Quick way to change your Cabin Air Filter 2000-2004 Subaru Legacy and ALL Baja

[@jessicabrodie-white6102]

I've watched many of these videos and yours was the first to explain how to drop the door of the glovebox down and take the time to show each of the screws. Great job

[@rocsvidrock]

Geez they are rarely replaced? I can't imagine why.

[@absenthurdle5666]

fr loll i need to but i’ve procrastinating 😂

[@walkingdeadbro]

I’ve had my legacy for 3 years and my sister had it for 2 years before me. Dealership told us multiple times that it doesn’t have a cabin air filter and can’t have one and I’ve had to deal with so much dust and dirt in the cabin. Just stumbled across your video today, now I’m on my way to the parts store to get a cabin air filter thank you so much:)

[@Var_]

Thanks for the video, just did this today. Some extra tips: 1) You can do this all with a Philips head screwdriver 2) The two bolts at 2:12 hold most of the weight of the thing; when reinstalling put these on first and the other small screws will be easy 3) After you get it all disassembled, pop out the two pins you had to push to get the drawer to drop at the beginning, and re-install those at the very end. Much easier installation. 4) You need to put on the center console's right side panel (left of the glove box) AFTER you put back the glove box trim. It's because they overlap slightly. See 2:33 for how they overlap.

[@JustAnotherOne1]

Thank you so much! I will name my first born after you! I just purchased an 03 Baja and I'm excited to do maintenance on it for some reason..

[@supercattelephone]

Mine was the same way I almost didn't believe it, no cabin air filter was present went I opened it up!

[@andrewvillavicencio8496]

Holy tamales Batman, what a PIA! I just bought a used 2003 Outback LL Bean for my son and doing all kinds of baseline maintenance on it. Great video though, thanks!

[@ghosthxer7301]

I only watched this video to see the first steps of getting that plastic panel off above the glove box. Gotta re-wrap it because the sun made the material crack and the last owners peeled away at it making it look worse so I'm gonna have to figure out how to take all that layer off and then I'll wrap it. But I'll be checking to see if there's a cabin filter now, the ac is pretty low pressure so I'll have to clean it all out or something and then do what I can. But that panel is the goal.

[@bruceyyyyy]

Glad I could help out!

[@ghosthxer7301]

@@bruceyyyyy yeah man last weekend I was looking all over for screws or plastic tabs and couldn't figure it out. Just curious, does your glove box kinda stick when you first open it too? It's common with the 01 from what I've seen but never really figured out a fix.

[@bruceyyyyy]

Not that I'm aware of. It seems to work fine.

[@AudioAdvisory38]

Take the opportunity to spray that evaporator with biocide while you have the ducts open is my only thought. I chose the orange flavor from Armor All. Still smells fresh after a year for me.

[@AssTroll]

Nasty ass chemicals? Nahhh I'm good. Maybe coat the thing with pine essential oil lmao

[@AudioAdvisory38]

@@AssTroll Covering an air duct with oil; watch it clean nothing, collect dirt, fungus, and mold. Plus there are many organic based cleaning solutions available without the stereotypical harsh chemicals. You're asking to be replied to like an idiot.

[@ratherunfortunatelol]

Did this to mine today because of this comment. Thank you!

[@pkthtguy587]

Took all of 5 min after watching this,cleaning the filter took long than taking everything out and putting it back :D thanks dude

[@bruceyyyyy]

Glad I could help!

[@meh1943]

I need to replace the heavily sun damaged panel directly above the glove box. I have the part but can’t figure out how to do it. Please please make a video!

[@bruceyyyyy]

OK!

[@moconnell663]

I gave mine a touch of "custom" and wrapped that panel and the glovebox door in white vinyl. It looks pretty snazzy.

[@chadpoulos]

That’s why I’m here too! Seems like that part never gets pulled off, even during his full dash removal video. I’m still looking for a solution to remove that plastic part above the glove box on my 2002 Subaru Outback.

[@nyleo04]

Glad I'm deciding to do this while having to replace the dash panel from sun damage anyways! I would have hated having to do all of this twice lmfao

[@nkore4232]

Ah, it is a 2 filter, stacked setup! But now I have to persue different angles to find that smell!!!

[@mtcondie]

Vacuum out the debris where the filter gets installed!

[@ChrisLesmerises]

exactly my thoughts

[@bellazuniga993]

Would really appreciate seeing cabin filter change on 2006 Outback. Have had a new filter ready for several years.

[@bbranett2188]

My 2004 Outback Legacy fan suddenly stopped working. I will check fuses but all the searches has told me the motor is bad.

[@kingdanett4043]

Jesus christ! Why is this, like, the hardest air filter to get to in the world?!

[@martinsmythe3414]

Is the door that controls the recirculate air function located near the cabin air filter? thanks

[@anonymustly7818]

When I look up cabin air filter on a parts site it shows two pieces (filters). One looks like the rectangular one you just installed but the other is oddly shaped. Where the heck does it go? 2004 Legacy Outback 6 cyl.

[@bruceyyyyy]

Same spot. They make a parallelogram kind of shape when combined.

