Never in my life would I think it would be this many steps to change out a cabin filter... I'll put in a 2 wk vacation request to knock this job out😂😂😂 Thanks for the video bud! 💪😎💯
@@MrSubaru1387 My luck, I just got myself a 2005 Legacy... 😁 It's a bit baffling that you almost have access to it after removing the inner pocket, but just almost. I just finished installing a roof LED bar so I already took most of the interior out to do some hidden cable install, but just installing a new filter should never be this hard.
Keep up the good work, friend!!! Your videos have guided me through many, many repairs. 4 years ago, I was clueless about anything mechanical. After many of your videos and hands-on learning, I’m a pretty competent home mechanic!!!
Success! This instruction style really works for me. Extremely helpful to have a model to follow, & no audio necessary. Reassembly was tricky in parts, but mostly because it was getting dark. Will definitely use MrSubaru for future first-time jobs.
Did mine today, your right the 2006 models and newer is much simpler. Took me a total of ten minutes to complete. Apparently the previous owner had not changed it in a while, totally clogged and tons of debris. Thanks again for a great video!
Smoke Stack, any links to how to replace the filter on 2006 Outback? I have heard it was like this video. Like the 10 minute routine , if possible. MR. SUBARU 1387, great video thanks. Need the steady hands and dexterity of prior years.
I just did this but only removed 2 screws (inside glove box), 3 clips (across bottom below glove box), the glove box hinge screw/clip and right side glove box screw/clip (under upper side cover panel). The trick is you have to get the dash flat slots out of the left side glove box slot holes then you can just pull the glove box holder assembly back and get access, without removing everything else. Not the book way to do it but much faster. I did not break anything!
Based on this comment, I also tried the "squeeze and wedge and pray I don't break anything" technique and I gotta say...it worked! Mr Subaru's way is proper and correct, and very thankful for this video; but I thought...why not try it this way first?
If you do this... when everything is apart, there is a rectangle traced into the panel that blocks the air filter, you can use those as a template, cut along them and never again have to remove all those panels to get at the filter, just the glove box. The glove box itself hides the hole you cut.
Agreeing with others here, messing with center console is completely unnecessary. Mine went something like this and took 10 min: Pop off side molding. Fully remove glove box (unhook spring cord, push in tabs to let swing down, remove right side push screw/clip to fully release glove box). Remove service manual compartment. Remove 5 push screws to L-bracket plastic piece, remove piece. Press tabs on both side to remove filter holder, it'll slide down and out easily.
Awesome quality. Hope I can actually do it. I'm gonna want to clean every single thing I take off or open up, that's what'll slow me down. #inthedetails
Mr Subaru, you said access panel update 2006+ I have the 2009 3.0r. It's 5 plastic screw clips directly behind glove box. If I pull the glove box insert, drop the door, is the cabin filter directly behind that plastic panel? It's dropping the entire box that has me stuck to get to the bottom 3 clips. Taking half the passenger side interior panels to change that.... I'll fix the filter when cleaning out the si shift button that starts to stick if you actually use the center drink holder. Happy New year my friend.
@@MrSubaru1387 It turns out that for Outback 2005 RHD version that "remoovable panel" was there, but I saw it too late (everything was dismounted already). The good news is I manage to clean everything around. Thank you for the step by step guidance!
Awesome that you did all that with one hand! So weird though that when I finally got in there I found NO previous filter! Who skips the air filter? BTW, what is your incentive to make these videos? Do they pay you by the view? It's such a fine service. I'll bet auto mechanics with shops don't love you, however.
Looks like this will expose blend actuators perfectly for removal. Ironically I need to replace air cabin filter and no heat on passenger side. Just hit 170k miles, core flushed, fresh coolant...no change. I'm almost certain I need to replace one or both. Would you know the part numbers? It's an '09 Legacy Special edition, poor mans climate controls.
Is this the only filter in the cabin? My car sat for a winter and is mildewy. My mother is a professional cleaner thanfully and it's not too bad, but I don't want to risk anyones health with the air system
Thanks vor the great video, i change my Filter on my 05 Legacy but i am not sure if i fit it in the right direction xD the airflow go's from bottom to top or? 😂
Great video. Just changed the cabin filter on my 2009 legacy.. Thanks! I have a question though. When I was putting back my glove box, I noticed two wires with green HEADs that fit each other. I thought I had accidentally unplugged them during the process, so I decided to plug them back. After I started my car, my CHECK ENGINE light got illuminated. It went off again when I unplugged these wires. Any ideas what are those wires, what is their function, and why are they unplugged?
