How To Replace Ford Focus Cabin Air Filter
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- How to replace cabin air filter in your Ford Focus Mk3 (2012+ model year). This video will give you a visual guide for this DIY. Just be prepare to work in tight space and test your dexterity.
Suggested tools for filter cover screw: T15 Torx Bit Screwdriver
Genuine Ford/Motorcraft Cabin Air Filter Parts# FP70
A cabin air filter is an air purification filter designed to remove the microscopic dust, allergens, pollutants and other particles that come into the passenger cabin of your vehicle through its air vents. A dirty cabin air filter, clogged with dirt, dust, smelly mold and allergens, can also impact the performance of your defroster, heating and AC.
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My Haynes manual had me ripping the dashboard apart and pulling the glove box out. I still couldn't figure out how to get at the filter based on their instructions. Your video was quite clear, and I did not have to take the glove box out. Thanks
Thanks for watching, don't forget to LIKE the video. The by-the-book method is quite puzzling, that's why I made this video to show an easy way out.
Thanks. This is probably the most helpful "how to" video I've seen. I watched this and was able to replace my cabin air filter in about 10 min. from start to finish. I also loosened the hex holding the vent to the right of the filter cover. This vent can be pushed up and out of the way to gain a little extra space. Great video!
I'm a mechanic and I have never seen someone so thorough when explaining how to remove and replace parts. I know I don't like to explain things, I just do it.. Most mechanics don't have time. You're awesome.. Good Stuff!! #moomoo97
Thanks for watching and the kind notes. I try to make my videos for DIYers here to know ahead of what they'll be dealing with when working on such task, so hopefully nothing will catch them by surprise.
Many thanks from Russia for the detail explanation. The charcoal filter a little bit less flexible than you installed. But by using several strong russian words I successfully did it.
Ivan Sokolkov Dude yes!
DEC 2021
Cheers mate for a great video
Ford are complete Bell ends for making it so difficult to get too change the filter in such a award place .
Good job! This video is very helpful. Thanks a lot. Greetings from
Brazil!
Excellent video and very detailed as well. Good work Mr. Moomoo!
Pro tip: Just unplug the two connectors which gives you a straight shot when pulling the old filter out and putting the new one in.
A3ro Solus Does anything get reset or memory lost from unplugging the connectors? Radio, etc?
Great video and very helpful! Thanks for education!
My Focus is still relatively new, so I haven't changed mine yet. Now you know how to access this cabin filter, you can simply do a visual check by opening that access door under the console and pull the cabin filter out a little bit (see how dirty it is) between 10,000 - 15,000mi. Change if it has turned very dark....
Thank you for the video :) and on an unrelated note, I find your voice very calming haha.
LOL...because they want you to bring it to the dealer for service. However; I do give Ford Focus Engineers credits for providing us a BIGGER glove box for storage, by moving the cabin filter out of the conventional location which is behind the glove box in most cars these days.
Great video. Thank you. Just did mine and was very easy after watching this video.
This is the best tutorial I watched on how to do this. The thorough explanations are so helpful for a novice like me, it really put me at ease. You should make more videos!
Very detailed explanation...thanks
Great and very helpful! Big thanks!
thank you for doing this video you explain it very well, you're awesome great stuff
As regards replacement of this item, all videos seem to about how to do this on left hand drive cars. So, i am assuming that on a right hand drive it will be on the opposite side, i e adjacent to the fusebox?
Yep.
Many thanks @moomoo97 for such detailed instructions! You turned what would have been a curse-worthy PITA task into a twist-this-fold-that "simple" solution for a completely kludgy design.
Great this video helped you. This cabin filter location is not as straightforward compare to other car brands.
Another excellent video with great pictures and sound, thanks moomoo for such a perfect explanation of the most awkward of fittings and how to overcome such a difficult location....I think brain surgery would be easier LoL!!!!
+mixwizard2310 LOL! Thanks for watching, glad it helps you out on changing the filter.
Well this saved me a bunch of money, thanks. I used the Wix brand filter instead of Ford since O Reilly's is nearby.
Performance Blue ST3. Need to get some videos on here of it.
Thank you for sharing such great video
Really informative!!
