B16A2/EG6

This is the right filter for a 05 Acura TL right? Just want to make sure.

ATP Part # HA5 {Vent Filter}

j9sstar

Thanks for the EXCELLENT DIY. I love not paying the dealer for stuff like this. I picked up a Beck/Arnley replacement filter p/n 042-2023 for $16. Snapped a couple of clips on the left side of box but all went back together pretty tightly so I'm good for now. Lesson learned. I saved what broke off in case of rattles (to add to the nice rattle collection my '04 has now) and can always try to exopy them back on if needed.

rksokol

This is a great DIY! I changed my filter last month at about 21,000 miles. That OEM filter was filthy! I should purchase several more filters up front for future changeouts.

Did anyone have problems with snapping the support arm on the right side of the glovebox housing? I never reconnected mine - don't want to have to take the whole thing off again just to snap it back in...

mikey4226

this is a great write up, i changed my cabin filter for the first time in ages, and it was disgusting! the whole filter was pretty much black

unfortunately, i did snap 3 of the clips and one of the other plastic insertion points i tried to do it without removing the glove box, which may have made it harder for me to take out. next time i will remove the glove box first. I snapped the housing back in, but because it was missing a few of the clips, it wasn't fitting as snuggly as before. I'm the type that wants everything perfect, so I went to the hardware store and bought some epoxy glue. It was a fast-acting one (sets in 1 minute or so, and is ready to handle within 10 minutes). I let it sit for 30-45 mins, just to be safe, and it seemed like everything was fairly secure, but as soon as I tried putting the housing back in, a couple of the clips snapped off again =\. I guess I'll just have to live with it not being as flush against the rest of the dash as before, or get a more heavy duty epoxy (although I'm not sure that would make a huge difference) and try reattaching the clips again. I'm just praying that there are no rattles

Despite the broken clips, I did successfully change the filter and saved some money, which is always nice. Thanks again!

mikey4226

It took me a minute or two to figure out how to disconnect it, but to reattach it, I just lined up the end of the support arm in the little groove on the glove box pushed from the back of the support arm towards me and it snapped back into place.

KJSmitty

Why not just spend a few bucks and get replacement clips from Acura??? That would get you closer to that "perfect" result.


Then again, I still don't see why Acura hasn't engineered an access hole like I / several of us made for our TL's. I change my cabin filter every six months and have yet to remove anything from the glove box area. In and out in 45 seconds.

jim in atl

Wow! I can not thank you guys enough. I am sitting here in the garage with the laptop having just put the glovebox back in. Success. In less than 30 minute I changed the filter. I used these threads to understand how to make the modification rather than what I certainly would have done - take the right side of the dash apart.

I used the photos to decide precisely where to cut with the dremel tool. The hole is a snug perfect size. The filter is replaced. All appears to be well. Now to vacuum up the plastic particles from the cutting and I will try it out.

I am a servere allergy sufferer in the middle of a horendous pollen season here in the ATL. Thank you again and again!!!

Legend2TL

I changed my 2005 6MT filter yesterday. I noticed that it looks like there were quite a few design changes from the 04 to the 05 in the glove box mounting area. One thing is I found out the source of a rattle in the glove box area. The brakcet for the "U" yoke for the glove box latch was missing a screw. There are three, the front two (near the "U") were there, but the screw in the back (where it attached to the ~2" diameter pipe was missing. I added a screw and rattle went away. Also one of the "A" clips was missing.

I'm annoyed at the lack of two fasteners here since the car has never been to the dealership for any interior work and I've never had the glove box out before so I presume it was missing from the factory . I searched in the area under the glove box for the screw (in case it worked loose) but could not see either any screw or the "A" clip.

FWIW, I recently changed the cabin filter on my wife's 2003 Pilot and it takes ~1/2 the time of the TL due to getting not needing to remove the entire glove box housing (only the door on the Pilot).

I'll post a picture tonight on the missing screw so if you have a glove box rattle and are replacing the filter take a look.

