Thank you young man for going the extra mile with your video. I personally needed all the information you provided. I was burned out from troubleshooting. So glad I found your video
Great video, you touched on some of my issues. I have a 2004 Silverado 1500 with 20040 k. I had AC coming out one side and hot air coming out the driver side until the AC quit working. There’s intermittent hot air coming out when the fan is turned off. The fan currently only works on number 4 setting. I would love more content on some of these issues. You certainly helped me, thanks 👍
In early 2003 Gm had a falling out with a Denso engineer. This engineer was responsible for the HVAC team on these trucks. There was a disagreement in the flow of air thru the filter. The Denso engineer did not believe that they could flow the required 28.1 grams per second thru a cabin filter. GM engineers preformed this test on the 01-02 trucks, and in fact they could not reach the correct flow either. They tasked the engineer to redo the system. That engineer was unhappy with this request due to spending 3 years on the project and stating multiple times that it will not work. A GM manager argued this over and over until the engineer basically quit. GM then had no new HVAC plans or design and ultimately scrapped the idea of the cabin filter from that point on. I was able to gather this info from a close friend of a wizard in New England in the early 1800s. Apparently he worked closely with GM prior to the 1856 2500/3500HD models.
Makes perfect sense! I always wondered how they kept their wagons cool back the 😂It’s interesting that the 03/04 and up trucks have a perf’ed spot where a filter should be though.
Get ready. I just cut around that slot on my 2011 avalanche..... It was not easy. If they wanted us to cut it away they sure did make the plastic thick even though the slot is implied. You can see where it's supposed to be. At least that allows you to know where to cut but that doesn't make it any easier to cut through thick dash plastic without the blade wandering or slipping and possibly cutting yourself so be careful ias you're going to be very angry while you're doing this because you have this information and there's absolutely no reason did an AC system that has debris going through it should not have a filter I can confirm this after I ripped that thing off along with the parts of the plastic around it. Because it really isn't designed to be done easily. It's a weird angle to dig in with a box cutter or some other razor-like device. I saw another video where a guy just used a spinning disk and just melted the plastic while cutting it. It's not some secret compartment you're not going to get a free filter when you open it. What you're going to get is a good look add all the garbage that has gone up in clogged your AC system. For me that would be around 14 years creating this abstract art attached object and other crap collage it has no business being created in the first place.. this isn't just a design flaw , this is a bad decision made by designers who already had this in place and took it away. Why? If you're able to get in there and take a look. You're going to want to talk to somebody about it like how do I get this out to clean it or how can I clean it? It's already destroyed my blower motor and I think it burned out the resistor. No big deal. Now on top of diagnosing why my AC wasn't working and spending the time and the money to buy all the parts because they were probably ruined because of this ingenious design? What designer of an HVAC system thinks it doesn't need filtration. Help most cars have a pre-filter and one after. This one goes to 11 oh I'm sorry I mean zero. And when you have zero filtration? I'll probably hear your screan from where I'm at when you finally get in there and take a look. There are conflicting videos about this online period with mechanic showing them taking the filter out of a 2011 just like it was a 2001. If you go up to the auto parts store and ask if they have a filter they say yes. And when you finally determined that it's supposed to have a filter why wouldn't it have a filter? You trying to figure out how to access yeah there's nothing there except for an outline where they're supposed to be a door. Then people will tell you you get to it through the glove box and to take that off. And the final answer and I'm not kidding he said you have to cut your vehicle open with a sharp blade all right spinning Dremel disc to get to the empty space where you put your filters in. Probably about 10 to 15 years too late. I know I've written too much to say I'm speechless.
Thank you young man for going the extra mile with your video. I personally needed all the information you provided. I was burned out from troubleshooting. So glad I found your video
Right on! Glad I could help.
Thanks for the super detailed video!
Glad I could help!
Great video, you touched on some of my issues. I have a 2004 Silverado 1500 with 20040 k. I had AC coming out one side and hot air coming out the driver side until the AC quit working. There’s intermittent hot air coming out when the fan is turned off. The fan currently only works on number 4 setting. I would love more content on some of these issues. You certainly helped me, thanks 👍
@@gregpowell4670 thanks for the kind words. Your truck has the digital controls with the two temp sliders for each zone? I’ll see what I can do!
In still confused on why mine doesn’t have the slot
Never mind just read one of the other comments lol
@@yaboybobs7162 you probably have a later model that needs the retrofit kit correct?