If you have auto climate control, and good flow through other vents, there is a pretty good chance you've got a bad blend door motor. Somewhat ironically, the same disassembly you see here is required to get at the motors on the passenger side. Driver side motor is a bit easier (in terms of disassembly anyway), but the issue you describe is more likely one of the two on the passenger side.
Seriously man, this video was a lifesaver. Got a question for you though. I noticed when you pulled your filter tray out there was no filter in it. Mine was the same way. Is that normal or was the previous owner's dealership/mechanic and ass?
I'm not able to get past the step at 3:26. You edited and the video as you unscrew the shifter knob; before the edit, the panel is secure, after the edit, the panel that surrounds the shifter is loose so that when you finish unscrewing the shifter knob the panel comes up as you pull up the shifter skirt. On my car, I can't figure out how to get that panel to come loose.
who else is here because you own one of these cars and was like "it cant seriously be this difficult to do a damn cabin air filter" only to watch this and realize that yes it absolutely is this stupidly difficult to change out the effing cabin air filter. I can do this same thing on my 09 forester with NO TOOLS AT ALL WHATSOEVER.
Yes! My 16yo and I just followed this video in the hopes of curing the rank smell in the Subie. We found a very clogged filter and huge mouse nest in the duct. Replaced the filter and the smell is gone!! I guess baked mouse nest is not a good air freshener scent:/ Also, great video; very clear instructions. Great mother/son bonding time, lol.
Brian - the manual advises to have the dealer do it. This doesn't look, from this video, like something an average-handy person can't do themselves rather than pay the shop. There is a way to build-in a future shortcut (see more recent comment, involves cutting in an access behind the glove box) to avoid removing all those panels - if you plan to own it long enough to change the filter yourself yet again - and of course anything they can leave as not-quite-DIY feeds more maintenance job$ back to the dealer. I think I'll try.
hi man this is competeyl off topic but i have a subaru outback sedan h6 3.0 i just purchased off a friend but its been sitting for two years and i already replaced all the essential liquids only thing left is the transmission fluid and my car idles hard when i turn it on and when i come to light it stalls .. i pugged a code reader to it and it shows p0732 2nd gear ratio and ocygen sensor dowmstream but i qlready replaced rhe oxygen sensor, could the cylinoid be cuplrit and what would be ur advice ? would just replacing the cylinoid sensor amd replacing transimmsion fluid fix it or am i looking at a bigger problem ?i really need help trying to fix the car on my own
+greg rodriguez P0420? Or a different O2 code? The P0732 TROUBLE SYMPTOM: Shift point too high or too low; engine brake not effective in "3" range; excessive shift shock; exces- sive tight corner "braking". If you send me an email at MrSubaru1387@gmail.com, I will send you the diagnostic flow chart to find out what your issue is.
This seems insane, but I can't add any more words of disbelief that haven't already been said. ALSO, before I tear apart my car from front to rear, how do I verify if the car even has the filter? 2003 Outback sedan H6..... all repair manuals that I am seeing are only claiming that there is a filter "if equipped". DO ALL of them have the same parts, and it is just a case of whether or not the filter is actually in the space allotted?
Thanks for the vids. A little off topic, but what is your experience with Subaru 2.5 engines and piston slap? My 04 forester with only 107k miles has it; knocks when it is first started, particularly loud in winter, but goes away once the engine warms up. Been like that 3 years now. Is this typical on flat 4's? Car is fine otherwise but needs struts and tires. I'd gladly do that work, but am wary of putting money in it if this noise just means the engine won't last. Curious to get your input since you have quite a few older Subarus.
+anthm76 never really experienced "piston slap" possibly you have some valve train noise. Valve adjustment needed, etc. Hard to say without hearing it first hand. My 2002 Outback just rolled 280,000 miles and I know several people with 300, 400, 500, and 600k miles on their original engine. I wish I had a magic 8 ball I could use to reassure you, but I don't. Anything can happen, but as long as you're on top of the maintenance, it should last you many years and many miles more.
Thanks for the reply MrSubaru, I was hoping you were going to say all your cars do it and it's no big deal! I think I'll continue to maintain it and see what results I have. BTW valves were adjusted last year when I did the head gaskets. It had noise both before and after I did that job.
