After re-reading softtailcmh's post, I realize he did post the correct GM part number. The other number, which is the one I focused on, is probably that vendor's stock number.

Sorry for MY confusion !!

 

Just changed mine yesterday. Got it at Auto-zone for about $15.00. Duralast # CAF1797DL. Says "Made in the USA" believe it or not!

I think I've got a problem with the flappers/doors that control the airflow though? My Wife has it on MAX all the time 'cause she has allergies,and she says she can still smell exhaust fumes from the car in front when at a stoplight.
When I went to put the new filter in, it just kept going in? I had to use a hook to pull it back to where it belonged. Never had that problem before. It usually just stops at the right place. I'm wondering if something back in there is out of place and let this happen, any thoughts??

 

I just purchase one at wall-mart and installed it, manual tell you how it takes 20 minutes . I think the price was like 27 bucks?

 

20 minutes? More like 2 minutes at the most.

My manual doesn't give a time amount for this.
Still. Glad you were able to get your's replaced.

 

No, 20 minutes sounds about right to me:
- find the keys to car ~ 5 minutes
- open car and grab the manual ~ 1 minute
- scour through manual for the right information ~ 5 minutes (due to giving up)
- open glove box and empty contents ~ 1 minute
- sidetracked by discovering items in the glove box that you had forgotten about ~10 minutes (including the time trying to decide if eating the found M&M would be a good thing, or a bad thing)
- pull old filter and insert new one - 1 minute
- put everything back in glove box and walk away - 2 minutes

Yup, 20 minutes.

 

Sounds about right to me

 

You forgot figuring if you should throw some of the wife's stuff out and bear the pain. Of course, you keep anything of yours.

 

Don- How true that statement is.......

 

I don't recall that other cars I've had with A/C have had cabin filters. So I'm tempedt to remove this one, I don't like the smell when it switches over from air to non/air and I sure don't like spending the money or contortions under the dash in order to replace it. Last time we had it changed by the dealer, it had a chemical smell that took a while to go away. What does it do anyway?

 

??? Do you have a filter on your home AC/heater unit ?
Same principal. Filters the air.
If you don't want the chemical smell, just buy one of the cheaper plain filters that doesn't have charcoal or Febreeze in it.
The smell you get when switching air, is it a musty smell? If so, it's usually because of moisture in the vent system. Mine will do that when we've had some high humidity weather.