I'm MK3 2.0TDCi owner
thank you! details video)
Awesome video. Very detailed. I appreciate this video as it helped me do this step by step with tools that is needed. 👍
Great video and extremely helpful. I couldn't have changed mine successfully without your help!
Right, there're some more stuff we can move out of the way to gain more space. The Ford's 'official' procedures even asked for moving the BCM module for full access to this cabin filter. I'm just trying to provide the least intrusive way to get this done here.
Thank you so much for your video! It is still so so helpful to see how to do this even 9 years later! I’ve never changed my filter in my 2015 ford focus since inheriting it back in 2019. Man oh man is the old filter FILTY!! My lungs thank you for this tutorial 🎉
Thank you for the great instructions. You’re very thorough and make it easy to understand
Great video, nice work there. I have some arthritis in my hands which would make this very tricky to do. Question, what happens if you never change the filter at all? What mileage are you meant to change it, my manual doesn't mention much about it, many thanks!
+phil mason Cabin filter is one of the great feature in modern cars. This filter not out help to clean the air you breath inside the car but it also helps on keeping debris out (like leaves & dirt) to clog your car's HVAC system. If you have to ask, nothing will physically be broken if you never changed the cabin filter, but your AC/Heat will not be efficient due to the clogging of this filter which slows down the airflow runs by the fan. Typically you can change the cabin filter with the engine air filter together (as one less item to remember) since they both encounter the same outside air, but it's not always mandatory.
Thanks for the reply, I think this is a job for the garage o do, O really struggle with fiddly things, especially in confined spaces.
+phil mason a lot of people recommend 20,000 miles. I needed mine changed then..... I havent changed it yet... I now have 48,000 now and can't take it anymore. Mine is in the mail.
Love the name! mines done just over 14k so I think I'll forget about it for now, thanks for the info.
6 years later and this video is still helping people. It was a lifesaver: after spending 30 mins trying put the cover back on unsuccessfully, I watched your video and realized I was putting it on backwards. Thanks.
Thanks for watching! Hope this video will still help the Ford Focus owners down the road.
Hah! I feel much better now seeing this comment! I too kept trying to get the cover back on backwards. This is a great video, incredibly clear filming for such a tight spot.
9 years later and it's still awesome. I had the same problem having flipped the cover. The detailed macro-videography and explanations were great!
Thanks for the video. I would have preferred a shorter version with just the steps and procedures, not all the extra commentary. Probably could be cut to about 3-4 minutes in length. Thanks though for your time.
Very helpful. After watching this, I was able to fairly quickly replace my filter. I don't think I would have figured it out without a video like this. Trying to get the filter back in was a trick because of the tight space, but you explained it great. Thanks!
Ok. Now it is my time to shine.
Gracias 🤙
Very clear and friendly explanation - thanks for helping me get this job done!
Had I let Ford dealership do it, it would have cost me upwards of $90. The filter, with tax/shipping was $18.
Excellent demonstration. If I had three thumbs to give, they would all be up.
Cool, glad the video guide helped!
Thank you for being detailed. Makes it better😊, after this I'm replacing the ignition switch cause the key has to be pushed in to start. The dealership wanted to charge me $200 so I bought the part for $40 and viewed video looks simple like 4 bolts and should be fun. Thanks again
Thanks for watching and the comments. I'm also frustrated about how dealers were charging on things which seems straightforward to fix, trying DIY with the detailed video seems like a good way to contribute.
Thank you for such a careful, thorough, and pleasant guide. It corresponds precisely to the 2013 C-Max, too. Can't imagine how you got your hand with the tool, the light, and the camera all up in there so well!
Awesome! Very thorough! I'm impressed on how you took the videos in such close quarters - working on filter and also taking video. Thanks for posting.
thanks, that it a really hard access for what is normally a easy diy. Thanks so much for the good video!
Tks a lot! You helped me so much. You've gotten to the point! Great!
I'm from Brazil and I was loking for a video like yours!
"There's our prize! The cabin air filter." :D
Such a great video! It took me 5 minutes to change it out, another 5 to put that darn cover back on. Thank you so much! I saved $55 by doing it myself :) very easy thanks to your detailed explanations.