Crazyace718

Great post! My AC no longer smells like raw sewage. The most I've done to any car is ad window washing fluid. Thanks for your detailed instructions.

jchcmax

I changed mine out yesterday with the ATP HA-5. Here's what my old filter looks like after 36k miles:


While I was at it, I took out the plate that was in the glove compartment to save weight (thanx Innacurate for the idea).

DLTL

Total Noob when it comes to doing car stuff but managed this in 30 minutes - could have done it in 10 minutes if i didn't stare at the housing for 15 minutes looking for damn push pins. my '04 TL did not have pushpins, once you removed the glove box, you just have to pull out the housing (there are no screws to unscrew). The filter, which i don't think i've changed for the past 80K miles, was caked in black soot.

yum. fresh air.

THTL

iTrader: (2)

what is the different between the ATP HA-5 and the Bosch filter. I though i read some where on here that the Bosch filter does not fit.

cleex024

thanks for the thread...good info...ill probably end up changing mine out soon...at what mileage do you guys recommend for the change?

GeraldB

Mine was pretty gunked-up at 26,000. I'm not gonna let it go past 20k again. And changing it myself reduced my B2 service charge by $65.

DLTL

Bosch carbon activated is more than twice the price of the ATP carbon.

Bosch also sells their non-carbon filter, model P3875 - available at your local rip-off auto-conglomerate for $29.95.

Get the ATP - it's solidly built and frankly, i'd get two at a time as shipping from rockauto is the same $8 for one or two.

ACURAFANANTIC

any1 have pics of doing this w/o cutting or taking the glove box off. or is taking it off a better option? can any1 can post pics of this push button pin thing that every1 is breaking.

Acura3GTL

if you own a 2006 (and up?), its pretty damn easy. Dont stress about the push pins, to me, they dont seem to break easy. Total time for me to replace was probably 10 mins. Its very easy

Tecciztecatl

Is this is? There are two, just push the center in to remove and then "reset" it by pulling the little legs apart and pushing the little popper out ... you'll see.

Funny, mine just came today from Rock Auto. Just take the glove box off, the entire change took me less than 10 min (third time doing it) there is a DIY in here somewhere with detailed pics. Oh and another tip, put a little grease on those metal tabs (inside of case) for ease of future removal.


Shot with CYBERSHOT at 2008-05-17

A SiQ TL

O.K., I decided it was time to do this as well. So I ordered my filter and went ahead and prepared it for an easy install(aka cut an access hole).

To help with some of the confusion................

IF you don't have the clips on the inside of your glove box, you simply push in on the sides until the tab clears.



To remove this hook, just push on it where the grooved notch is.




Something I didn't see mentioned is to remove these 2 screws ( if you have them) to get the back panel off.



Here are the clips that are holding the back panel on. Someone said to remove these horizontally, I thought that meant start on the far right of the back piece and work horizontally across. I think it makes more sense to say they come straight out towards you.




Here is what they pop into


This is everything put back together after cutting the access hole. Here the filter is hanging out.


Here it is pushed in and easily removable


And the finished product


Now when my filter arrives, it should be a quick swap

santana11981

Good idea making that hole...removing the housng was a bitch.

ACURAFANANTIC

thks for the well illustration with pics siq tl. however, where r clips that are holding the back panel on.
it seems to me if u r planning on removing the back panel w/o cutting the hole, the glove box doesn't need to be completely off.

ACURAFANANTIC

nevermind, i realize where the clips r. n removing the glove box or not isnt a big deal since its only 2 screws.

Legend2TL

When I replaced my cabin filter I noticed the glovebox latch on the dash side was missing a bolt (and I also had a rattle behind the glovebox go figure). So when replacing check for the bolt being there. It was a 8mm diameter with 0.8mm threads (most of the time these bolts have 10mm hex heads). You can see the missing bolt hole from the middle of this photo.

THTL

iTrader: (2)

thanks for the heads up, why is it missing a bolt there.

Legend2TL

Don't know, but since the car has only been serviced by me, my guess is it was missing from the factory. I looked for it in the lower part of the dash and didn't find anything.

