Do 2002 Chevy Tracker have compartment air filter and How do I change it and Do I realy need that filter?

Answer 1

Answer 1I do not think it has one, but I would ask at an auto parts store to be sure. If it does have one, then purchase a Purolator filter. It comes with instructions. You could remove the filter and discard it if it has one with no real adverse effects, except not having filtered air entering the cabin. But you need to find out. If it has a filter and it stops up, this could put a strain on the blower motor and cause it to fail.

Open the hood and secure it in the raised position

• Disconnect and isolate the battery ground cable

• Wait 90 seconds for the air bag system back-up power supply to

discharge

• Remove the air bag fuse from the fuse panel located at the lower left

driver side of the instrument panel

• From under the driver side of the instrument panel, disconnect the

yellow air bag system contact coil electrical connector (Fig. 1) by

lifting up the connector locking lever

• Open the glove compartment

• Press in on the side of the glove compartment, then pull the glove

compartment downward

• Through the glove compartment opening, disconnect the yellow

passenger air bag module electrical connector (Fig. 2) by lifting up

the connector locking lever

• Remove the cabin air filter access panel door from the A/C and

heater unit through the glove compartment opening (Figs. 3 and 4)

• This service requires the replacement of two cabin air filter

elements

• Replace the two used cabin air filters with two new cabin air

filters (Fig. 5) ensuring that the filters are placed with air flow

markings in the correct direction

• Reverse the above procedures to reassemble the vehicle components

Answer 2Open Glovebox / Squeeze-in the sides to lower it fully

Looking into the compartment, a little left of center - you will see a sort of vertical strip with two tabs sticking out wowards you. This is the "L" shaped cover. It is a narrow strip - not some big thing.

ON TOP there is a locking tab. Lift up and pull the cover towards you. Lift it up and out. The bottom is down inside a little slot.

You will find the TWO filters exposed. Ours were VERY dirty, including leaves and dead bugs! I am ordering filters - probably from eBay.

Replace the filters (this first time all I could do was to use a paper-clip and compressed air to clean them out as best I could for now). There are arrows stamped on the ends of the filters, indicating the direction of air flow. REPLACE BOTH FILTERS as running with one or none will let all of that crud dirty-up your A/C system and also get into the vehicle with you.

BE CAREFUL not to poke around in there with a screwdriver or anything as you are underneath the airbag and its connectors. The above answer says to disconnect the battery, fuses and the airbag connectors - probably the usual "covering their butts" stuff. My brother and I did this without all of that and never touched or got close to the airbag components. Use your own judgment on this. Disconnect if you are clumsy as the airbag can cause serious injury or death.

A second tip for Trackers: The dome lights might go crazy on you or stay on all the time. Here's the fix - Lower the front dome light assembly. ON TOP of it you will see these two copper tabs that stick straight up and TOUCH THE METAL ROOF of the car at times! Use needlenose pliers to bend these down or sidecutters to nip them right off down low (what I did). Lights work perfectly. No more blinking, flashing, intermittent function or just staying on all the time. NOTE: Our 2001 Trackers domelight remains on for about 30 seconds or so after closing the doors. They do cut right off when starting up, or delay as mentioned earlier - and then shut off if you are leaving the vehicle and the engine is off. I thught I still had a light problem until I realized that this was an automatic function.