Replacing the cabin air filter
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From the 2015 Owner's Manual:
CABIN AIR FILTER
Your vehicle is equipped with a cabin air
filter, which gives you and your passengers
the following benefits:
• It improves your driving comfort by
reducing particle concentration.
• It improves the interior compartment
cleanliness.
• It protects the climate control
components from particle deposits.
You can locate the cabin air filter behind
the glove box.
Note: Make sure you have a cabin air filter
installed at all times. This prevents foreign
objects from entering the system. Running
the system without a filter in place could
result in degradation or damage to the
system.
Replace the filter at regular intervals. See
Scheduled Maintenance (page 498).
CABIN AIR FILTER
Your vehicle is equipped with a cabin air
filter, which gives you and your passengers
the following benefits:
• It improves your driving comfort by
reducing particle concentration.
• It improves the interior compartment
cleanliness.
• It protects the climate control
components from particle deposits.
You can locate the cabin air filter behind
the glove box.
Note: Make sure you have a cabin air filter
installed at all times. This prevents foreign
objects from entering the system. Running
the system without a filter in place could
result in degradation or damage to the
system.
Replace the filter at regular intervals. See
Scheduled Maintenance (page 498).
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Interesting...I just took a look and it looks like access is blocked by the pocket above the glove box.
ON edit: Just took a video on how to replace this. Kind of a PITA for a cabin air filter, give me a few to get it uploaded and put together.
ON edit: Just took a video on how to replace this. Kind of a PITA for a cabin air filter, give me a few to get it uploaded and put together.
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Nice video!
Ford didn't make it very user friendly did they? At least it's better than the y2k aerovans (Freestar?) the windshield wipers had to be unbolted IIRC and the whole cowl removed.
Josh
Ford didn't make it very user friendly did they? At least it's better than the y2k aerovans (Freestar?) the windshield wipers had to be unbolted IIRC and the whole cowl removed.
Josh
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Yes Tom, thanks for that video! But dagnabbit, them F150 engineer boys sure made that a tough one. They must have brought the '02 - '08 (or so?) spark plug engineers over to design that method! I know it's a hard job with all this mess, but I'd about as soon not have an air filter! I've decided I'll never change the plugs on my '02 again. When it needs new plugs, she's gone!
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Ford recommends changing them every 15-20,000 miles, but it's probably not necessary that often. I'd rather change the filter than rotate tires.
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You know Tom, you're right! I just cleaned the dash on my '02 today, pollen all over it. Maybe an air filter would've helped. Reckon it's better to have it and learn how to change it. My old lungs been sucking in a lot of mess over the years, and I need to keep them clean.
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I know space is a premium with all the widgets and wiring, but ergonomics and ease of maintenance should always, ALWAYS, be a primary consideration for "perishable" items. My Explorer was nearly as bad. Ford needs to redesign the glove box with a flap/door in the back to allow easy and direct access to the filter.
I'll happily pay more for a more expensive design if it grants me direct access.
I'll happily pay more for a more expensive design if it grants me direct access.
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I have the Platinum trim level and those 2 screws in the video are covered by a piece of 'wood' trim. I have the complete shop manuals and the directions there are identical to Tom's video. The manual doesn't mention that piece of trim and I haven't figured out how to get it off yet. It appears to be very thin veneer and it has 5 clips behind it. Maybe a bigger hammer?
Thanks for the video Tom.
Thanks for the video Tom.
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I just took a couple of pics with my phone. Please excuse the glare on the 'wood' trim piece. Getting into and behind dashboards is my specialty; I used to install two way radios, lights and sirens, etc.. on police cars. But this silly piece of trim has me stumped. I can get my hand behind it on the left and feel just one of the 5 clips that should be there. But I am unable to push it out, and yes- I've got a complete set of plastic trim removal tools.