Cabin Air Filter, Is Their One In 2005 Suburban?

[wtk1562]

I can't find anything in the manual in regard to locationor existence. Is there one and if so where and how do I replace it?

 

Thanks,

 

Bill

[DBVille]

There is one (actually two panels, I believe) in mine. Exactly the same as shown on the pickup trucks. There are several how-tos on here, I think. Above the passenger edge of the tranny tunnel.

[MS3DALE]

Nope,There is no cabin air filter in the '05's

[DBVille]

Hmmmmmm......I stand corrected...I guess.....I could'a sworn I drug two out - I must be thinking about the 2000 then. <shakes head, walking away>

[MS3DALE]

Hmmmmmm......I stand corrected...I guess.....I could'a sworn I drug two out - I must be thinking about the 2000 then. <shakes head, walking away>

 

Yeah your 2000 had them,Your '05 don't.

[Guest chevydeerhunter]

2002 was the last year for the cabin air filters.

[Harvey Halabookie]

What about on newer models like my 2013 Suburban? I got the cabin air filter listed on Rock-Auto and I can't find an access panel anywhere. Any idea where it might be or is the Rock Auto listing wrong?

 

TIA.

[02suburbanZ71]

I think 02 or 03 was the last of the filters, just like they stopped with the fuel filters for non L59's

[RyanbabZ71]

What about on newer models like my 2013 Suburban? I got the cabin air filter listed on Rock-Auto and I can't find an access panel anywhere. Any idea where it might be or is the Rock Auto listing wrong?

 

TIA.

No gmt900s don't have them either

 

 

Ryan

[Bad Bowtie2]

SOME 2003 trucks had the AC filters. Early production & left-over parts I guess...?

[Harvey Halabookie]

OK thanks all. I will call Rock Auto to return it. Looks like their online catalog is wrong. Regards

[Erikgeyer]

The end of cabin filters with the 02 year is as close as I could find, so I got a filter for a 2002. I have a stock 2005 Suburban 1500 2wd. There's a tutorial somewhere on here, and some guy actually sells the retrofit kits so you don't have to buy a GM bracket or make your own. I attached photos here so anyone who wants to duplicate it can do so, but unless you really enjoy being in your garage, it'll probably be easier to buy the kit. It's on some Diesel forum. Just Google Chevrolet SUV retrofit kit and it will be one of the first few.

 

On mine, I cut out the bottom of the plastic housing like the tutorials show. I bought a wix filter (actually two filters in the set) for $20. You have to have a bracket on the bottom with some kind of foam tape to make a seal and keep the filter from falling out. I used a piece from an old wheel barrow frame. It already had a length-wise bend so it gave it strength to not bend, and it was just the right width. I had to do a bit of grinding and bending of the end of the bracket so it would fit into the hole at the back of the filter and hang on. It needs a little lip on the end to keep the end closest to the firewall in place. I had a terrible time getting the second filter in, so I cut off the insulating tape on one side of it (the side that butts up against the other filter) so it would fit. It was still a tight fit, but it worked and there was no gap between the filters. I used a piece of the filter box to go between the two filters when I was sliding the second one in, and having that slick surface made it easy, then I just pulled out the piece of box. I cut the piece of tape I had cut off lengthwise and taped it to my bracket. I had to drill a hole in the bracket and find a screw of the right size to go into the factory screw hole that was used for the 02 and prior years. GM left all the formed plastic the same, which is why it was possible to put a filter kit in the '05. I painted the bracket blue so you can see how it worked.

 

 

[00Silverado4x4]

That's kind of neat. I went the other way around. When I bought my truck the filters were completely blocked so I just removed them and cleaned out the area of all the crud left behind. I didn't bother replacing them. My previous truck did just fine without them so I figure this one should too.

[Erikgeyer]

Yeah, it's never bothered me not having them in there, but my wife has allergies to everything and was complaining about it, so I figured this might help. I'll be hitting the evap cooler tonight with some cleaner specifically meant for it, supposedly does a good job of getting dust and gunk out of it. Moral of the story: If it ain't bothering you don't mess with it.

[Erikgeyer]

Adding onto the cabin filter install with pics above, I picked up some Lubegard Kool-it evaporative coil and heater core cleaner. The blower motor turns counter clockwise about 1/4 turn and just drops out. From there you can get a hand up inside to where the filter goes. You can also get a garden hose in there. I bought two cans of it and followed the directions putting it up the drain line. Not hard to find at all, almost immediately below the...condenser,I think (?) that bolts to the firewall and is very shiny and looks kinda like a 24 oz can of beer... Anyway, sprayed the can up in it per directions and let sit. With the cabin filters out, I could see that it did not go through to the outside, so I put the second cans hose straight up the filter hole and doused the surface of the evap core. I then used the rest of it on the blower motor. There was lots of crud in there. This next part was not in the directions, but I put the garden hose up into the filter slot with a trigger, and sprayed everywhere I had got the foam. Cleaned it up and ran out the hose. I had to have about four bath towels under the filter hole to catch all the water that came out from their too. I then put it all back together and ran it for five minutes like it said. I could tell an immediate difference. I'm not the most sensitive guy around, but my nose could tell the air was a lot cleaner. Is it fragrant? A bit. Think of what a very weak mix of some sweet dish soap and water would smell like. So with that I think I've maxed out what I can do to clean up the air for my wife. I would have to recommend getting a couple cans of the Kool-it. I wouldn't say it smells like new, but it sure smells better than it did. Don't expect the guys at the parts store to know what Kool-it is. I had to special order mine through O'reilys. But if you give them the part number (I found it on Amazon) they can get it for you next day.