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Old Aug 16, 2025 | 08:41 PM
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I don't want to cut into the frame
 
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Old Aug 17, 2025 | 12:47 PM
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You won’t cut astray unless you’re high or drunk. Don’t dig deep as it’s not a thick piece of plastic. I understand that concern.

The slot you have to cut has a groove you follow all the way around-dig in between those raised areas.

You see that groove in your picture. I traced it in yellow somewhat haphazardly. I slept hard, so I may be drunk😅



I thought the three screws needed to take off the cover were 7mm or 9/32” if not 8mm aka 5/16”?

Been a few years since I changed one out and had to pop that cover off.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2025 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnny Paycheck
You won’t cut astray unless you’re high or drunk. Don’t dig deep as it’s not a thick piece of plastic. I understand that concern.

The slot you have to cut has a groove you follow all the way around-dig in between those raised areas.

You see that groove in your picture. I traced it in yellow somewhat haphazardly. I slept hard, so I may be drunk😅



I thought the three screws needed to take off the cover were 7mm or 9/32” if not 8mm aka 5/16”?

Been a few years since I changed one out and had to pop that cover off.
Thanks.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2025 | 07:27 PM
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Thanks for pic.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2025 | 05:59 PM
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Attached are pics. Light Source was not the best.
I would love to see in there better.







 
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Old Aug 23, 2025 | 05:19 AM
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Good job!

Shop vac with an extension on the end to clean out?

Yeah, that’s not anywhere near as comfy a spot to work with that I remember when I first put that CAF in. I did the blower motor resistor back in May or thereabouts and it definitely wasn’t a fun squeeze.

I’ve got one of those Klein inspection scopes with the built-in light that would see up there. Maybe you can bum one off someone or a parts store rents them.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2025 | 07:38 PM
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I couldn't even get decent space for a picture in there.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2025 | 12:02 PM
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Yeah, that definitely does not need much to cut. I used one of my box cutters and not much of it at that. It was like cutting through butter once it got started, though.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2025 | 07:32 PM
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Used vacuum tonight to get all the dust out of there.

 
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Old Aug 25, 2025 | 10:18 AM
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Some guy called me out (not on this site) for installing the CAF. He said the evap is at risk of freezing and/or blower motor burning out because this style of CAF is restricting of air flow.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2025 | 12:14 PM
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LOL. I saw that and that was a hilarious pile of logic he used over there. I’ve got a 284,000 mile F150 with a CAF in it for half its life with the original blower still in it. My ‘08 SCrew blower motor died at 58K miles and that truck had nowhere to put a CAF.

You gotta bear with some folks. My other ride is a Ram. Considering mankind has been to outer space (allegedly), one would have thought that 8-speed transmission **** shifter would have started WW3 on its own when it was introduced depending on what your read about it. 🥴
 
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Old Aug 25, 2025 | 12:22 PM
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Apparently there was a dealer-installed filter option available. But tit doesn't look like many people asked for it. The parts involved don't appear to include new blower motors or other electrical parts. So, it appears that the system can handle a bit of flow reduction.

Part # F65Z-1477AAFunny, I found an old post about it. Looks like the "kit" was a template and instructions for cutting a hole.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...en-filter.html
 
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Done this on both my '01s, works well.

Use Nu Calgon evap cleaner mixed per instructions. I use a bug sprayer to spray it up in there, rinse with water. Repeat for your house condenser.
 
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