Does a the Jeep Wrangler TJ have a cabin air filter?

No, unfortunately there is no factory cabin air filter.

Some have removed the cowl and rigged up a filter, but the maintenance would be a real hassle since the cowl would need to be removed for access.

I tried sliding a household furnace vent filter between the slots in the cowl and the mesh underneath, but it didn't work as well as I would have liked and it was unsightly to boot. My idea was to slide in a filter just for those extremely dusty days, to be pulled out and thrown away the next time the jeep was washed. One of the problems I had was the lack of clearance between the slots in the cowl and the mesh underneath which made it hard to get the vent filter into place. Still, it was better than nothing and kept the clouds of dust from choking me when I turned on the fan so I may try it again the next time I know that I have a dusty day in store.

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Thanks Mr Bill, that was a great answer to my situation no probs, it is what it is.
 
Okay there’s no filter but can someone example to me a little more how I can maybe clean this area.
I have an 03 Tj and every time I use the a/c all I smell is dirt.
 
Stuntgurl02 said:
Okay there’s no filter but can someone example to me a little more how I can maybe clean this area.
I have an 03 Tj and every time I use the a/c all I smell is dirt.
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I would start by removing the cowl panel under the wipers and check for debris that has accumulated. Could be loaded up and your air is passing thru wet crap
 
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If you have a cabin air filter.....and remove the top- then you have to filter all the air on Earth. Maybe if everyone drove Jeeps around like that you could stop air pollution.

Nevermind, just keep the air on recirc, what am I thinkin’.
 
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TJ4Jim said:
I would start by removing the cowl panel under the wipers and check for debris that has accumulated. Could be loaded up and your air is passing thru wet crap
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TJ4Jim said:
I would start by removing the cowl panel under the wipers and check for debris that has accumulated. Could be loaded up and your air is passing thru wet crap
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Thank you tj4jim, that was helpful.
 
I played with the furnace vent filter idea a bit more. [See Post #4.]

I had the center bezel off to do some wiring so I trimmed one of the vent filters to size and clipped it to the back of the center vents with binder clips. It actually filters quite a bit of dust, but the downside is that it makes the fan work harder to push the air through.

You can see the vent filter behind the vents in this photo.

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One of our guys would just throw a regular air filter on top of the cowl, said it worked great. I usually always lead so never tried it.

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I actually took off all my vents and cleaned them(I then replaced them because many were broken). They just pulled them off with my hand, no tool needed. I cleaned the inside of all the dirt and dust, as far back as I could that behind the vents, inside the air flow tubes(Don't know what they are called). There was a lot of dust and dirt inside these areas on my 1997 after 25 years. It may not have been a total success but I'm sure it made the air coming into my Jeep a little cleaner. My Cowl was removed at one time to wire my A-Pillar lights, so I cleaned inside of there too. I don't like breathing unnecessary dust and dirt.
 
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