[@gmarte12]

maybe subaru should have used the metal for all those screws to make a proper headgasket

[@FreeDom-dh5mf]

well, this quick replacement is beyond my skill.

[@Azarie03]

No it's not.

[@FreeDom-dh5mf]

Looks like they never intended for it to be replaced, judging by how "guick" it is to replace. Maybe that's why some are discovered not to even have on in there.

[@Snork51]

Nice video. What filter(s) did you find to fit into that space?

[@bruceyyyyy]

The factory style is the only one that works I think.

[@yukki24]

I used microguard part number MGD3666 from O'Reilly's

[@AssTroll]

@@bruceyyyyy Wait I thought you said in the video that these weren't equipped with any filter from the factory. Are you just saying that some models had it of this gen outback and the shittier like my base model 2.5 with winter package didn't have it but can order the ones for say an ll bean edition one cause they had it? Sorry if I sound confusing just wanting to do this to mine now

[@bruceyyyyy]

All cars have the ability but only some trims came with an actual filter installed is my understanding.

[@422irishpride]

What is that other filter that was in there to the left?

[@422irishpride]

Or is that the condenser

[@bruceyyyyy]

Do you mean the 2 piece filter design?

[@JuanTorres-fd2ii]

So it comes without a filter from factory?

[@bruceyyyyy]

Correct. It was optional.

[@ScagAteHer]

I can’t get the damn glove compartment off the hinges. It feels like it’s gonna break

[@mtnmonamona842]

Thank you for this video but man, getting my glove out was a PITA and took forever. I kept coming back after thinking it was going to snap. Ordered filter. Have any advice about back door not opening? ‘04 Outback.thx

[@bruceyyyyy]

Back door?

[@jasonathialy]

Just got the back hatch door unstuck on an 03 legacy wagon - had to crawl in from rear seat and pop interior panel off hatch door, the mechanism is probably rusted and some WD40 will set you right if so!

[@mtnmonamona842]

@@jasonathialy Not hatch door, the back seat passenger door

[@jasonathialy]

@@mtnmonamona842 is the door still stuck? If so, has there been any damage to the frame or is this isolated to the door latch itself?

[@mtnmonamona842]

@@jasonathialy yea, still stuck, it opened a few times and each time I thought it a fluke that it got stuck. Don’t know how frame would have gotten damage although I live on a dirt road.

[@AssTroll]

I have an 06 legacy gt and was curious if you know how I would go about changing the vent mode actuator. The ac and heat work but I can't change it to any other modes like feet, defrost etc. Thanks again for the post! I have an 02 outback as well and gonna do this to it now!

[@bruceyyyyy]

It's buried behind the dash. I think it's going to require a lot of removal unfortunately. Probably more than shown here. The 06 was a different body style so there may be some revisions (I think the glove box is super easy to remove) but physically everything is in the same place for the HVAC.

[@makinawake9178]

It's in behind climate controls can kind of reach it but yes generally alot of work. You might get lucky like I did and just remove climate controls, spray a cleaner into front face of buttons and with the gunk out the buttons work. Otherwise sometimes the AC O-rings just need to be changed and that does it too..

[@joshherberger6602]

Awesome video. Do you know how to get to the vent mode actuator? My car is stuck on foot and defrost and I can’t locate the actuator to check it out. Thanks!

[@bruceyyyyy]

Is it an H6 or H4?

[@joshherberger6602]

@@bruceyyyyy h4

[@bruceyyyyy]

@@joshherberger6602 It should just be disconnecting the control wire then. Hopefully you don't have to take the entire dash out.

[@ReneaDooserider]

Wow that was a lot of work. Thank God mine is so much easier. Thank you though.

[@GlycerinZ]

you consider that a lot of work? seems easy to me

[@Jbird-fw5nk]

Im not totally confident id be able to get it all back together!?!

[@SuperWladca]

thanks

[@mrsmeadowyellow]

Thanks for sharing this

[@meme7591]

Okay thank you very much for this video it thoroughly helped me because the directions with the box sucked. But that little clip you had said on the bottom should have put the camera down below so that we could see what you were doing. I'm a visual personand it will give me a better idea thankfully I'm handy LOL and I figured it out but just something to think about but awesome video thank you so much for doing that me and my life so much easier

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

Very good 👍

[@tolmie1141]

You could make my life easier by changing mine for me. 😂

[@SKCCP]

Thanks for showing. What a painful design!!!

[@AlexanderPerez-nq1qs]

Thanks man

[@afshar6861]

I can't figure it out on 1999 subaru legacy

[@bruceyyyyy]

I'm not positive but I don't think they had them.

[@threej44]

This looks like a giant pain. It takes 30 seconds to do it on my charger.

[@raypencosky8296]

Agree. Honda CRV is easy also

[@SMac-bq8sk]

Good grief, what a PITA badly engineered access!

[@mrswolls]

I really think Subaru could have done a better job of making this filter more inaccessible

[@myyoutubechannel3161]

Damn it's giving me a headache just looking at it lol.. but it must be done ✔

[@MajinBuu420]

Way too much bs to change one come in subaru do better

[@ryang1589]

The cabin air filter is a gimmick there is no reason to even put it in the car if you think about it every time you open and close your doors or roll your windows down you get the outside air anyway