+anthm76 welp, if it's been making the noise that long, I'd say it's normal. Haha good thing the head gaskets have been replaced. I would worry more about them than anything, but since they've been done, you should be good.
My '99 Impreza had piston slap. It started in probably '08 with 120k miles, still had it last year when i sold it with 250k miles. Piston slap isn't much to worry about. On mine, it helped to use good synthetic oil. The slap would quiet down faster.
Yeah nah , uhm im just cutting a gaping hole in the plastic behind the glove box tray after i take it out ,soon as i seen you un bolting the center council for a issue that needs fixed behinde the glove box i just said nah nah nah im making that easier cause its clearly a design flaw or just a way for shops to milk hours because they should have just lined up the filter housing with the glove box cubby the its one piece to pull out lol
My 06 Outback stinks like a dead body when I turn the A/C on. I replaced the cabin air filter last summer. I am worried that a mouse chewed a hole in the filter and died further up into my hard to reach duct work. I hope its dead on top of the filter. I dont mind just replacing the filter. Thats one thing I like about GM cars/trucks. They put a wire screw before you get to the blower motor. It limits damage by rodents. Subaru does not have such.
There would be an easier way, if that specific car had the access panel, that was thankfully added at some point during 05 model year and all subsequent. But you can see at 6:03 of his video, that specific car was lacking the access panel for the cabin filter. (Which is why he had to remove so much extra stuff to get access.) For contrast see the "much easier way" in another video (1A Auto's how-to on an '08 Outback, with the access panel that makes this task much more reasonable.) ruclips.net/video/cpWmETNDj5E/видео.html. At 1:30 in that other video, you can see an access panel with the usual plastic screw/clips. Thank you MrSubaru1387 for showing the alternative on that "hard way" model. Now... I'm dreading what I'm going to find under my '05 glove box. If mine is lacking the access panel, then I might try cutting an access panel.
Subaru: "replace the 2005 Outback A/C filter every 12 months or 7,500 miles" Also Subaru: "you need to take out the entire center console to replace the A/C filter on the '05."
I watched this in hopes I might get intel to change filter on my 98 Legacy. Didn't help really. But my Legacy is a pain in the ass every step of the way. I'll never ever own another Subaru. Ok Toyota, you got a new buyer!!
I legit did mine thismorning in my 03 Gen4 liberty(Australian version legacy) and it took all of 5 minutes and that was me taking my time as id never done it before...i removed 1 plastic trim screw that in the end I didnt need to remove so really its as easy as pill the glove box down, take the side trim off and remove the spring cord thing, pull out the little shelf and its litterslly right there not blocked by anything at all like his was. No idea why its like that in his as its the same car but different country.
WTF! It’s as if a Subaru engineer decided to see just how difficult he could make to change something so damn simple. You SHOULD be able to just drop the glovebox and remove the filter cover, that’s it!! But nooooo, apparently not only don’t they want the average owner to DIY, but you’re probably not going to want to know how much it would cost you to have it done by a garage. I love my 05 but damn !!! I have to replace my drivers side window master switch, so I checked RUclips to see what it involved, well I first watched one on a 2004, and it couldn’t be simpler, just pry up the old one, unplug cord and replace. The 2005, not soo simple, you have to remove the upper door first, then unscrew it from below. I’m not sure what happened in 2005 that pissed off Subaru engineers, but damn!! The one good thing that I’ve noticed about Subarus from 05 and up is I haven’t seen one with quarter panel rust, I was originally looking at older models and couldn’t find one without rust! That’s when I finally decided on the 2005
OMG, so much for "change cabin air filter once per year". It would be more time and cost effective to just get the car professionally detailed and buy more air freshener lol
I have an Australian 2006 Outback, and if you pull off the grill, wipers, etc you can pull out the filter too. I replaced my filter maybe 2 years ago and I sure didn't have to take apart anything with the dash/console. I'll post a video soon...
Jesus dude you might as well take the transmission out too. You did wayyyy to much work. You don’t have to take out all those brackets or plastic rivets on the side. There are flex snap posts you just flex and it pops out.
