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Old 05-11-2015, 05:37 PM
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Default 98 DX Dust, Leaves, Pollen, etc blowing out the vents

So again this is a 98 DX. The car doesn't have a cabin air filter (according to everything I see online) is there anything I can do to prevent all this crap from blowing into my car when I turn on the air/heat?
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You can get a cabin air filter box tray from a first gen cr-v. Or just clean the intake vent under the passengers side window with a shop vac.
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Drop the blower motor and clean out the debris from the fan cup and from around the evaporator.
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Adding the filter from the CRV will prevent this..

When adding the filter, it will be open so you can clean the coils and vacuum out the debris.

Theres a write up on here if you search civic cabin filter.
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Adding the filter from the CRV will prevent this..
I'm not absolutely sure, but I think you can just add a filter to the 99-00 Civics because there's an access door to the evaporator. For 96-98 Civics, the access door is absent, so making them compatible for adding a filter is a major job.
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I'm not absolutely sure, but I think you can just add a filter to the 99-00 Civics because there's an access door to the evaporator. For 96-98 Civics, the access door is absent, so making them compatible for adding a filter is a major job.
I belive the 98 models came with the box slot as part of the change from obd2a to obd2b. I recall my 98 hx having the box with a blank slot where as my 96 just has full plastic and foam
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Originally Posted by chrysler kid
I belive the 98 models came with the box as part of the change from obd2a to obd2b.
All 98 Civic models are OBD2a. Surprisingly, even the 99-00 HX Civics with a manual transmission are OBD2a.

I recall my 98 hx having the box with a blank slot where as my 96 just has full plastic and foam
I can't refute, but I'm pretty confident that 96 Civic lacked the access door.
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OP - Remove the glove box and check whether your evaporator box has the lid shown in the diagram. If so, you can just add a filter into the slot covered by the lid.


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All 98 Civic models are OBD2a. Surprisingly, even the 99-00 HX Civics with a manual transmission are OBD2a.



I can't refute, but I'm pretty confident that 96 Civic lacked the access door.
My 96 is a solid piece of plastic so I can confirm that much
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https://honda-tech.com/honda-civic-d...civic-2112319/


half the pics are missing..
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Some more pics

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