Modify the Cabin Air Filter in an Acura MDX 2001
Chop the plastic cross brace that is located directly latest the glove box, using the wire cutters. Shorten the plastic cross brace on Everyone edge and remove and discard the plastic cross brace. Now you will be able to get to the metal cross brace that is attached to the dash.
Instructions
1. Field the 2001 Honda Acura MDX and shut the engine off. Remove the colorless battery cable from the battery with an adjustable wrench. This Testament remove the faculty from the passenger side air bag.
2. Pay for in on the passenger side of the Acura and dehiscent the glove box. Remove all of the words from inside the glove box and locate them on the Chauffeur's seat.
3. Remove the glove box stops from the glove box. They are located on the lower right-hand side and the lower left-hand side of the glove box. Remove the Phillips-head screws that are holding the glove box stops in berth with a Phillips-head screwdriver.
4. Remove the two mounting bolts that secure the glove box to the sprint with the 3/8-inch coerce ratchet and the 8mm socket. The two bolts are located directly below the glove box opening. Slide the glove box meeting gone of the glove box housing.
5.The cabin air filter on the 2001 Honda Acura MDX is a secondary air filter that removes the dust and pollen from the air. The absent air travels finished the gone vent and into the cabin air filter, which then traps the dust and pollen and releases sole the Disinfected air into the cab of the Acura. Whether the filter can no longer effectively remove the impurities in the air, it needs to be replaced.
6. Remove the bolts and the screws from the metal cross brace with the 3/8-inch drive ratchet, 8mm socket and the Phillips-head screwdriver. Pull the metal frame out of the glove box opening and set it on the driver's seat. You will now be able to see the black cabin air filter housing directly behind the glove box opening.
7. Remove the front cover to the cabin air filter housing by unsnapping the front cover. Set the front cover on the driver's seat.
8. Pull the cabin air filter straight out of the cabin air filter housing with your hands. Slide the new cabin air filter into the housing and snap the front cover back in place over the front of the housing.
9. Slide the metal cross brace back in place and insert the bolts and screws. Tighten the bolts and screws with the 3/8-inch drive ratchet, 8mm socket and the Phillips-head screwdriver.
10. Slide the glove box assembly back into the glove box opening. Screw the two mounting bolts back into the glove box. Tighten the two mounting bolts with the 3/8-inch drive ratchet and the 8mm socket.
11. Screw the glove box stops back in place. Put the contents back into the glove box and close it.
12. Screw the negative battery cable back onto the negative battery post and tighten with the adjustable wrench.