Never in my life would I think it would be this many steps to change out a cabin filter... I'll put in a 2 wk vacation request to knock this job out😂😂😂
Thanks for the video bud! 💪😎💯
05 is the only one this bad. 2006-09 they added an access door. 🤦🏻♂️
@@MrSubaru1387 I was about to comment on this video that the trim removal was all unnecessary!! Then I saw this comment 😊 (08 Outback)
ruclips.net/video/cpWmETNDj5E/видео.html
@@MrSubaru1387 My luck, I just got myself a 2005 Legacy... 😁 It's a bit baffling that you almost have access to it after removing the inner pocket, but just almost. I just finished installing a roof LED bar so I already took most of the interior out to do some hidden cable install, but just installing a new filter should never be this hard.
Yeah, I got an '05.... I feel like waiting until I replace the head unit for this one lol.... 🤷♀
Wow, all that work to replace the filter. manufacturers do not want us to replace that filter ever. Great video. Thanks
After seeing this, my cabin air filter will never be changed.
This was a very very good video. It worked for my car perfectly . Without it I would have been lost
And I thought my 05 outback didn't have a cabin air filter..
Thank you very much for this video! Much appreciated!
You're welcome 👍🏻
Keep up the good work, friend!!! Your videos have guided me through many, many repairs. 4 years ago, I was clueless about anything mechanical. After many of your videos and hands-on learning, I’m a pretty competent home mechanic!!!
Success! This instruction style really works for me. Extremely helpful to have a model to follow, & no audio necessary. Reassembly was tricky in parts, but mostly because it was getting dark. Will definitely use MrSubaru for future first-time jobs.
Glad I could help. 👍🏻
Just finished up while following along to your video, thanks a bunch. Just got a project 05 outback so your channel is a big help!
Great step-by-step guide it helped me get this done on my 2006 Subaru Outback! Cleaned the mice nest out!
Did mine today, your right the 2006 models and newer is much simpler. Took me a total of ten minutes to complete. Apparently the previous owner had not changed it in a while, totally clogged and tons of debris.
Thanks again for a great video!
You're welcome. 👍🏻
Smoke Stack, any links to how to replace the filter on 2006 Outback? I have heard it was like this video. Like the 10 minute routine , if possible.
MR. SUBARU 1387, great video thanks. Need the steady hands and dexterity of prior years.
I just did this but only removed 2 screws (inside glove box), 3 clips (across bottom below glove box), the glove box hinge screw/clip and right side glove box screw/clip (under upper side cover panel). The trick is you have to get the dash flat slots out of the left side glove box slot holes then you can just pull the glove box holder assembly back and get access, without removing everything else. Not the book way to do it but much faster. I did not break anything!
So did I. Took me about 10 minutes. Did not bend or otherwise damage anything.
Based on this comment, I also tried the "squeeze and wedge and pray I don't break anything" technique and I gotta say...it worked! Mr Subaru's way is proper and correct, and very thankful for this video; but I thought...why not try it this way first?
I think I get it- but is there a video?
Looks like a different set up - so your mileage may vary but it claims to be the same year range: ruclips.net/video/cpWmETNDj5E/видео.html
Same 👍
Riiiight.......I'm not changing my filter.
2005 did not ship with one...
😂
Thanks for the video! Saved me from breaking my dash panel ... and my hand!
You're welcome. 👍🏻 Glad to help.
Thank you from keeping me from snapping an interior piece because I missed a screw or plastic screw.
WOW you just did that with one hand amazing
+jpntjp1 thanks. :)
Those Snap- On Ratcheting screwdrivers are the best.
Guess that is why Jiffy Lube didn't ask about changing that filter. :-)
thank you for posting this detailed video, you saved me a lot of money!!!
You're welcome. 👍🏻
If you do this... when everything is apart, there is a rectangle traced into the panel that blocks the air filter, you can use those as a template, cut along them and never again have to remove all those panels to get at the filter, just the glove box. The glove box itself hides the hole you cut.
Chris Smith that doesn't change the air flow between filter and vent?
@@karlijnlike4lane No I don't think so, the face lift (08-09) have an access panel door in that location
Damn.. So glad they made it a lot easier for the 2010 Legacy. Just drop the Glove Box and its right there.
+David McClure yup. They redesigned the 06+ with an access panel inside the glove box liner.