Watched a video where a guy had to cut it out... If it's true then I'll post on here later
What is the air direction.
Thankx 4 the help brother👊🏼💯
Glad I could help ya!
In early 2003 Gm had a falling out with a Denso engineer. This engineer was responsible for the HVAC team on these trucks. There was a disagreement in the flow of air thru the filter. The Denso engineer did not believe that they could flow the required 28.1 grams per second thru a cabin filter. GM engineers preformed this test on the 01-02 trucks, and in fact they could not reach the correct flow either. They tasked the engineer to redo the system. That engineer was unhappy with this request due to spending 3 years on the project and stating multiple times that it will not work. A GM manager argued this over and over until the engineer basically quit. GM then had no new HVAC plans or design and ultimately scrapped the idea of the cabin filter from that point on. I was able to gather this info from a close friend of a wizard in New England in the early 1800s. Apparently he worked closely with GM prior to the 1856 2500/3500HD models.
Makes perfect sense! I always wondered how they kept their wagons cool back the 😂It’s interesting that the 03/04 and up trucks have a perf’ed spot where a filter should be though.
I have a 2006 gmc Sierra 2500 hd with the 6.0 liter gas. Yea I've looked and I don't see a cabin air filter on it.
So what is the air flow direction?
I guess the air flow goes that way😂😂 and then really don’t define which way is that way😂
Thanks, I count as one people helped...
Thanks helped alot
Awesome! Glad it worked for ya.
Do you know the part number for the panel cover ???
@@raiderzilla45 the plastic the covers the bottom of the hvac unit or that covers the filters?
@@HighPriority the plastic cover tha cover the hvac unit with the 3 bolts
I have an 05. The filter is there. Just no way to get to it
Im looking tomorrow if. Have. My 2004 gmc duramax
Did you have a filter?
So my truck doesn’t have that I’m a little stumped 😅
What year is your truck? GM got rid of the cab filter in 03 but you can still buy the retrofit kit, just have to carefully cut the space out.
@ 2005 crew cab z71 5.3
2005 has one as well
What about 2004?
Awesome
Thanks!
Get ready.
I just cut around that slot on my 2011 avalanche..... It was not easy. If they wanted us to cut it away they sure did make the plastic thick even though the slot is implied. You can see where it's supposed to be. At least that allows you to know where to cut but that doesn't make it any easier to cut through thick dash plastic without the blade wandering or slipping and possibly cutting yourself so be careful ias you're going to be very angry while you're doing this because you have this information and there's absolutely no reason did an AC system that has debris going through it should not have a filter I can confirm this after I ripped that thing off along with the parts of the plastic around it. Because it really isn't designed to be done easily. It's a weird angle to dig in with a box cutter or some other razor-like device. I saw another video where a guy just used a spinning disk and just melted the plastic while cutting it. It's not some secret compartment you're not going to get a free filter when you open it. What you're going to get is a good look add all the garbage that has gone up in clogged your AC system. For me that would be around 14 years creating this abstract art attached object and other crap collage it has no business being created in the first place.. this isn't just a design flaw , this is a bad decision made by designers who already had this in place and took it away. Why? If you're able to get in there and take a look. You're going to want to talk to somebody about it like how do I get this out to clean it or how can I clean it? It's already destroyed my blower motor and I think it burned out the resistor. No big deal. Now on top of diagnosing why my AC wasn't working and spending the time and the money to buy all the parts because they were probably ruined because of this ingenious design? What designer of an HVAC system thinks it doesn't need filtration. Help most cars have a pre-filter and one after. This one goes to 11 oh I'm sorry I mean zero. And when you have zero filtration? I'll probably hear your screan from where I'm at when you finally get in there and take a look. There are conflicting videos about this online period with mechanic showing them taking the filter out of a 2011 just like it was a 2001. If you go up to the auto parts store and ask if they have a filter they say yes. And when you finally determined that it's supposed to have a filter why wouldn't it have a filter? You trying to figure out how to access yeah there's nothing there except for an outline where they're supposed to be a door. Then people will tell you you get to it through the glove box and to take that off. And the final answer and I'm not kidding he said you have to cut your vehicle open with a sharp blade all right spinning Dremel disc to get to the empty space where you put your filters in. Probably about 10 to 15 years too late. I know I've written too much to say I'm speechless.
WHY do Chev Trucks use Metric anything???????
@@krismurphy7711 haha my 82 Chevy truck is a mix of metric and standard I swear it seems that way.