How to Replace the Cabin Filter in a 2005 Honda Pilot

The 2005 Honda Pilot is equipped with a cabin air filter that traps dust, particles, pollen and allergens to keep them from getting inside the vehicle. Honda recommends replacing the filter every year, or after every 10,000 miles. The filter should be checked more frequently when the Pilot is driven on dusty roads or in areas with heavy air pollution. A clean cabin air filter improves air circulation within the air conditioning system, putting less stress on the fan motors.

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  Park the Pilot on level ground and turn off its ignition. Open and secure the vehicle's hood.

• 2

  Follow the battery's negative cable to where it is connected the frame. Disconnect the negative (black) battery cable ground wire from the frame of the vehicle, turning the cable's bolt counterclockwise with an adjustable wrench. Move the cable ground wire away from the car frame.

• 3

  Open the glove compartment. Press in the stop tabs on each side of the glove compartment to unhook them.

• 4

  Remove the two screws in the rear of the glove compartment connecting it to the dash with the Phillips-head screwdriver, turning counterclockwise.

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  Pull the glove compartment out of the dash.

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  Remove the screws holding the metal bar in place in the glove compartment area, turning the Phillips-head screwdriver counterclockwise. Remove the metal bar.

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  Pull the old cabin filter down toward the floor of the Pilot to remove it from the filter housing.

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  Insert the new cabin filter into the filter housing.

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  Replace the metal bar and the screws, turning clockwise with the screwdriver, that hold it in place.

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  Replace the glove compartment into the dash. Replace the two screws on the inside of the glove compartment with the screwdriver, turning clockwise.

• 11

  Press the two locking tabs on the sides of the glove compartment from the inside outward to lock the glove compartment into the dash.

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  Reconnect the negative battery cable ground wire to the Pilot's frame.