Acura Tl Cabin Air Filter Installation
The Acura Tl model cars come equipped with a secondary air filter that is called the cabin air filter. The outside air comes in through the passenger vent and circulates through the cabin air filter. The cabin air filter then traps any trash and debris inside of the filter. Once the outside air is filtered through the cabin air filter, the clean air is then circulated to the inside of the Acura.
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Things You'll Need
- Adjustable wrench
- Phillips-head screwdriver
- Diagonal wire cutters
- 3/8-inch drive ratchet
- 8 mm socket
Instructions
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Open the hood on the Acura Tl and lock the hood in place.
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Remove the negative battery cable from the battery with an adjustable wrench.
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Sit in the passenger side seat of the Acura Tl and remove the glove box. Remove the glove box from the stops on the lower side of the glove box with your hands. The bottom of the glove box is held in place by two stops on each side of the glove box
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Remove the two Phillips-head screws that are holding the glove box in place. Turn the two screws counterclockwise to loosen and remove the screws.
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Pull the glove box out and set it to the side. Cut the plastic cross-brace on each end with the diagonal wire cutters. The plastic brace is secured over the end of the cabin air-filter housing. Set the plastic cross-brace to the side.
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Remove the two 8 mm bolts from the other side of the plastic cross-brace. Use a 3/8-inch drive ratchet and a 8 mm socket to loosen and remove these two bolts. Then pull the cross-brace off of the front of the cabin air-filter housing. You will now be able to see the outer cover of the cabin air-filter housing.
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Pull the outer cover off the front of the cabin air-filter housing with your hands.
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Slide the bottom cabin air filter out of the housing. Then slide the top cabin air filter out of the housing. Remove both of the filters from the filter frames and discard the old filters.
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Insert the new cabin air filters into the frames. Make sure that the flow arrows on the new filters match up with the flow arrows on the bottom of the frames.
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Slide the bottom cabin air filter back into the housing. Then slide the top cabin air filter back into the housing.
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Snap the outer cover back in place onto the front of the cabin air-filter housing.
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Line the plastic cross-brace up with the bolt holes. Insert the upper and lower bolts into the cross-brace and the housing. Tighten down with the 3/8-inch drive ratchet and the 8 mm socket.
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Slide the glove box back into the glove box opening. Slide the bottom of the glove box back into the glove box stops.
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Screw the two mounting bolts back into the glove box and tighten down with the Phillips-head screwdriver. Close the glove box.
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Screw the negative battery cable back onto the battery and tighten down with the adjustable wrench. Close the hood.
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Tips & Warnings
The purpose behind removing the negative battery cable is to kill the power to the passenger side air bag in case the air bag accidentally explodes while you are working inside of the glove box.
Always wear safety glasses when replacing the cabin air filter because of the dust.
