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We collected our Murvi in March 2013 so I guess the base vehicle was made in 2012. From memory the cab air filter has only been changed once. This filter in theory filters out pollen and dust from the air been blown into the cab.
It should be an easy filter to change, it is supposed to be behind this. (Scratches on the flap are an optional extra.
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Numerous YouTube videos tell you what to do. First off, open the flap/drawer or whatever it's called and remove (with a T20 Torx screwdriver) the three screws circled in red, or in my case remove only two as someone had already pinched the middle one.
Then lift this bar off the flap, it's a bit stiff and it comes off by rolling backwards.
The drawer can now be lowered down to the floor. At this point the YouTube videos tell you the cover concealing the filter will be visible.
It wasn't...
Feeling a bit like Howard Carter I decided deeper excavations were called for. I wasn't expecting to find gold but a dirty old filter would be enough to call this expedition a success.
I'm not sure my photos are very helpful but I'll post them anyway. The secret is removing the moulded panel which sits behind and supports the drawer. There are a lot of T20 screws, a couple hide at the top. There is another to the right in this photo.
When you've undone them all the panel still doesn't come off! What released it was levering away the bit shown above. This photo below was taken afterwards, when everything was back in place, including the two screws. When dismantling, remove the two screws first.
The panel will now come away and the drawer will come with it as it is hinged to the bottom of the panel.
And the filter cover, as pre-viewed on YouTube, now appears. The red circle shows the single tiny hex head screw which holds the filter cover on. I'm not sure what size it is (might be 8mm) as I just used a little adjustable spanner to remove it. The green circles shows where some of the T20 screws which hold the panel in place go. The blue circle show the tongues at the bottom of the panel, more of which later.
With the cover removed the filter can be slid out. This photo shows the new one going in. The old one had arrows showing the direction of the airflow on it but my cheap replacement from GSF didn't but when removing the old one make a note of any such marks and the orientation of the filter. The pleats are horizontal as it needs to bend in that direction to go in. I found two types of filter on sale, I bought one for £10 after a GSF June24 discount but you can get an activated carbon one for £50 which if you are a serious hay-fever suffer or drive a lot in cities might be a better option.
The only tricky bit putting it back together was engaging the tongues. They fit in the socket circled below. You'll know if you get it wrong because the T20 screw which goes in the hole just below the red circle won't line up and engage the thread.
You can now breath - clean filtered air.
It should be an easy filter to change, it is supposed to be behind this. (Scratches on the flap are an optional extra.
)Numerous YouTube videos tell you what to do. First off, open the flap/drawer or whatever it's called and remove (with a T20 Torx screwdriver) the three screws circled in red, or in my case remove only two as someone had already pinched the middle one.
Then lift this bar off the flap, it's a bit stiff and it comes off by rolling backwards.
The drawer can now be lowered down to the floor. At this point the YouTube videos tell you the cover concealing the filter will be visible.
It wasn't...
Feeling a bit like Howard Carter I decided deeper excavations were called for. I wasn't expecting to find gold but a dirty old filter would be enough to call this expedition a success.
I'm not sure my photos are very helpful but I'll post them anyway. The secret is removing the moulded panel which sits behind and supports the drawer. There are a lot of T20 screws, a couple hide at the top. There is another to the right in this photo.
When you've undone them all the panel still doesn't come off! What released it was levering away the bit shown above. This photo below was taken afterwards, when everything was back in place, including the two screws.
When dismantling, remove the two screws first. The panel will now come away and the drawer will come with it as it is hinged to the bottom of the panel.
And the filter cover, as pre-viewed on YouTube, now appears. The red circle shows the single tiny hex head screw which holds the filter cover on. I'm not sure what size it is (might be 8mm) as I just used a little adjustable spanner to remove it. The green circles shows where some of the T20 screws which hold the panel in place go. The blue circle show the tongues at the bottom of the panel, more of which later.
With the cover removed the filter can be slid out. This photo shows the new one going in. The old one had arrows showing the direction of the airflow on it but my cheap replacement from GSF didn't but when removing the old one make a note of any such marks and the orientation of the filter. The pleats are horizontal as it needs to bend in that direction to go in. I found two types of filter on sale, I bought one for £10 after a GSF June24 discount but you can get an activated carbon one for £50 which if you are a serious hay-fever suffer or drive a lot in cities might be a better option.
The only tricky bit putting it back together was engaging the tongues. They fit in the socket circled below. You'll know if you get it wrong because the T20 screw which goes in the hole just below the red circle won't line up and engage the thread.
You can now breath - clean filtered air.
