Because it is a HEPA filter.

Still Water

I would suggest changing it out every 12 months. You can get the Wix/Napa filter delivered to your door for +/- $14.00 and it takes <15 minutes to replace it. Aside from the clean air issue your ventilation system will be less stressed and you can run the fan on a lower setting. In the end it just makes to much sense.

Still Water

Please excuse the slam here, but that's not very smart on so many levels I don't think I even have to list them.

Michel Weber

I didn't even know it has an interior filter.

San-AnT

10 minutes? 15 minutes? it takes all of 1 minute at most. if you are really confused about this, pm me and i will send u some pics

jlukja

My 10 minutes included sorting through all the stuff in my glove box.

LoveMyTL-S

Yep, we have two air filters. One for the engine and one (interior) for the A/C system. Saweet huh?

Still Water

Anyone know what the dealer labor book rate is for changing the cabin filter? Just curious...

aaronng

In Australia, the dealer wanted US$77 to replace the cabin filter, where $59 was for the filter. So the remaining $18 should be for labor.

San-AnT

at most 10 minutes for a noob, so at most 5 minutes for a mechanic. so $18 for 5 minutes, that's about $216/hr.

jlukja

^^ Maybe a mechanic with a law degree?

jlukja

So, back in post #24 I had snapped a few photos of my OEM pollen filter after 20K miles. Its been another 10K miles, I'm now at 30,400 so it was time to change my pollen filter again, as I resolved to only go 10K mi. between changes. Boy was I glad that I did. Here are a couple of a pics of the Napa filter after just 10K mi.

The old and new, side by side...


..and the old Napa filter. Hard to see in this pic the amount of crud stuck deep down in the folds of the filter


Based on what I've seen with mine, I highly recommend changing your pollen filter every 10K miles.