Bought 08/11//14, should my cabin filter be this gross? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Splitter · 01-11-2015, 09:47 AM

The air quality inside the car is completely different now.

I complained to the dealer when I first bought the car that it smelled like construction zone (they built the dealership with cars on the lot getting smothered in dust) inside the vehicle w/ the HVAC system running. I told them to replace it. They ozonized it or w/e, said the part was a special order and they didn't have any in stock.

So I said f them. Fast forward 5 months (16000 miles) and I finally replaced it myself.

Can't believe I was breathing that shit in.

Pic coming..

Zslash28 · 01-11-2015, 10:01 AM

IIRC that filter gets drawn through with the system on. Otherwise just sitting there it would not accumulate that much junk. Glad you got it changed, i too like fresh air!

Firehawk178 · 01-11-2015, 10:05 AM

I've been thinking about changing mine or at least checking it.

Just a side note: That's what was caught so you didn't breath that particular shit in..

Splitter · 01-11-2015, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Comrando

Replaced mine at 15,000 and it looked almost new. AutoZone took two days to get one. Five months would be unreal.

Why would a dealer keep cars on the lot during construction and let them run?
I hate to say it looks like flood damage. What does your battery compartment look like?

Damn what?! Seriously? What should I look for and take a video of?

Do you mean battery compartment in the back?

Splitter · 01-11-2015, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Firehawk178

I've been thinking about changing mine or at least checking it.

Just a side note: That's what was caught so you didn't breath that particular shit in..

Phew. But still.

GMTool · 01-11-2015, 10:32 AM

What's your engine air filter look like after 16k miles?

Splitter · 01-11-2015, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GMTool

What's your engine air filter look like after 16k miles?

I replaced it with this CAI intake shortly after purchased the car.

I haven't looked at the stock one though...

BluePhoenix · 01-11-2015, 11:25 AM

I should change mine. Don't know when it was last replaced.

Blakk11SS · 01-11-2015, 11:33 AM

I've seen a few other posted pics of original cabin air filters and i bet the first one has some sort of coloration that makes it look like that. My 1st filter looked exactly like that too. It's like a charcoal color, it might give filtered air a better smell instead if a musty filter scent.

rontammy0 · 01-11-2015, 12:19 PM

op that is not flood damage....if the filter was wet the material would be broken down a lot more . That's just dust and dirt.

patternpilot · 01-11-2015, 12:59 PM

My Jag uses carbon filters and they look just like that. I bought a replacement filter for the Camaro when I replaced the other and it was white just like the one it came with. I haven't changed it yet as I only have about 7,000 miles on the Camaro. While I was searching I found you can get just about any filter with the carbon impregnations if you want to pay for it.
The OPs filter looks like it was changed with a carbon one. Or perhaps GM is install them now.

Splitter · 01-11-2015, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by patternpilot

My Jag uses carbon filters and they look just like that. I bought a replacement filter for the Camaro when I replaced the other and it was white just like the one it came with. I haven't changed it yet as I only have about 7,000 miles on the Camaro. While I was searching I found you can get just about any filter with the carbon impregnations if you want to pay for it.
The OPs filter looks like it was changed with a carbon one. Or perhaps GM is install them now.

So probably nothing to be freaking out about.

CamaroKid300 · 01-11-2015, 02:15 PM

My filter looked the same when I changed it. Nothing to worry about. Just an option--I ordered mine off amazon for less than $15 and had it here in less than 2 days.

01-11-2015, 09:47 AM	#1
Splitter Account Suspended Drives: '14 RRM 1LT/RS A6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MA Posts: 2,065	Bought 08/11//14, should my cabin filter be this gross? The air quality inside the car is completely different now. I complained to the dealer when I first bought the car that it smelled like construction zone (they built the dealership with cars on the lot getting smothered in dust) inside the vehicle w/ the HVAC system running. I told them to replace it. They ozonized it or w/e, said the part was a special order and they didn't have any in stock. So I said f them. Fast forward 5 months (16000 miles) and I finally replaced it myself. Can't believe I was breathing that shit in. Pic coming.. Attached Images Last edited by Splitter; 01-11-2015 at 10:08 AM.

01-11-2015, 10:32 AM	#6
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01-11-2015, 11:25 AM	#8
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01-11-2015, 12:59 PM	#11
patternpilot Drives: 2012 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tri-Cities WA. Posts: 928 View My Garage	My Jag uses carbon filters and they look just like that. I bought a replacement filter for the Camaro when I replaced the other and it was white just like the one it came with. I haven't changed it yet as I only have about 7,000 miles on the Camaro. While I was searching I found you can get just about any filter with the carbon impregnations if you want to pay for it. The OPs filter looks like it was changed with a carbon one. Or perhaps GM is install them now. __________________ There's more to life than gas mileage LS3, Whipple, Custom Comp Cam, springs, pushrods, timing set, CAI intake, Apex cold air scoop, Doug Thorley TRI-Y headers, Billet Custom Products baffled Valve covers, Mighty Mouse Catch can, ADM FPCM, ZL1 fuel pump, MSD boost-a-pump, Hex Vent hood vents, ProSport gauges(fuel pressure, AFR, Boost), Corsa, 100 cell Cats. Jannetty remote tuned, Pfadt trailing arms, all parts user installed. No Dyno yet. Manual trans. 3.45 gears.

01-11-2015, 02:15 PM	#13
CamaroKid300 ace5.org Drives: 2017 ZL1 M6 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 6,142 View My Garage	My filter looked the same when I changed it. Nothing to worry about. Just an option--I ordered mine off amazon for less than $15 and had it here in less than 2 days. __________________ Stock...For Now.

01-11-2015, 10:01 AM	#2
Zslash28 Jumanji Drives: '14 Z/28 - AGM - No A/C Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,688	IIRC that filter gets drawn through with the system on. Otherwise just sitting there it would not accumulate that much junk. Glad you got it changed, i too like fresh air!

01-11-2015, 10:05 AM	#3
Firehawk178 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Victory Red Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Katy, Tx. USA Posts: 196	I've been thinking about changing mine or at least checking it. Just a side note: That's what was caught so you didn't breath that particular shit in..

01-11-2015, 11:33 AM	#9
Blakk11SS Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 236	I've seen a few other posted pics of original cabin air filters and i bet the first one has some sort of coloration that makes it look like that. My 1st filter looked exactly like that too. It's like a charcoal color, it might give filtered air a better smell instead if a musty filter scent.

01-11-2015, 12:19 PM	#10
rontammy0 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 2SS/ RS INFERNO ORANGE L99 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alliston Ontario Canada Posts: 9,057 View My Garage	op that is not flood damage....if the filter was wet the material would be broken down a lot more . That's just dust and dirt.