Flying Media Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 there was a thread in cabin air filters can anyone point me to it? i have looked and can't find it thanks silver xlt running great at 13,475 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humitex Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Ok, During a recent visit to my local Ford dealership for my scheduled oil change, I mentioned a foul odor coming from the air vents whenever the A/C is first turned on and they told me to change the cabin air filter. Sounded like the logical solution to the problem. So I spent $27.00 and went home to begin the ridiculous task of getting to the location of the filter. Well, most of you may have already learned that the Transit Connect does NOT have a cabin air filter. I learned of this only after reading many posts but I was curious as to why the dealership did not inform me prior to the purchase. No big deal...so now I have one. The install took me 10 minutes..very easy. But the OEM filter barely fit in the spot and the plastic cover that must be removed prior to filter installation can not be put back on once the filter is in place. Oh by the way...I was told not to lose my keys...the machine that cuts the keys is only in Turkey and the cost is in outterspace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azdamay Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The Transit Connect probably comes standard with the cabin air filter in Europe. They did the same thing with the Focus, it was standard there and then removed for the cars sold in North America. The top plastic that looks like eggcrate is not meant to go back once you put in the filter, it is simply there as a placeholder. My TC is a fleet vehicle, and on the maintenance schedule it does call out periodic replacement of the filter (in spite of the fact that it doesn't come with one). I put one in early on, and when the time came up on the maintenance schedule to replace it, they did! Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike56 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 there was a thread in cabin air filters can anyone point me to it? i have looked and can't find it thanks silver xlt running great at 13,475 The cabin filter holder is under the passenger side black plastic that sits just at the bottom of the windsheild on the outside of the vehicle. about 8 screws hold it in place. In the filter holder is a peice of plastic that is of the same size as the filter and filled with square half inch holes.. That peice is removed and the filter is install in its place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) Oh by the way...I was told not to lose my keys...the machine that cuts the keys is only in Turkey and the cost is in outterspace. Yours has a different key from that one? If not then those keys have been around since the 80's in Euro Fords. Turkey is a n00b. Edited December 5, 2011 by mrtn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollowwood Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 The cabin filter holder is under the passenger side black plastic that sits just at the bottom of the windsheild on the outside of the vehicle. about 8 screws hold it in place. In the filter holder is a peice of plastic that is of the same size as the filter and filled with square half inch holes.. That peice is removed and the filter is install in its place. I went to my dealer and he had no clue! So the part man went into his computer and printed out a blow up showing where it goes. They have them in stock. They are learning about the TC as they go. You can count the numbers here on one hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Howell Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I ordered a charcoal filter from Amazon and installed it today. Thanks for the tip on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedfish Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I ordered a charcoal filter from Amazon and installed it today. Thanks for the tip on this. Do you happen to have a link or part number? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Howell Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Do you happen to have a link or part number? Thank you http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P7PE36 The edges are paper. I had to tear about one inch off of each end on one side to slip it into position. It is a very simple 5 minute install and just throw away the egg crate plastic piece originally installed at factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyvideo Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Which way is the airflow for the filter? I'm assuming it pulls air down and into the system but I really can't see by just looking. The filter has an airflow direction but looks the same on both sides. How critical is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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