BH/BE5 Cabin Air/Pollen filter How To

[Flippymoi]

So there is nothing in the owners manual or the service manual on the pollen filter/air conditioning filter and I could not find anything at all when searching this forum so have posted up some pics on where it is and how to replace it for the benefit of the next person like me looking for some info.

So, first thing: Yes there is a cabin air filter in most legacys. In the BH/BE 5 it sits in an air box behind the glove box and extracts contaminants from the air just before it hits the A/C heat exchanger core.

Not sure if this should go in the Tech DIY section as it is Legacy specific but feel free to move it.

Remove the glove box - Just remove all screws and stoppers. You will need to remove a plastic panel to the side of the centre console to get at the last screw (stupid design)

This pic shows the air box (glove box removed). Remove the checkered plastic cover.

Plastic cover removed

Slide out the filter and give the inside of the box a careful vacuum to remove dead moths and the like.

Insert your new filter in the correct air flow direction and replace the plastic cover. Ensure the cover is secure or it will leak air and you do not want to have to remove the glove box again. Turn on Aircon and check for leaks before replacing the glove box.

This pic shows new vs old filter. I presume it has not been replaced since new which would be 10 years ago.

[petrolheadjman]

I've been wondering how do to this for a while

Thanks

[subypower]

mean cheers dude!

[subypower]

 petrolheadjman said:

I've been wondering how do to this for a while

Thanks

How th bilsteins going bro? u should chuck some lowering springs in

[petrolheadjman]

 subypower']

[quote name='petrolheadjman said:

I've been wondering how do to this for a while

Thanks

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How th bilsteins going bro? u should chuck some lowering springs in

Going very good man,

and i plan to quite soon actually Car is sitting a wee bit high. Getting new wheels next week too so car is making progress

[Carbon]

I take it filters are easy to get? - genuine and how much?

[Flippymoi]

Easy to get from Subaru, couldn't find any online. New they are $130 genuine, I scoffed at the price so they gave me trade discount but still very pricey for what you get. Does not appear there are aftermarket ones available. If it was not so dirty I would have cleaned it with some compressed air but as you can see mine was a bit past that. You could possibly cut up some generic filter and try to fit it to the plastic frame but it would be a bit of an effort.

[DRFVDR]

Send the old one to me I can get it cleaned for like 15,and seems to work quite well, I had one cleaned for a Toyota coaster that was so blocked it had made the front heater almost useless

[subieboy]

 Flippymoi said:

Easy to get from Subaru, couldn't find any online. New they are $130 genuine, I scoffed at the price so they gave me trade discount but still very pricey for what you get. Does not appear there are aftermarket ones available. If it was not so dirty I would have cleaned it with some compressed air but as you can see mine was a bit past that. You could possibly cut up some generic filter and try to fit it to the plastic frame but it would be a bit of an effort.

have seen em in store at Supercheap...

Brand was FRAM...

[Guest]

Ryco do one that fits. It's available from any Repco / Appco store (I can do better than trade price if you want). The part number is RCA104P. It needs a little trimming to fit but it heaps cheaper than genuine Subaru.

[Flat4]

 robertsm said:

Ryco do one that fits. It's available from any Repco / Appco store (I can do better than trade price if you want). The part number is RCA104P. It needs a little trimming to fit but it heaps cheaper than genuine Subaru.

Do they also fit BG5's?

[chrisjunkie]

Just a question regarding this, do they filter the air that is recycled or only air that comes from outside?

If I don't use my AC in a while, and then turn it on, I get the lovely old-smokers-car stench. :-\

Cheers

Chris

[subieboy]

 chrisjunkie said:

Just a question regarding this, do they filter the air that is recycled or only air that comes from outside?

If I don't use my AC in a while, and then turn it on, I get the lovely old-smokers-car stench. :-\

Cheers

Chris

From both outside an in.

The smoke smell will be in your vent piping,

Use Glen 20 for some old smoke stench removal effect... Let rip with the whole can and the doors & windows closed and aircon on recirculate... And do it in 1/3 of can bits...