2 ways to install cabin filter Nissan Pathfinder / Infiniti JX35 - QX 60 

Those engineers deserve a raise. Amazing design!

Had to rewatch the part about installing the cover - didn't have it angled enough to get the top part to click. Thank you, Mr. youtubes.

Helpful, but still a lot of trouble engineer out to be ashamed of that setup

Thank you for the detailed information. I saw bunch of other videos but nobody explained with the depth you had explained. I was able to replace mine with your steps .I did not open glove box. I used the first method. One warning to the first time users like me. Open the cover gently. I broke one of left side pin. God bless you.

Thank you for teaching I did it without taking my glove box out 2013 Nissan pathfinder happy holidays from NYC

My Pathfinder annoys me on a daily basis. The cabin filter is such a simple thing, but really the last straw for me. Thanks for video though. It was helpful.

i'll take method number one lol

Needlenose pliers helped me remove the filter from JX35. Putting the new one in was easy. Thanks! No glove box removal required, but I did have to contort my body several ways and slightly strained my neck. :)

Thank you so much for this help. The glove box way is there way to go. You saved me so much time.

That after market filer actually looks better than the factory one. The factory one might have more slats, but that doesn't make it a better filter. The factory one is paper. The one you changed it with actually looks like a heavier cloth material that would probably filter the air and contaminants better. Time will tell I guess.

Awesome. Did 2nd way. Took 30 min! You the man

Appreciate teaching both way , couldn’t get through it by first way and second way was super easy , thank you !

When you did the 2nd method through the glove box, you didn’t remove the lower side panel of the centre console. Since you’re accessing the same cover, it would seem you wouldn’t actually need to remove that side panel when doing this the first way…. Right? (I just always worry about breaking those stupid clips)

Thanks, takes me 2min to get the old 1 out and new 1 in, i didnt even take the panel next to it off. 😅 its tight in there but i do this set up over the glovebox any days.

You da man ,thanks for the wisdom and god bless you

Outstanding very professional appricated

I would LOVE to know what obd bluetooth dongle and app you would suggest for checking the cvt fluid temp when doing a fluid drain and fill.

Thanks you kindly for making the video, you're a good dude

thank you for this video, i tried the first method before and i pushed the filter out to the right and i could not get it out. the second method is gonna help me to get it out. thanks again.

Best video

Great video. Did it the glove box way. Much less fenageling. Do you have a spark plug replacement video? Im pretty sure the intake plenum has to be removed. Thank you for your time.

Thanks for this video - I removed the glove box and it made the filter door much more accessible. While removing the old filter, a white felt strip 1/4" x 9 1/4" (the filter height) came out with it. It has a line of tiny silicon (?) beads along it. Presumably a seal of some sort. Since I was installing a Bosch HEPA filter capable of filtering out 99.7% of Cornoavirus, I need to know that my cabin filter system is hermetically sealed. Do you know what this thin strip is?

Excellent video, thank you very much it was very helpful I was able to do it myself and thanks to you I saved my money, received my sincere thanks and I commend you for your good work to help the entire community.

Is it normal for there to be a small air leak coming out of the cabin air filter door after installation? I think I might have mounted it wrong it was so difficult to put the door back on.

Now I know why Nissan service technicians are so highly paid - removing and installing the cabin filter with the glove box removed did have its moments of "wish I hadn't started this!" Several extra tools I found useful were a small hand mirror and a flashlight so you can better see the worksite, especially the upper area of the filter door. Removing the old filter was a struggle but I used some old steel dental tooth cleaning hook tools - order on Amazon ($10) or get from a dental hygienist, they replace them frequently and throw the old ones away. Hooking into the bottom of the filter gave full control to lift the lower edge up and out; needle-nose pliers then finished the job. Inserting the new filter was easy. I laid it flat on a desk and then pressed the center top and bottom edges together making sure the pleats were aligned correctly. I wrapped a 2"paper strip around the compressed center section of the filter and secured it with masking tape, leaving the two ends fanned out. Making sure I had the air flow arrows pointing towards the cabin, it was easy to compress the first edge of the filter into two lobes and then push the edge into the door. The rest was easy. I simply pushing the filter in, removing the paper sleeve and tape as it went in until the last edge was flush with the door opening. I'm sure experienced mechanics don't need to "baby" the project in these ways but for me, these tips made the project much easier.

Thanks for this - btw, I am sure you totally cut out the part on the first process where you dropped multiple F bombs directed at the Nissan engineers, had sweat dripping in your eyes (even in cold Canada), yelled - WHO THE HELL DESIGNED THIS? SCREAMED again.... ... punched the glove box yelling, "why is this thing in the way????!!", smashed your knuckles and had your body wickedly contorted to even try and see where to put the filter.... and you STILL can't see it, yell at yourself "I REALLY have to smash the filter to get it in???", have your wife say "are you ok???" try to put the clip back in with no success.... that's so Canadian nice of you. This is my second changing and needed another idea. My Toyota took 2 minutes. I'd rather SELL my Pathfinder or have someone find it abandoned and burning along the roadside before I do the first way ever again.

We landed on the moon 50 years ago using a slide rule but in 2022 Nissan has the most ridiculous way to install and remove cabin air filters...

Hate Nissan for making life difficult. Very difficult to reach-in, can't see anything. Old filter is out and not able to get the new filter in. Back hurts, knee hurts, neck hurts, hand hurts, fingers hurt, dirty clothes, dirty face, dirty hair. It's so easy on Toyota and Subaru to change cabin air filter. Did it in 2 minutes in both. SMH

That's a bad design from the Nissan manufacturer. I got the 2011 Rogue and not happy changing the filter. With my Toyota and Mazda are easy as 1 2 3.

Hate Nissan now. Having Pathfinder 2018, impossible to change cabin filter. My Sorento 2013 was very easy. Didn't have to tuck it in. Kia is a cheap brand but enough room for parts. I will take my Pathfinder to dealer to get cabin filter changed. Doing myself may not be worthy after watching video

That second way of replacing the filter is waay" to much work.. I'll stick with the first choice.. thanks..

You didn’t show how to remove the glovebox witch is the most important part of the removal. 👎