Anybody try to install that "half blocked off" air filter element?
It doesn't fit the air box of my 2023 Outlander PHEV at all. There appears to be an error in the fitment guide database that all, or nearly all, of the parts stores (online and brick & mortar) use. Rockauto.com's website which has been amazing for so many other vehicle parts I've purchased over the years, specified the WIX WA11191 which is one of those "half blocked off" designs. Well it arrived and doesn't even come close to fitting!
I took out the factory (rectangular) air filter element and it's a DENSO 1500A831.
I can't find these sold ANYWHERE except the dealership.
No cross-reference guide listings or anything like that. It seems so basic and familiar as just a standard, rectangular air filter element; that I have a hard time imagining there are other, readily available, air filter elements that would match up, fit in, and perform as good as that factory DENSO 1500A831 air filter element.
If anyone has a manufacturer & part number for a RECTANGULAR air filter element (not the "half blocked off" variety), could you please share it here??
So much that I like about this vehicle, but this is pretty crazy that the only place to obtain an air filter element is from the dealership (and all other parts sellers will happily sell you the wrong one).