Agreeing with others here, messing with center console is completely unnecessary. Mine went something like this and took 10 min: Pop off side molding. Fully remove glove box (unhook spring cord, push in tabs to let swing down, remove right side push screw/clip to fully release glove box). Remove service manual compartment. Remove 5 push screws to L-bracket plastic piece, remove piece. Press tabs on both side to remove filter holder, it'll slide down and out easily.
If you have the L bracket. Mine did not.
I can not believe Subaru did this to me .💰💰💰
Awesome quality. Hope I can actually do it. I'm gonna want to clean every single thing I take off or open up, that's what'll slow me down. #inthedetails
Just with one hand👏like a boss!
I'm just going to shoot some holes through the interior in the general area of the filter location with the 12 guage... That should improve air flow.
You saved my life thank you
This video is great Mr Subaru! Made a daunting task seem not that daunting lol
very interesting more complicated than i thought great job thanks
Can a dirty filter make my a/c malfunction when it get real hot out? It runs long enough to cool the car down but then stops working sometimes...
Even Subaru thought the '05 design was crap....there was no filter in there from day 1.
Yes. All this work to replace a NON EXISTANT filter! 2005 one was never installed!
Mr Subaru, you said access panel update 2006+ I have the 2009 3.0r. It's 5 plastic screw clips directly behind glove box. If I pull the glove box insert, drop the door, is the cabin filter directly behind that plastic panel? It's dropping the entire box that has me stuck to get to the bottom 3 clips. Taking half the passenger side interior panels to change that.... I'll fix the filter when cleaning out the si shift button that starts to stick if you actually use the center drink holder. Happy New year my friend.
To replace your cabin air filter for your Subaru outback simply remove the engine block and transmission. Then the hard part begins....
That is a ton of work for a filter! Nice one Subaru...
+Mike Farmer they did a redesign in 2006. They added an access panel inside the glove box liner.
That is really good to know with an 07. lol
How difficult would it be to retrofit the 2006 design into 2005?
Very bad design by Subaru. 👎👎👎
@@MrSubaru1387 It turns out that for Outback 2005 RHD version that "remoovable panel" was there, but I saw it too late (everything was dismounted already). The good news is I manage to clean everything around.
Thank you for the step by step guidance!
"I stay Snap On down to the socks, tires and undercarriage filled with rocks."
Mr. "Notorious" Subaru
+SDBARTENDER1 haha 😂
Thanks for the video! I decided to just sell and drive my Crosstrek!
How much would it cost to ship it back to Japan and let them deal with it? Might be worth it.
Awesome that you did all that with one hand! So weird though that when I finally got in there I found NO previous filter! Who skips the air filter?
BTW, what is your incentive to make these videos? Do they pay you by the view? It's such a fine service. I'll bet auto mechanics with shops don't love you, however.
...Ok. I got the back bumper off. Still dont see the cabin filter yet...
Looks like this will expose blend actuators perfectly for removal.
Ironically I need to replace air cabin filter and no heat on passenger side. Just hit 170k miles, core flushed, fresh coolant...no change. I'm almost certain I need to replace one or both.
Would you know the part numbers? It's an '09 Legacy Special edition, poor mans climate controls.
OMG so basically have to dismantle the whole interior. Maybe this filter doesn't need to be changed!
Is this the only filter in the cabin? My car sat for a winter and is mildewy. My mother is a professional cleaner thanfully and it's not too bad, but I don't want to risk anyones health with the air system
Thanks vor the great video, i change my Filter on my 05 Legacy but i am not sure if i fit it in the right direction xD
the airflow go's from bottom to top or? 😂
With an Automatic transmission does it unscrew the same way?
My 2005 Outback does not have one. I remember it being on higher end trim levels only. My 2.5i doesn't have one
Thank you!
Great video. Just changed the cabin filter on my 2009 legacy.. Thanks! I have a question though. When I was putting back my glove box, I noticed two wires with green HEADs that fit each other. I thought I had accidentally unplugged them during the process, so I decided to plug them back. After I started my car, my CHECK ENGINE light got illuminated. It went off again when I unplugged these wires. Any ideas what are those wires, what is their function, and why are they unplugged?
+Ozat Ozat test mode connectors. Used for diagnostic work. Plugging them up puts the car into test mode.
My dealership is trying to tell me I don't have a cabin filter in my Baja. Perhaps they just don't want to do all that?
Thanks for showing us, I have a question. If my 05 outback isn't blowing that much air at my feet but does everywhere else would that fix my problem?
