2012 Nissan Altima Cabin Air Filter Replacement Repair Guide

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                          30 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Cabin Air Filter

Remove the screws using the Phillips #3 screwdriver.

Remove the screws using the Phillips #3 screwdriver.

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Step 2

Pull the glove box out of its slot.

Pull the glove box out of its slot.

Step 3

Remove the tab that holds up the wires to the glove box light.
Place the glove box on the floor of the car, so that it can be out of your way.

Remove the tab that holds up the wires to the glove box light.

Place the glove box on the floor of the car, so that it can be out of your way.

Step 4

Locate the cabin air filter housing on the back left hand side behind the radio. (Area of filter housing circled in photo.)
Open housing and remove the old filter.

Locate the cabin air filter housing on the back left hand side behind the radio. (Area of filter housing circled in photo.)

Open housing and remove the old filter.

Step 5

Throw out old filter and open up the new one.

Throw out old filter and open up the new one.

Step 6

Properly insert the new air filter into housing. ( Air filter will have direction of air flow on the side.)

Properly insert the new air filter into housing. ( Air filter will have direction of air flow on the side.)

Step 7

Return the cabin air filter cover. Return and screw in the glove box so that it’s back to normal.

Return the cabin air filter cover. Return and screw in the glove box so that it’s back to normal.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Unscrew all the screws at the bottom and inside the glove box.Pull the glove box out of its slot.Pull out tab that holds the wires for the glove box light to remove them out your way.Locate your cabin air filter which is locate on the left side behind of where you took out the glove box. kind of behind the radio.Pop open the cover for the air filter housing.Pull out old air filterSlide in new air filter in the housing. (Be sure to have filter facing the direction as labeled on filter)Put cover back on the air filter housing.Put wires back in tabPut glove box back in the slot and screw it back in.

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Cyrus Fox - Apr 5, 2022

So you can do this without removing the glove box, bit of a pain but much easier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z5HufXU…

While removing h glove box might give you better access and enable you to seat the filter betterI would do the faster mehod.

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