Honda Odyssey Cabin Air Filter Change: How To Video 

10 years later, this video is exactly what I need. I bought a 2003 Honda Odyssey from a family member 2 months ago and I feel like they've never changed the air filters 😬 thank you for this!

Just changed mine after watching this, 192,000 and never been changed. The engineer who designed this should be tarred and feathered.

Great movie, saved money to a lot of people. Dealer saying they need to remove all front panel, well, this video just prove us they al BS for extra labor charges !!! your are a great man !!! thank you

Just changed out filter after watching your tutorial. Thanks so much! I'll never let the dealer change the cabin air filter again!

Thanks so much - very useful video. I, did mine for the first time !! and its a 2003. The video was great took me 90 minutes for all .

Thank you so much for posting this video. I recently purchased a 2000 Odyssey and the AC went out the week I got it. The bar (that you cut to get to the metal one) was already cut out (thank goodness) and I followed your instructions step by step. The left side screw gave my partner a difficult time but with a little patience, we managed to secure everything. Thank you again! I must have saved, I'm guessing, a whopping $100 with just a trip to AutoZone and a $24 filter.

An excellent video. However, you executed one important step but failed to describe it. I'm talking about the removal and reinstallation of the plastic panel on the right below the glove box. It's the one that has the access door to the fuses. Unless you remove it, sliding the metal bar down is very difficult. And restoring the right-hand hinge screw is almost impossible because this panel prevents you from giving you straight access to the screw head.

Couple of comments regarding the final two "underneath" screws that attach the glove box hinges: 1. To undo the right-hand screw, it's very helpful to remove the fuse box cover underneath. You didn't show that step. You have to find the big thin plastic retainer knob, on the forward upper edge of the plastic cover, and turn to the left to unscrew it, and then remove the cover. 2. When reattaching the two underneath screws, be careful not to strip the threads they screw into, like I did. Now when I open my glove box, it droops a little to the left, until I can figure out a way to attach the left-hand screw more firmly, possibly with an extra nut on the end, and/or possibly using a longer screw.

This convinced me that I don't want to do it the first time. After that, no problem.

Thank you for taking the time to post this video..it has been a great help to me!

Great video. Didn't realize there are two clips that must be put in place before re-attaching bottom of glove box. Once I figured that out I was good to go. Thx for taking the time to make this vid.

very well done sir. I just replaced mine and it was just about as dirty as the one you replaced.

Thank u so much. I was about to take out half my dash due to that plastic bar had I not seen here that it can be cut out. I will see how mine looks after 14 years.

I was wanting to say thank you for doing this video. I replace mine in my wife's van today after watching your video. Thank you again. From Jack in Canada

Thank you, I did what you said. The AC air flow is amazingly better. So much more power.

Thanks for the instructions. I sort of had a similar idea intuitively about how to remove this filter but I thought "this is terrible, it can't possibly be this bad." Then I found your video. Wow... talk about taking a five minute job and turning it into an hour (for a first timer, that is).

We could tell a difference in the quality...it felt more fresh. Didn't really notice a change in velocity though. Still well worth it.

Love your videos but what I really love is that your a Christian like me I'm 15 and today I watched your video on wheel locks and your video really touched me and how u have a bible verse on each video u keep it up man praise The Lord he is our savior one day we will meet in heaven hopefully!!!!!!

Thanks to you, I had replaced mine too today - Odyssey 2002.

I recommend using a torch lighter to burn the cut area. Since it’s a very tight space so cutting with a hacksaw is a pain in the ass

Thanks. Saved some confusion and made the filter change-out easier.

Nicely done. Thank You, I lucked out...the filter had been changed once before....easy this time.

Very thorough and helpful. Thank you.

Thx for the great video. short and informative enough

Thank you. Very good and detailed instructions. Helped us do the job.

Everything went just like you said. Didn't know there was even a air filter in the car. Putting it back together was harder to get all the screw holes to line up. Saw your video by luck by the way of looking for codes for a locked radio. Glad I did. My 12 year old car never had the filter changed and was as grimy/blocked as yours. Now the blower puts out a gale force wind. It will heat and cool the car so much faster now. Terrible design from Honda. Next time it will be a 10 minute job.

thanks a lot for saving my time. It's really worse design cabin filter ever

Wonderfully descriptive video. I feel I could even do it. Thank you for putting the time in to share your expertise.

Thanks men that was very helpful saving me money...

Very good video. Clear and concise. Thank you.

REALLY APPRECIATE THE INFO DUDE, VERY HELPFUL,. THANK YOU & TAKE CARE.

thank you very much, I now know how to replace mine now. I don't enjoy my A/C when on because it smells like animal waste. But when I replace the cabin air filter it should improve better smelling. thank you so much.