+Chang Vue it's highly possible that it is clogged.
MrSubaru1387 thanks, I'll get it checked out
If you have auto climate control, and good flow through other vents, there is a pretty good chance you've got a bad blend door motor.
Somewhat ironically, the same disassembly you see here is required to get at the motors on the passenger side. Driver side motor is a bit easier (in terms of disassembly anyway), but the issue you describe is more likely one of the two on the passenger side.
Jim Bossman my old man had the same issue with his 04 Silverado. Its not hard as the subby lol
Mine seems like that too.
Seriously man, this video was a lifesaver. Got a question for you though. I noticed when you pulled your filter tray out there was no filter in it. Mine was the same way. Is that normal or was the previous owner's dealership/mechanic and ass?
Some have them. Some remove them and don't replace them.
@@MrSubaru1387 so it's not that big a deal?
Nope.
Oil Can Henry's here in Oregon said they wouldn't do it either!
Does the blower PULL air from top of filter towards the floor ?
Yes.
I'm not able to get past the step at 3:26. You edited and the video as you unscrew the shifter knob; before the edit, the panel is secure, after the edit, the panel that surrounds the shifter is loose so that when you finish unscrewing the shifter knob the panel comes up as you pull up the shifter skirt. On my car, I can't figure out how to get that panel to come loose.
You just pull up on it to release it.
MrSubaru1387 ok it worked. The panel was stuck by some ancient, spilled soda that held it down like glue. I’ve replaced the filter. Thanks!
You're welcome. 👍🏻
MrSubaru1387 now my AC blower won’t turn on and all the lights on my radio HVAC blink once a second. Any ideas?
Perhaps you left something unplugged.
who else is here because you own one of these cars and was like "it cant seriously be this difficult to do a damn cabin air filter" only to watch this and realize that yes it absolutely is this stupidly difficult to change out the effing cabin air filter. I can do this same thing on my 09 forester with NO TOOLS AT ALL WHATSOEVER.
What were they thinking with this design? I got a 2010 Impreza and it's a breeze.
The engineer who designed this needs to be punched in the face. Unreal.
Would a dirty cabin filter cause a weird smell sometimes, especially when the heater is on?
+pheyzol ismail it's very possible. A clogged cabin air filter, or a dead animal in the ductwork.
Yes! My 16yo and I just followed this video in the hopes of curing the rank smell in the Subie. We found a very clogged filter and huge mouse nest in the duct. Replaced the filter and the smell is gone!! I guess baked mouse nest is not a good air freshener scent:/ Also, great video; very clear instructions. Great mother/son bonding time, lol.
I was just wondering if there's an easier way to get this done. It just seems extremely difficult
+Brian Skinner afraid not on the 2005. In 2006 the glove box liner was redesigned with an access hole in the back of the glove box liner.
Brian - the manual advises to have the dealer do it. This doesn't look, from this video, like something an average-handy person can't do themselves rather than pay the shop. There is a way to build-in a future shortcut (see more recent comment, involves cutting in an access behind the glove box) to avoid removing all those panels - if you plan to own it long enough to change the filter yourself yet again - and of course anything they can leave as not-quite-DIY feeds more maintenance job$ back to the dealer. I think I'll try.
Really? That is crazy. I will do that when I replace the servo motor in my '05.
On my 06, there’s a bunch of additional screws for some reason. I’m the 3rd owner.
hi man this is competeyl off topic but i have a subaru outback sedan h6 3.0 i just purchased off a friend but its been sitting for two years and i already replaced all the essential liquids only thing left is the transmission fluid and my car idles hard when i turn it on and when i come to light it stalls .. i pugged a code reader to it and it shows p0732 2nd gear ratio and ocygen sensor dowmstream but i qlready replaced rhe oxygen sensor, could the cylinoid be cuplrit and what would be ur advice ? would just replacing the cylinoid sensor amd replacing transimmsion fluid fix it or am i looking at a bigger problem ?i really need help trying to fix the car on my own
sorry for the mispelling my phone keyboard sucks
+greg rodriguez P0420? Or a different O2 code? The P0732 TROUBLE SYMPTOM: Shift point too high or too low; engine brake not effective in "3" range; excessive shift shock; exces-
sive tight corner "braking". If you send me an email at MrSubaru1387@gmail.com, I will send you the diagnostic flow chart to find out what your issue is.
