How to Replace a Cabin Filter in an Acura TL

The cabin air filter on the Acura TL is buried behind the glove box. Although you should replace the filter every 15,000 miles to ensure you receive the freshest air inside the cabin of your Acura, replacing it is somewhat labor intensive since you must remove the glove box to replace the filter. Replacing the filter ensures adequate filtering of allergens and chemicals like exhaust fumes that otherwise would find their way into the cabin of your Acura TL.

• 1

  Open the glove box. Remove the grey clip on each side of the inner glove box by pressing a flat head screwdriver between the side of the box and the clip. Pry the clips off.

• 2

  Remove the small lever on the side of the glove box by with removing the screw in the center with a screwdriver. This allows the glove box lid to open all the way.

• 3

  Remove the two screws on the far left and far right of the glove box that secure the lower portion of the box to the vehicle.

• 4

  Push inward on the center pins on the tabs in the upper left and right of the glove box and pull the push pins out. Pull out on the housing to remove the retaining clips until the glove box housing pulls away from the dash.

• 5

  Locate the cabin filter housing. It is a long black piece of plastic that has a honey comb molding on it. Push the pin on both sides of the housing to release the housing lid.

• 6

  Pull the old filter out of the housing and place the new filter into the housing. Snap the lid back onto the housing.

• 7

  Place the glove box housing back into place and push on the edges to snap the retaining clips back into the dash.

• 8

  Push the push pins back into the upper left and right holes in the glove box housing.

• 9

  Secure the lower housing to the dash by inserting them into the lower left and right holes in the housing using the screwdriver.

• 10

  Screw the small lever back into place using the screwdriver and then press the grey clips into place using your thumb.