drunkenbuda

Yah....2005 owner's Manual.

Savio

It's not...

the two clips on the inner wall of the glove compartent you can take out. Just use a flat head screwdriver and pop those out and the glove compartment will release.

jlukja

The filter is on order so I haven't done it yet. Thanks for the correction.

peterjedi

The Acura TSX filter is better quality. It has more ribs then the Wix. The material looks a little better. I got the Acura TSX filter from handa-accessories for something like $34 dollars. The Wix filter was a little over $12 dollars. I guess you get what you pay for. I am not sure if the tickness of the filter would make much off a difference. I've never tried the TL or Honda Cabin/Pollen filter. I believe someone said it is the same as the Acura TSX filter and that it cost around $16-$20 dollars. Can someone confirm the TL and/or Honda Accord filter is the same as the TSX?

JTso

iTrader: (2)

I picked up two TL filters today from a local Acura dealer (same as Honda Accord). The size looks the same as the TSX but the quality looks much cheaper (like thin paper). Oh well, can't complain since they are free.

BzeTSX

guys, i just got my TSX a week ago and the carfax said it had been in for service 5K ago....is this service part include the changing of these filters? Or should i replace these...BTW I checked the oil and its full and looks clean. OH, also, i dont have a users manual..where can I get a manual for a good price?

xizor

if its good enough for a TL and RL its good enough for my TSX

Xtremespeed2102

so are those fleet filters good stuff, or cheap not worth wasting money

Vegito

http://www.helminc.com/helm/homepage.asp?r=

fuckleberry

Changed mine today @ 23K
I got the cheap one - WIX (#24815 @ $9.75) from fleetfilter.com (made in Taiwan)

WIX one has 32 pleats, factory one has 44 pleats and a plastic "spine" in the middle



People say factory one is stiffer, I think it's combo of:
1) it's clogged with dirt & whatnot
2) More pleats within the same dimension

jlukja

^^ how many miles on the dirty one Mr. leberry?

fuckleberry

Those of you who got this part for TL/Accord (they have identical p[art #)

How many pleats in that one ?

fuckleberry

exactly 23K, suburban driving, little hi-way

blackTIX

I got mine from Advance discount auto yesterday for 13$///

si2tsx

so whats the part #?

kaikai114

hmm thought I saw some at local Sears, gonna check tomorrow and see what the price is.

KC

TSeXy_Grl

what are the instructions? i'm not car savvy but i have a friend who can change mine. i just need the instructions. i have a 2006 tsx and it's not in the manual.

thanks.

jlukja

Check out our FAQ section, under "Maintenance": https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24744

You will find a link to this DIY thread by davidspalding: https://acurazine.com/forums/acurazine-clubs-meets-15/car-meet-houstonians-39992/

GTSX-05

iTrader: (1)

I tried replacing my cabin air filter also…inspired by this thread, lack of reading on my behalf I managed to break the ‘shock’ that compresses, and makes the glove compartment slide down easily. Anyone know how much the part would be or what part I am looking for? Would I be able to change this myself? Or is the dealer going to charge major $$.

Audioserf

GOOD LORD, those pictures are nasty. I wonder if mine has ever been changed, I just rolled over 40k. Hopefully Acura did it at my 30k service in 2006 but I don't know. I need to look in to this.

subdued

25k and mine was Gray Gray Gray and black. More nastyness. Thanks for the info. Picking up Honda Accord filter tomorrow $25 at dealer. Online is cheaper but...

jwhite4

Although I'm only at 17k miles on my 06 TSX, it's 2 years old, so with a sale on Purolator BreathEasy filter ($20 reg, $16 on sale), I decided to replace mine.

Removal wasn't as easy as everyone said. Although I could get the left side stopper down, I couldn't do it with the right side. I didn't want to risk breaking it, so I ended up removing the 2 screws on the hinges, and basically removed the entire door. After that, no problem getting to the filter .
The filter was a little long, and didn't fit well (it looked like they literally just cut it down from a longer filter). Two snips with scissors, and it fit perfectly

Compared to the picture at the beginning of the thread, my filter was at least 50% darker, maybe close to twice as bad. I think in the future, at least for me, changing it every year might be more appropriate.