Thanks for watching! Please click LIKE to this video so it'll be easier for other viewers to search it out.
Amazing. Well produced video shows me exactly what I need to know. Thanks for all the tips.
Great, great video! My dealership is trying to charge me 1 hour labor ($160 USD) for replacing this... Probably the tech does not know how to do this properly...
I watched this video and finished the job in 5 minutes! My T15 screw was missing too. I did not even need any tool to do this.
I will go back and do this myself every time!
Fantastic, please LIKE this video! As for your missing T15 screw, the person who changed your cabin filter didn't bother to put it back in place last time, lousy work!
This was a GREAT video man! Very precise and informative with clear wording, video and verbal instructions. I highly recommend this video as a "do it yourself" for installing an in cabin air filter for a Ford Focus.
check out my focus ST videos! good job!
Great video! If you’re watching pay attention to the angle before he slides it in
Thanks for the video. Today is 12/13/17 and I changed mine out yesterday. I watched your video weeks ago and then got everything I needed. Took about 30 min. but got through it ok. Thanks my a/c works better also. Thank you Rebecca Moreno Channelview Texas
That's fantastic!
When you're reinstalling the filter, how can you be sure that the opposite end has returned to its original shape? From your video, you suggested flexing/bowing the end of the filter which goes into the receptacle. Thanks!
It will. As long as you keep the 'squeeze' of the filter in finger-point and gentle manner, this type of pleated air filter will always spring back to its original shape. But if you're still concerned, you can always blow the fan in high speed AFTER re-installing the filter and let the high velocity air stretches the filter back for you.
moomoo97 did you see how the filter was when you removed it? The other end was bend like you had the front part, so it should have a gap at that end. I will post the exact time later I am on mobile so video stop when posting
The Rock see 11:55 -12:00 you can see how the far end is bend to much for my taste.
Great video. Will save me $50. Thanks!
oh my gosh why are you going so slow haha. You don't have to take baby steps.
Same location for our 2015 Transit Connect XLT
Thanks for sharing us I couldn't find it without you
Great vedio
I looked at just about every video on RUclips on how to replace the cabin filter on my 2015 Ford C-Max, and yours is by far the best from start to finish. I'm getting too old to DIY but it's nice to know what my Ford dealer's mechanic has to do to replace the filter. Thank you!
Thanks for watching and your comments is encouraging.
I agree with your comment about the freaking Ford design and location for the cabin air filter- should be given a freaking award for Dumbest Design of the Year
In return, we do have a bigger Glove Box though... LOL
Thank you, I would never have gotten the new one in if I hadn't watched you do it.
thank you ..
Very useful! Thx very much for sharing.
thank so much for making this video. Didn't know where to find the filter in the first place!
I don't know English, but I am very grateful to the author and imbued with respect to you. from russian ff3 users!
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Thank you for producing this constructive tutorial. I enjoyed the thorough explanation and descriptive commentary. The HD video is much appreciated. Nice camera or phone! I managed to save a lot of $$ thanks to your video. Thank you! :)
Matthew Chavez Very Cool! Thanks for watching and glad to know it helps your DIY & save you $$ too! :)
Excellent tutorial thank you very much you the best
I've been doing car repairs for over a decade and this was one of the better videos I've seen. Maybe little long-winded, but the detail isn't too excessive. Well done.
Also, worst cabin filter design out of the 9 cars I've had...yikes.
thank you very much,did a great job on video.
Thank you. I don't think I could have done this without the video - very poor design. I decided to check the filter because my air conditioning drain, which is also in that area, was plugged with a screw and was leaking (the dealer said they fixed it, it kept leaking, I found the screw clogging the drain...). The cabin air filter was damp, possibly from that leak or just from being near the soaked carpet, so I'm glad I changed it. Excellent video!
Great Video!!! I can't wait to get this done. Due for my 40K and that's part of it. I wonder how much Ford charges for this service? Anybody know? I will do it myself!! Thanks moomoo97
+Wendi Gullicksen I guess the dealer will charge $100+ which is including Parts & Labors.
My dealer said $60... That's ridiculous in my opinion.
