cabin filter

[tomsho]

Where is it located? I cannot find anything in the owners manual.

Thanks, Tom

 

[stevelaw_2000]

Where is it located? I cannot find anything in the owners manual.

Thanks, Tom

I'd like to know too. My dealer wants $70 to change mine. I told him **** no!

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[Zpak]

I’m not sure about the 2010’s but I’d assume it’s the same as the ‘14. Behind the glove box. You have to drop the door and there is a little panel behind it. Familiarize yourself because it’s also where the blend door actuator is.

 

[jtreber]

Where is it located? I cannot find anything in the owners manual.

Thanks, Tom

Just changed mine for the first time yesterday. Searched you tube first. Turned out to be a piece of cake.

 

[SM105K]

Another thing people forget is the crap in the ducts. When you turn the AC on do you get a weird smell? That is usually organic matter breaking down in the ducts behind the filter. I remove the filter, leave the lid off, and turn the system on high. This will blow leaves and dirt out. I simply vacuum it up. However, that organic material sitting in there year after year makes the system starting smelling funky. After I get everything out, I open the hood the spray a liberal amount Lysol in both intake ducts while keeping the system running. Yes your car will smell like Lysol for a bit, but it will **** the funk in the ducts.

 

[stevelaw_2000]

Just changed mine for the first time yesterday. Searched you tube first. Turned out to be a piece of cake.

Thank you everyone. YouTube!! Duh!

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[tomsho]

Thank you everyone. YouTube!! Duh!

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I did not think to check youtube either. doh! Looks easy enough. $70 at the dealer , filter was $16 @ Rockauto. Nice savings.

Thanks All

 

[Zpak]

If something goes wrong, there is a 100% chance it happened to someone else first. As such, there is also a 99% chance someone posted the fix on you tube.

 

[Johnbigdog]

Another thing people forget is the crap in the ducts. When you turn the AC on do you get a weird smell? That is usually organic matter breaking down in the ducts behind the filter. I remove the filter, leave the lid off, and turn the system on high. This will blow leaves and dirt out. I simply vacuum it up. However, that organic material sitting in there year after year makes the system starting smelling funky. After I get everything out, I open the hood the spray a liberal amount Lysol in both intake ducts while keeping the system running. Yes your car will smell like Lysol for a bit, but it will **** the funk in the ducts.

So that funk you smell for about 10 seconds on start up is usually microbial growth when you smell it in fresh air and recirculated air due to warmth and moist environment the HVAC housing is in. Your lysol is a good trick to **** the growth.

Ford also has a chemical YN-29 that is meant to coat the evaporator and **** that stuff. The down side, you may not get all the foam seals and crevices. The odor will usually come back.

 

[SM105K]

So that funk you smell for about 10 seconds on start up is usually microbial growth when you smell it in fresh air and recirculated air due to warmth and moist environment the HVAC housing is in. Your lysol is a good trick to **** the growth.

Ford also has a chemical YN-29 that is meant to coat the evaporator and **** that stuff. The down side, you may not get all the foam seals and crevices. The odor will usually come back.

I would say yes. Because after I removed all the crap behind my cabin filter and Lysol'd the ducts, the smell went away. My ST had it really bad, and I did the same thing and it is gone as well.

 

[tomsho]

I would say yes. Because after I removed all the crap behind my cabin filter and Lysol'd the ducts, the smell went away. My ST had it really bad, and I did the same thing and it is gone as well.

Just changed it. Like a 15 minute job. My 9 year old filter was a bit dirty. No smell so I did not do the Lysol, but I did turn on the blower and shopvaced inside.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Raging Bull]

Just curious if anyone has tried the K&N washable cabin filter ? Better or worse than oem ?

 

[ShoTim]

Any Napa, autozone or whatever you guys have around you will have an a/c duct spray. Made to **** the growth and stench in the ducts.

 

[Omar]

speaking of dirty things , did anyone tried before the evaporator from inside, I live in a very dusty place , any simple ideas , how to ...

 

[twobitcoder]

Good suggestions, guys. (and i believe the cabin air filter is in the same place in most cars now). That reminds me that i haven't checked mine in a long time.

 

[Lostneye]

(and i believe the cabin air filter is in the same place in most cars now).

Unfortunately not. The SHO is a 5 minute job and requires no tools at all. In my girlfriends Altima the filter is noticeably larger but the opening is not so there is that plus the fact that it is wedged up by the firewall and you have to remove a bunch or screws to get the glove box out before practicing to be a contortionist to get in there.

 

[dillrepair]

It’s mouse season in the northern states… just thought I’d add this bc I’m gonna do it sometime in the next day or two seems like a decent video on cabin air filter replacement for the 4th gen Taurus