Seat air filters - SHOrod got a picture?

[MNRubyRed2013]

Have any pictures from the Factory Service Manual for this air filter?

 

[SHOrod]

Item 11 is the filter for the seat cushion Thermal Electric Device filter. I haven't had these off my SHO yet, but in my Aviator I just twist the filter housing about 1/4 turn and then remove the filter. I suspect these are similar (they look similar). There is a separate TED for the backrest and the manual suggests that there is a filter for it but I didn't find any such filter in the exploded view diagrams.


-Rod

 

[19sho90]

REALLY??? A seat filter?? Is this what this world is coming too?

 

[NotSoSlowSHO]

Hmmm...

Have to filter the "gas" some how :laugh_ti:

 

[-DVP-]

Im pretty sure I need my seat to filter, not be filtered.

 

[19sho90]

Haha, Agreed guys. I want to know what its filtering?

 

[SHOrod]

It is filtering the air for the Thermal Electric Device (TED) that cools the climate controlled seats. The TED basically circulates air that is cooled up to 14 degrees F from the ambient air. Ford doesn't want all the dust and junk ending up on the fan blades or possibly blocking the perforations in the seating surfaces.

-Rod

 

[Johnny Langton]

How interesting..I never dug far enough into the details to realize that they're using peltier coolers for the seats. Ages ago I used one of those on a custom made heatsink/fan for a very highly overclocked CPU. That does explain why the air gets so cool.
JL

 

[EcoBrick Bob]

:woo-hoo:If you don't change this filter it puts you in the "HOT" seat!!!:woo-hoo::swing:

 

[MNRubyRed2013]

SHOrod, YOU ARE THE MAN!! Thanks again for your help.

 

[chad1140]

How often should these filters be replaced?

 

[SHOrod]

They're pretty easy to check. I'd suggest just checking them periodically and if you find they're dirty, replace them at that time.

-Rod

 

[Phoenix]

And thats why 365hp gets you in the mid 13s.

Todays cars are getting heavier and heavier. Its crazy all the stuff they cram into cars....