One of the best videos I've ever seen! Great job!!!! 🙂
Great video, thank you for taking the time to do this.
Great video! Just changed mine in under 10 mins. Excellent description and detail. Mine was a 2013 focus SE. Please do more videos!!!! TWO THUMBS UP!
Thank you much for the educational video, Ford made this stupidly aggravating but doing this myself saved me a boatload of money on my 2017 C-Max.
Thank you very much for the time you spent making this video. It was well done. I don't think I could have done it without you. thank you again
On my 2007 Mk2 focus [europe] I removed the filter from the other side - removing the throttle pedal. The difficulty of this install is the location of the filter :( On this Mk3, it seems a little bit easier. Great vid!
Very good video. Very informative and helpful. I thought is was going to be much more difficult.
I spent 15 minutes trying to put the cover back on the wrong way. Thank you!
Hello moomoo97, used your video to change my filter last year. Watching it again for another change! Thanks!
omg the longest manual ever...
This is an excellent instruction video! Also, this guy is very funny! :) Laughed my butt off! Love this guy! I really liked his final analysis of the design location! Thumbs up!!
However, I would LOVE to see him do the cabin air filter replacement of a 2011 Ford Fusion! Ford really screwed the pooch with the filter cover on that one! You can just about expect to break the filter cover when you remove it!
Thanks for your comments too, glad it helped. Please do a LIKE to this video, it'll be easier to search out here.
Thanks for sharing such a super detailed demonstration! I will replace my Ford Focus 2008's filter as soon as I buy new filter.
Great video! All told it took me about 20 minutes, including 5 minutes of fusing and cussing. I'm not sure moom emphasized that the going in filter is at a good sized angle relative to the fuse wires and modules- heads up. You might need to pull it back a few times and renter. You'll think it's not going in correctly, but you'll know pretty quickly if you guide it like he states. Interestingly, the plastic screw in cover was difficult to get back on. I ended up screwing it back in and then pushing on it. Gradually apply force until you hear the rengagement clicks. It's not all the way in and secured until you hear the clicks. All in all, easier, but not much easier, than I thought. If somebody can tell me how to add photos to a post, I'll take pics of my 4 year old filter. It's almost jet black!
Thanks for sharing your part of the story too! A 4-year-old filter, we could only imagine how jet-black it became...LOL
I was just tired but replay it and it's very good and wish we had more like yours thanks Mark Franzen
Great video! This made changing my filter so much easier.
thank you so much for this video. Very helpful
Have had my Focus for over 10 years and every couple of years I come back here for a refresher.
I am not Mr Handyman by any means, but this is a five minute job. This video did the trick, although a bit long. Three key steps..how to access the old, how to remove it, and then maneuvering in the new one was a snap. Thanks for posting
Thanks for watching and the feedback. It really is a 10-minute job max when knowing how to get around that space. This video is long because I intended to give a full instructional video to showcase all the details/pitfalls on how to get it done. So no one will be leaving here guessing. :)
Thanks for the video; just what I needed. Thanks again for time and effort you put in. Good Job!!!!
Thanks a lot for your video!
Not too terribly difficult -- a little tight, but you made it look fairly easy. Thanks!
thanks
works for 2011 ford fiesta excellent video
Thank you, extremely helpful video and made the job easy.
Thanks to your video I was able to change mine in like 3 minutes no joke! 👍👍
Very clear explain good lesson .helpful ...thanks
Very nice Thank you!
Focus MK3 Titanium has another cable in the front. Do you know what that is?
Very hard to say.....it maybe an electrical or mechanical cable for the Climate HVAC system.
Thank you so much MooMoo97👍 . You are a master and saved me a lot of money. I have never changed a cabin air filter before and thanks to you I successfully did it with your help. Yay !! 👏🏼
Yay! Thanks for watching and glad to know it has worked out for you! Please do a LIKE to my video!
It is be seen hard also very hard. Shown filter is paper (fiber) and flexible. But original filter is charocal (carbon) in my car (2012/09) It was not been flex. I can not pull out like shown this video. Try and try but not. Because it is more thick then paper and solid. I dont know how i can do it. I guess, I have to pull out fuse box too.