Does a 1999 Jeep Cherokee have a cabin air filter? And if so, where is it?

Sometimes when I turn on my AC, some black mesh type stuff comes out of the vents. I'm wondering if it's coming from a cabin air filter that needs replaced.

 

It didn't come with one from the factory. Someone may have have installed one though.
It would be in the cowl area. Remove the plastic vents below the wipers. If your Jeep has it, it will be on the pass. side, and it looks like an air filter. It's white when installed, and should be replaced every 6 months. (At least).
Hope that helps a little.
Dan

 

the black mesh stuff is probably the spongey foam they used to seal the ducts together, its got tape or glue on one side, sticks to one part of hte hvac box, then the ducts either press up against it or have screws holding it

 

great thanks for the info

 

This tells more about it, and shows pics of it, and it's location. Click the images to enlarge. >->http://www.wjjeeps.com/cabinair.htm

 

Most likely it's part of the screen attached to the a/c condenser to catch water from the air passing thru it and let it run to the drain. I've seen this many times.

 

i check on the passenger side by hand since its closed on top and didnt find anything...

working on the cowl intake mod


and that its for a WJ and WK mine is a XJ...

 

Sorry I didn't notice you had an XJ. They never had that offered as an option, and I can't find a write up where anyone has made one that works. I did find this though:

August 17th, 2009, 06:58
ehall
NAXJA Member
Re: Does the XJ have an in cab air filter?

I just installed one in my '91 last week. NAPA lawnmower filter 7-02236
Cowl leaks a river now though since I cut the hole above the intake and rainwater falls straight in __________________

 

I remember a post with someone using an STP SA11426 and it fit right in the opening

 

UPDATE— for anyone that comes across this thread, the STP sa 11426 fulter does not fit without cutting… currently looking for a filter that will