What a ballache..... At least I may as well change the heater blower while I'm in there!!
What wire set do you recommend?
Spark plugs? Ngk.
Oh man it's even a limited. I guess I missed that on one of the last videos.
This seems insane, but I can't add any more words of disbelief that haven't already been said.
ALSO, before I tear apart my car from front to rear, how do I verify if the car even has the filter?
2003 Outback sedan H6..... all repair manuals that I am seeing are only claiming that there is a filter "if equipped".
DO ALL of them have the same parts, and it is just a case of whether or not the filter is actually in the space allotted?
I have a video on the older Outbacks. It is a slightly different process. ruclips.net/video/BLMayqSYPm4/видео.html
Thanks for the vids.
A little off topic, but what is your experience with Subaru 2.5 engines and piston slap? My 04 forester with only 107k miles has it; knocks when it is first started, particularly loud in winter, but goes away once the engine warms up. Been like that 3 years now. Is this typical on flat 4's? Car is fine otherwise but needs struts and tires. I'd gladly do that work, but am wary of putting money in it if this noise just means the engine won't last. Curious to get your input since you have quite a few older Subarus.
+anthm76 never really experienced "piston slap" possibly you have some valve train noise. Valve adjustment needed, etc. Hard to say without hearing it first hand. My 2002 Outback just rolled 280,000 miles and I know several people with 300, 400, 500, and 600k miles on their original engine. I wish I had a magic 8 ball I could use to reassure you, but I don't. Anything can happen, but as long as you're on top of the maintenance, it should last you many years and many miles more.
Thanks for the reply MrSubaru, I was hoping you were going to say all your cars do it and it's no big deal! I think I'll continue to maintain it and see what results I have. BTW valves were adjusted last year when I did the head gaskets. It had noise both before and after I did that job.
+anthm76 welp, if it's been making the noise that long, I'd say it's normal. Haha good thing the head gaskets have been replaced. I would worry more about them than anything, but since they've been done, you should be good.
My '99 Impreza had piston slap. It started in probably '08 with 120k miles, still had it last year when i sold it with 250k miles.
Piston slap isn't much to worry about.
On mine, it helped to use good synthetic oil. The slap would quiet down faster.
Thanks, that's good info.
Looks easy enough
Yeah nah , uhm im just cutting a gaping hole in the plastic behind the glove box tray after i take it out ,soon as i seen you un bolting the center council for a issue that needs fixed behinde the glove box i just said nah nah nah im making that easier cause its clearly a design flaw or just a way for shops to milk hours because they should have just lined up the filter housing with the glove box cubby the its one piece to pull out lol
Really? You have to disassemble half the interior just to replace that filter? And I thought my '06 Mazda 3 was a pain!
+Michael N yup. In 06 they added an access door in the glove box liner.
MrSubaru1387 so your next video is on how to retrofit the later glove box liner into the older car
+Michael N haha would be nice to have!
Michael N I can do exactly that in my 04 legacy.
Yeah my air filter is staying there for a good while 😂
My 06 Outback stinks like a dead body when I turn the A/C on. I replaced the cabin air filter last summer. I am worried that a mouse chewed a hole in the filter and died further up into my hard to reach duct work. I hope its dead on top of the filter. I dont mind just replacing the filter. Thats one thing I like about GM cars/trucks. They put a wire screw before you get to the blower motor. It limits damage by rodents. Subaru does not have such.
I'd guess you're correct. You have a deceased stowaway.
I love most of your vids but there is a way easier way to do this.
There would be an easier way, if that specific car had the access panel, that was thankfully added at some point during 05 model year and all subsequent. But you can see at 6:03 of his video, that specific car was lacking the access panel for the cabin filter. (Which is why he had to remove so much extra stuff to get access.)
For contrast see the "much easier way" in another video (1A Auto's how-to on an '08 Outback, with the access panel that makes this task much more reasonable.) ruclips.net/video/cpWmETNDj5E/видео.html. At 1:30 in that other video, you can see an access panel with the usual plastic screw/clips.
Thank you MrSubaru1387 for showing the alternative on that "hard way" model. Now... I'm dreading what I'm going to find under my '05 glove box. If mine is lacking the access panel, then I might try cutting an access panel.
Just makes me wonder what a cabin filter pays of flat rate...