It did solve my right side rattle

ACURAFANANTIC

good thing to look for when we change filter. thks. if others r also missing that bolt,maybe we can have another recall. lol!

kfhughes

After reading this thread (and not closely enough at that), changed the filter in about 5 minutes this morning. The part I missed was the push pins on top of the box: one broke and the other shot off to somewhere in the neighbor's yard. However, since they're only about 50 cents each, I figure well worth it instead of whatever the dealer would charge.

BTW, I think someone mentioned not needing to take off the glovebox. I just pushed the sides in, popped the retaining arm off, then let it hang down while I pulled the panel. I found it easier to pull starting on the left side by the center console (straight away from the dash, then work toward the right side.

SouthernBoy

I have to do this annual cabin filter change this weekend on both of my 3G TL's. Hateful job.

ACURAFANANTIC

just changed mine (15 min). thks to every1 that contributed for all the help.

reminder tip: when put the back panel back in, put the right side in first.

rksokol

I broke one of my pushpins. Where did/can you get replacements for $0.50?

kfhughes

I found them on www.acuraoemparts.com (Delray acura).



Illustration No. Part Number Description Required Qty. Year Model List Price Our Price
028 91550-S50-000ZU CLIP, TAILGATE ( MOON LAKE GRAY ) 2 2006 TL 0.30 0.24
028 91550-S50-000ZW CLIP, TAILGATE ( LIGHT TAN ) 2 2006 TL 0.28 0.22
028 91550-S50-000ZL CLIP, TAILGATE ( GRAPHITE BLACK ) 2 2006 TL 1.77 1.42
028 91550-S50-000ZV CLIP, TAILGATE ( LIGHT CREAM IVORY ) 2 2006 TL 0.30 0.24

I haven't replaced mine (yet) but the local Acura dealer I use for parts usually charges me retail for the parts.

Note; these are for a 2006 TL. I think different years have different part numbers (the 04 doesn't use the pins, IIRC).

SRT-11

I changed my filter out to the ATP one from rockauto about a month ago, and the A/C still smells like foot sometimes. Is there anything I can spray in there/somewhere to kill the mold or whatever is causing the smell? it goes away after a minute but I'd rather it not be there at all.

Thanks!!

rksokol

Thanks!

phatbastard

Sweet tutorial!! I ordered mine from rockauto. Shipped from dallas and the next day it arrived in Houston. Paid for ground shipping and only took one day.

chill_dog

After disappointing results trying to find a good filter at a brick-and-mortar store Wednesday, I ordered one from RockAuto yesterday. My original plan was to do my oil change, cabin filter, and tire rotation Saturday, but with ordering the filter on Thursday, I figured I'd end up doing that part next weekend after it showed up some time next week. Well, my schedule worked out that I'm going to the oil change and tire rotation today. I just checked my e-mail and saw not only had Rock Auto shipped my filter yesterday, they had sent me a FedEx tracking number , which when I clicked on it, said it was being delivered today . Great service and I got a good filter for less than the local stores were charging for a cheap one (if they even had one)...I'm happy.

Black_dc2

I ordered one as well yesterday bout 4pm. To my surprise my door bell rang this morning, Fed-Ex. Wow, now thats fast. Just installed mine in about 5 minutes. I just took off the clips on the glove box walls, unlatched the suspension rod, took out the two push clips, and pulled the whole thing out from right to left. No need to undo glovebox!! Easiest mod ever.

chill_dog

Yeah, taking it out was easy...putting it back required a bit of effort for some reason ...still only took about 10 minutes.

THTL

iTrader: (2)

do you guys know if the ATP HA5 filter fit or will work with the 2008 Acura RDX.
thanks.

voidtrance

Hi, I am trying to find the carbon filter for 2008 TL. RockAuto doesn't seem to have one for 2008 TLs but they do for 2004. Is that filter going to fit the 2008?

JsL138

I'm planning to change my filter and was wondering if anyone sprayed a product to eliminate odors directly to where the filter is. I'm thinking of getting a can of "BG Frigi-Fresh" and spray it with the filter out and the A/C running.

Do you guys think it will be effective?