The filter indicates with arrows where the air flow is directed but i don t know if in my 2012 tcle see picture below the air flow comes from bottom up or the top down.
Carbon cabin air filter airflow direction.
Wow that was exhausting i need a vacation.
Particulate cabin air filter removes dust and other contaminants from the car cabin air.
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I am confused about how to install atp cabin air filter.
There are two types of car air filters you can use.
The owner s manual only indicates how to install a toyota cabin filter with the arrows pointing up.
The oem filter has direction arrows pointing up.
If you take out the installed filter the dirty side is on top so that implies that the airflow is down.
831tun jul 1 2018.
Arrow pointing in the direction of airflow.
So no oem filters that indicate air flow direction are installed with air flowing down orientation.
Conventional wisdom says paper side first so it can catch large debris letting the small odor particles get captured by the carbon side on the way out.
Hence look at the label of the new filter and see whether the arrow is for airflow or just direction and install accordingly.
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