One protects your lungs, one protects your engine, and both are probably overdue.
Two filters, two customers
The engine air filter guards the intake — clogged, it dulls throttle response and mileage. The cabin filter guards you — clogged, it chokes the A/C fan, fogs windows slowly, and makes the vents smell like a gym bag. Both are minutes to change, and freeway-adjacent South Bay driving loads them faster than the manual assumes.
Quick tips
- Musty A/C smell is usually the cabin filter, not “the A/C”
- Hold the engine filter up to light — if light barely passes, replace it
- Weak airflow on max fan is a cabin filter symptom, not a dying blower
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