Jeff

Simba91102

Too bad you had trouble with the glove box door. It does need to to be muscled a little bit, but it's unlikely you'd break anything. Next time, try removing the stop on each side (it can be tough to squeeze the tabs holding each one in, but it's doable). Then you have to kind of fish each one out of the hole in the box side. Then snap out the arm on the door side of the glove box door that will actually keep the door from falling. Push it forward (it takes a good push, but it will snap out). Then the glove box door will fall until it's stopped by a safety cable attached somewhere behind it (if I remember correctly). I'm also surprised you had trouble with the filter fit. I've used a couple of different brands, and all have fit spot on. Are you sure you had it positioned properly? Also, make sure the flow is in the right direction. There should be a couple of arrows on the filter showing the direction of flow. Please don't think I'm inferring here that you have two left hands. You're right in stating that it's not as easy as some make it sound. But if you take your time and actually look at what you're doing, you should be able to complete this job without disassembling the glove box.

And I agree that it should be a yearly change. It may depend on where you live and how much you use the car, but certainly if you're anywhere where there's winter (like here in the North East), the winter dust alone will make a change every spring a good habit to get into.

jwhite4

The filter was definitely missized. There was maybe a 1/16" of border at the end (without filter between it) that caused it to go in so tight originally, it caused that top portion of the filter to 'V' (bend inward) in order to fit. Once I trimmed that off, it was fine. Maybe I'll try a different brand next time, and see if it goes in smoothly.

I had read most of the posts first on the glove box removal, and even though I had no problems with the left side, I just couldn't get the right side in enough to get the stopper past the opening. I'm sure it took longer to pull off the door(really align it when I put it back on) than someone might be able to just bend it out. On the other hand, I knew the risk of breakage was almost nil my way, vs a definite possibility if I kept trying to bend it.

I live in a city, and have a mix of city and highway driving, but I didn't think it was that bad to make the filter that dirty (I still have it, I'll see if I can upload a picture of it.

Also, one suggestion was to put a dryer sheet on the filter to provide a nice smell for the car. Originally I thought that might be a good idea, but seeing how dirty my filter was, and obviously how important every square inch of filter material was, I didn't want to do that.

Jeff

Simba91102

I agree with a dryer sheet permitting less air flow. Also, my experience with using one for fragrance has been that it will last a couple of days at best.

davidspalding

Waste of money IMHO. I just got a charcoal impregnated filter (ATP HA5, $22; YMMV) for less than Honda dealers charge for a US-made micronAir particulate filter.

From what I've seen, the Wix, Purolator (sp?) and Napa filters are fine. And FWIW, I'm finding that changing the filter every 6,000 miles is a Good Thing.
That sounds ... . All the filters I've seen fit like a glove. I wonder if you got the wrong part. Check my DIY post, all the part numbers have been double-checked with the manufacturers' sites.
Don't those things release some wax or some kind of "softener?" I don't think I want that going into my blower/heater unit. (IIRC, the air flow from the filter shows air going into the blower after passing through the filter. Correct me if I'm wrong, old chum.)

npolite

www.acuraautomotiveparts.org has the TSX one for $30.76 and the TL one for $16.21.

si2tsx

I just replaced mine with the accord filter @ 26k mi. Just about $25 from honda.

npolite

Damn that looks really bad. It should have been changed sooner than that.

davidspalding

I understand that the Acura filter for the Japan-built TSX is by micronAir Europe (so it's imported), the TL/Accord filters are made by micronAir US. Same filter basically. UNLESS the TSX one was micronAir's "combi" charcoal impregnated model.

Pay $30.76 only if you like telling passengers "your cabin air is continentally scented."

Daaaaaang, Si2TSX, that's one ugly filter. I'll bet your blower is working a lot better/quieter now.

si2tsx

thats was pretty nasty. I have my A/C on almost 95% of time

si2tsx

it was just recommended by acura to be changed

t_in_maine

Just replaced mine this weekend. Bought the Honda filter for $21. Took me less than 10 minutes, and I'm a girl... My car has about 50 K on it and it looked pretty nasty...

mars

Hi,

I replaced my cabin air filter ..thanks a lot to this thread..

And is there another filter "Air Cleaner Element" ?? I tried to open the Box that is next to the batter (towards the Brake fluid tank) and one of the bolt i couldn't urscrew ..Is there a filter in it ??

Thanks
Mars

Mike_E

I've got mine replaced today. Grabbed one at my local Acura dealer for $30 CAD.

davidspalding

Yes. AKA "engine air filter." Download the 2004 manual (linked from the FAQ for online manuals), it tells you how.