Hence look at the label of the new filter and see whether the arrow is for airflow or just direction and install accordingly.
Carbon cabin air filter airflow direction.
There are two types of car air filters you can use.
This is an affordable carbon activated cabin air filter that keeps the air fresh for the driver and the passengers.
Carbon cabin air filter contains activated carbon and remove everything the particulate cabin air filter does as well as absorbs smelly odors and exhaust fumes before they enter the vehicle.
Arrow pointing in the direction of airflow.
If your cabin filter has activated carbon on one side should the air flow into or out of that side.
Particulate cabin air filter removes dust and other contaminants from the car cabin air.
Conventional wisdom says paper side first so it can catch large debris letting the small odor particles get captured by the carbon side on the way out.
The owner s manual only indicates how to install a toyota cabin filter with the arrows pointing up.
Wow that was exhausting i need a vacation.
So no oem filters that indicate air flow direction are installed with air flowing down orientation.
The filter indicates with arrows where the air flow is directed but i don t know if in my 2012 tcle see picture below the air flow comes from bottom up or the top down.
If you take out the installed filter the dirty side is on top so that implies that the airflow is down.
You won t have to worry about.
Cabin air filter i have a 2010 camry.