My pick up came with no filters 92000 miles ago and the A/c is still running like a champ with no filters.

 

I found out mine didn't have the filters installed. I put new Fram filters in and mine still performed the same. I figured I'd keep the new ones because I live in a VERY dusty environment.

 

If you leave the filters out it shouldn't damage the A/C so you should be ok. You just might be cleaning the interior more often because you're going to have a lot more dust coming in. But if it keeps the backseat beggars happy, then freeze their little toes off with all of the air conditioning glory your truck has to offer!

 

My truck never came with filters even though the damn sales man told me it did.. when I went to go change it.. bam nothing was there.. and my A/C pumps out like crazy... I love my A/c!

 

Yeah I live in FL. and have to actually turn it down some days because it just blows super cold. Mine by the way has no filters either as it's an SE XC.

 

I figured this out last summer i guess i should have shared with everyone how much better it is also removed the one in my jetta man it gets frigid in both cars now no need to crank the a/c all the up.

 

So now all that junk will get stuck in the condenser.

 

Junk?? You mean dust. Condenser?? You mean Evap.... Car AC units have been working just fine for the last 50 years without filters and obviously Nissan doesn't have a problem, most Titans don't come with them.

 

I say the filters are on the truck for a reason and there is no way I would take mine off especially with all the fine dirt particles flying around in this deasert. My A/C blows ice cold air all summer long, but my truck has the factory rear vents so they help keep the kids cool.

 

More than fine dust gets into the system. Check this post out for photos.

http://www.titantalk.com/forums/titan-faq-howto-area/111991-how-replacement-cabin-air-filters.html

 

My AC was horrible. Today, I pulled the filters out and they were nasty. I threw them away and ordered a new set. The AC is a lot colder w/o the filters. I am curious to how cool it will be with the new ones.

 

I'm in Vegas and I can always use colder air. I'm going for it. lol I'll try it too. Thanks

 

I may have to try it out myself too...... Thanks for sharing the info rudy.....lol

 

i live in NM, so im sure i should remove the filters.. any help on where are they located?

 

Behind the glovebox

 

my a/c works average i'd say.... i've ran it thru the dezert on more than a half dozen occasions the last few years so maybe that may be the reason the a/c doesn't work as well... i'll have to see if i have cabin filters. thanks for the heads up. how do you remove them again? lol

 

I need to have a look at my filter if I have one (08.5 Pro 4X).

 

The A/C doesn't need the filters but they do help in keeping the interior clean and the evap coils cleaner. MY CC had the originals until 60K miles and they were clogged up bad. I replaced them with filters for an Xterra (needed trimmed down but were $10 cheaper) and the A/C stays cold all through the truck. My KC with 114K miles and no filters will freeze you out.

 

I don't run the filters in mine either, the AC works adaquate I would say but its by far from freezing me out on a 95 degree day. I asked the dealer if I needed to have the system serviced, he said its a sealed system and the is no maintenace on them.

 

Just removed my filters and man what a different in my air flow..... I think I will see how I like it and still order some filters......LOL

 

The downside is the amount of dirt/dust/pollen/etc, that was caught by the filters will end up clogging the evaporator. This can cause too cold evap. temperatures, which can then cause liquid slugging back to the compressor, which can then cause premature failure of the compressor. Not to mention clogging of the drain line resulting in a moldy smell in the truck, water leaking into the cabin, etc. I too want colder air in my truck, but after working on AC all day, the last thing i want to do when i get home is work on my trucks.

I wonder how hard the evaporator is to access and clean on these trucks? If it is easy to get to, might be worth it, but if you don't keep it clean on a regular basis, eventually you will have a problem, and might wish you left the filters in....

 

If true, then why did Nissan only put filters in the SE/LE and not in the XE?

 

what? did i hear someone say ALL KC's don't have filters.

 

Titan Crew Cab LE, SE have filters, the rest do not.

my truck didnt have them, I added them, changed them once, and didnt notice much of a difference, in air quality or temp/blowing force. I think ill leave them out next time.

ive never seen any a/c problems , evap cloggings, etc...caused from not using them. i changed many a heater core in several different vehicles and never has the box that houses all this stuff looked as nasty as a dirty filter picture. they are actually generally very clean with no filters.

why do they use them on some trucks and not others standard equipment? they tend to come on the more expensive models (for the titan, thats the Crew cab, and none of the XE's get them) so i would guess thats who they think will be more likely to spend money on replacements, or more inclined to come to the dealer for servicing. the dealer loves to tell you need to change them and they will gladly do it for around $40+ for parts alone. its fast and they make huge profit from it.

for years these filters were a dealer only item.

 

The funny part is my dealer keeps telling me I need to change the filters in my truck for a price of 85 dollars. I just have to laugh because either one their too dumb to know that not all Titans have the filters or their trying to pull one over on me. Second if I wanted to I could buy the filters and put them in myself for twenty or thirty bucks.

 

wow. $85! and i thought my dealer was bad.

my dealer put them in with a list of other items they said I should do, including a fuel injection system cleaning, for a around $350 total in extra charges. I coudlnt help but to laugh when i walked away. especially after they made me initial a paper saying i "declined maintenance". what a sales tactic that is. the garage is getting as bad as the guys up front.

BTW, my truck had around 25K miles on it at the time.

and they dont even look at the filters first, as i had already installed new ones myself, they just tried to sell them to me anyway

 

I got them in my KC XE. I checked them out about a year ago and it was a lil dirty, caught a lil bug. Washed them out and let them dry out and good to go again.

 

did u buy your truck used? my info. goes back to 2006, about which models came with them,. so its possible that has changed since then