Your engine’s air filter is designed to keep your engine from getting grimy, so keeping it as clean as possible will add a lot of miles to your Civic’s life expectancy. The Honda Civic cabin air filter is also a great way to keep the road smells outside the cabin.
What’s the best cabin air filter for a Honda Civic?
You can get a cabin air filter from a company like Honda Parts Now for between $15-$21. Aftermarket is an option; however, the Autozone price on an STP filter will come out about the same.
How to Replace Your Honda Civic Cabin Air Filter
You don’t need any tools, you don’t need to pop your hood, you don’t need to get your hands greasy. The mechanic will charge you about 50 to 100 bucks for this, or you can do it yourself in two minutes.
- Open your glove box.
- Press the sides in so that you can pull the box all the way down.
- You’ll find a honeycomb-patterned black panel. Press the tabs on the panel’s sides and pull the panel out, and the filter will come with it.
- Replace the old filter with the new filter.
- Put it all back together.
You’re done! That’s really all there is to it.
Your owner’s manual will tell you to replace your filter every 15,000 to 30,000 miles.
What if it Still Smells?
You might have a problem with mold and mildew inside your AC system.
All you really need to do is get some Lysol or some other disinfectant spray and squirt a full can into the intake vents while the AC and fan are on the maximum setting.
Make sure the windows are down when you do this, and it might be a good idea to let it air out overnight. Do this at the end of the day so you won’t have to show up at work smelling like Lysol.
With some disinfectant and a new cabin air filter, you should be able to get rid of that funky smell in no time.