There has to be an easier way, it takes too much time for a $21.°° Filter? Half the plastic under my dash has been pulled apart and busted!
oh my god who thought that was a good design 😵
Subaru: "replace the 2005 Outback A/C filter every 12 months or 7,500 miles"
Also Subaru: "you need to take out the entire center console to replace the A/C filter on the '05."
nice~Snap-On shoes
+Andrew Yeh I've worn them nearly every day for 3 years and still going.
Wow ~3 year ....
+Andrew Yeh yup yup.
Andrew Yeh socks too. OG.
+SDBARTENDER1 well, I was a Snap-on dealer for 3 years. 👍
I watched this in hopes I might get intel to change filter on my 98 Legacy. Didn't help really. But my Legacy is a pain in the ass every step of the way. I'll never ever own another Subaru. Ok Toyota, you got a new buyer!!
A 98 won't have a cabin air filter. This is a 2005. Different chassis.
SMH..there's gotta be an easier way..i may just start ripping stuff apart and put it back together with crazy glue lol
I legit did mine thismorning in my 03 Gen4 liberty(Australian version legacy) and it took all of 5 minutes and that was me taking my time as id never done it before...i removed 1 plastic trim screw that in the end I didnt need to remove so really its as easy as pill the glove box down, take the side trim off and remove the spring cord thing, pull out the little shelf and its litterslly right there not blocked by anything at all like his was. No idea why its like that in his as its the same car but different country.
WTF! It’s as if a Subaru engineer decided to see just how difficult he could make to change something so damn simple. You SHOULD be able to just drop the glovebox and remove the filter cover, that’s it!! But nooooo, apparently not only don’t they want the average owner to DIY, but you’re probably not going to want to know how much it would cost you to have it done by a garage. I love my 05 but damn !!! I have to replace my drivers side window master switch, so I checked RUclips to see what it involved, well I first watched one on a 2004, and it couldn’t be simpler, just pry up the old one, unplug cord and replace. The 2005, not soo simple, you have to remove the upper door first, then unscrew it from below. I’m not sure what happened in 2005 that pissed off Subaru engineers, but damn!! The one good thing that I’ve noticed about Subarus from 05 and up is I haven’t seen one with quarter panel rust, I was originally looking at older models and couldn’t find one without rust! That’s when I finally decided on the 2005
Part number?
Look it up lazy.
OMG, so much for "change cabin air filter once per year". It would be more time and cost effective to just get the car professionally detailed and buy more air freshener lol
I think I just decided not to change my cabin air filter
When you started unscrewing the shifter knob, I decided to just buy a new car.
I'm starting to see why these cars are so neglected. Subaru didn't make it easy to do any type of service to it.
Yeah. I'll just pay to have it done. With my luck I'll end up removing something out of the engine.
Duuude wtf did you smoke? You can replace the filter from the engine bay or from the glove box without taking apart the center console/dash.
Haha. OK. How about make a video demonstrating that on a 2005 Legacy or Outback. I'd truly love to see you change the filter from the engine bay.
I have an Australian 2006 Outback, and if you pull off the grill, wipers, etc you can pull out the filter too. I replaced my filter maybe 2 years ago and I sure didn't have to take apart anything with the dash/console. I'll post a video soon...
The 2006-2009 US version had an access panel inside the glove box. The 2005 did not. This is how you have to access the 2005 US version.
raydioz hmmm i wonder if its possible
raydioz where’s the video at?
Just ordered the filter. Rhd Outback too, so hoping there is an easier way.
Cheers!
Jesus dude you might as well take the transmission out too. You did wayyyy to much work. You don’t have to take out all those brackets or plastic rivets on the side. There are flex snap posts you just flex and it pops out.
wtf? why is it so damn difficult. times have changed
How painful
Who the f*ck designed this shit?! I hope they fired his ass. New Outbacks take like 5 minutes tops. This is INSANE! I'll live with a dirty filter.
Wrong way there is however another way
This is why I call the Suckaroo
So imma try to slam it in
WTAF!
Not easy at all. Too many steps just to change an air filter. Bad design by Subaru.
great video, but holy shit what a pain in the ass
+demigodnz that it is. The 00-04 were just as fun to service. Haha
Breathing clean air is overrated! No thanks, that's way too much work for a dam cabin air filter!!!!
...and this is why I will never own a subaru... complete insanity
Fuck it my filter can stay dirty
This is ridiculous