I glad you thought so. Thank YOU for watching.

Very cool thanks! I had to change the passenger side engine mountlast week. Think I will tackle this next before summer travel great vid!t

Awesome. Hope it smells better! Thanks for watching!

Wow this is a bugger...thanks a lot have had my Ody for about (used) 60k sure my filter is grimy and very funky will do this soon.

Awesome....good luck and thanks for watching.

Thank you so much. This video really helped me a lot. 💙💙💙

THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR TIME TO SAVE OUR TIME AND MONEY. WHY THEY NEED THOSE BARS ANYWAY?

thank you for the video very helpful....

Thank you, very helpful.

Thanks so much for making this video. It was very helpful.

Nice ! About to start mine right now... Thanks for the heads up

Thanks for doing the video, I appreciate it very much.

nice job on you video, very though and clear instructions! thanks!

Thank you. My old cabin filter was pure filth.

Good video, directions worked great

Thanks for sharing, Appreciated!

Man you a beast you should upload Ina changing the oil pan my is leaking a bit I take it to the shop they wanna charge a lot just for the gasket

Thanks man great video

Glad they changed this our 07 is so much easier

great video fix one of my problems

Thanks for watching! If my oil pan develops a leak, be assured I'll make a video. Take care!

Wow I really need to do this, thanks for the video 😊

Thank u is a lot help for my Odyssey 04.

Wow this is painful... Ok i will buy Siena..

Very helpful. Thanks for posting!

Thanks for the video. Just curious if there was a huge improvement in the blower after that filter change.

Nice job. I'll have no problem now. Thank you

You're welcome. Thank YOU for watching.

You're welcome. Thx for watching.

Exelent..now i know how to do it myself..thank you..

You rock! Do you make house calls?

Thanks changed filter today

I want to know how you keep the van so shiny. Please tell us your secrets.

Does this apply to a 2003 Odyessy?

We'll, I guess that's good. Thx for watching!

Nice, Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Until today, I was a huge fan of Honda but after dealing with their stupid design and headache of replacing a component (cabin air filter) that's supposed to be replaced at certain intervals, I'm not sure if they employ the brightest or smartest design engineers in the automobile industry. It takes me about 5 minutes to change the cabin filter in my Toyota RAV4 but with the Honda Odyssey, I waste over +45 minutes due to design stupidity.

Great! Thx for watching and subscribe for future vids. Some useful, most ridiculous. Have a good one.

Can you not put the metal bar/brace back? Is there structural problem for not having it? Thanks.

tank you sir,for sharing of knowledege

Thank you!!!!

Nice video man !!!!

Very helpful. Thanks!

Hi Video Who's very help-full just change the air cab filter to my 2004 Odyssey each How Many Months do i need to change this ? air cabin filter ?

Thank YOU for watching.

very helpful !! Thank you .....

Thanks for the Video

Some of these filters are impregnated with carbon so they are grey / black when they are new. Amazon price $13.

Wow--thought mine would be a simple change as I had already paid for someone else to change the cabin air filter some time ago--except that bar is secured by a stripped screw and I CANNOT get that screw out. Tried one of those stripped screw removers and nope. Not going anywhere. Man so disappointed. Great video though.

so would it hurt anything to remove the metal bar that is behind the plastic bar that you cut out? It doesn't seem to be doing anything either really...

Thanks so much.

My dad is the 2nd owner 2002 honda odyssey and first owner never even look at it and the fan sound like it running hard.

Thank you.

I did it! Thank you. :-)

thank you perfect movie how to do

Me: "Oh, no, man, Honda cabin filters are easy to change." My boss: "Not on a 2002 Odyssey, dealer charges me $150, they have to remove part of the dash." Me: "Naww, really?" [thinks to self: better check this out, as I've only changed filters on Fits and Civic] Me: [after finding this video] "Hmm. You're right, actually."

Omg thanks so much

Thank you ok

You need an auto focusing camera.

Good Video but sound is little low

Thank you, but subtitle is how to make a 3 minute video into 12 minutes granted was 11 years ago...

I have had my 03 for 167k and hasn’t been replaced I probably should

WTF...is more easy to replace a power steering pump than an a/c filter.

cutting plastic by the cabin air filter. sounds kinda of sadistic

Good morning, today I am going to show you how to change the cabin air filter for a two thousand fhaaaaaaaaaaaaa Honda Odyssey.. so wtf year is it anyway

I don't understand why ppl never change the their cabin air filter, it's not expensive. A customer at my job said O I don't care my lungs are fucked up anyway. Smh😂

wow a lot for just a cabin filter

Too much work for an air filter replacement.