AC Filter Change

[xarruda89x]

Ok, so my AC Filter is down to 37% .. I call Ford this afternoon and asked them how much it would cost, they said around 110-120 then i was like how much is labor they go a little over 200 just because its hard to get to =|

Ok first question, anywhere i can get it cheaper? and i can do it myself or maybe a little too hard to do? ( I'm not a car person but i got people ) lol

 

[gcwimmer]

$20 for part and 5 min to change.

At the top of the page use SEARCH for cabin filter, well covered even last week.

 

[owlman]

Run away from there!

You can buy one for $10-$15 on eBay and at many part stores. You take off a couple plastic pop rivets, pull the old one out and slide the new one in. It takes like 5 minutes. They are wanting to charge you $200 for 5 min? That's $2400/hr!

search this site for cabin filter there are lots of threads on it

 

[bklene50]

That really just makes me want to drive to the dealership and change it in front of them. They're rediculous.

 

[King03LS8]

Ok, so my AC Filter is down to 37% .. I call Ford this afternoon and asked them how much it would cost, they said around 110-120 then i was like how much is labor they go a little over 200 just because its hard to get to =|

Ok first question, anywhere i can get it cheaper? and i can do it myself or maybe a little too hard to do? ( I'm not a car person but i got people ) lol

lol....uh changing the AC filter is the easiest 5 minutes on the LS that you are going to get.

Don't buy a new one, just clean it off and blow it out with compressed air then reset the timer.

 

[JWerner2]

Thats got to be the worst sh*t I seen yet as far as dealer scams.

I say replace it *only* if it is very dirty. One good way of telling is that the air inside the car would feel more stagnant and the windows may fog up a bit more easily. The dash board message is just a guesstimate on the average amount of miles it takes until it is required to change it out. In some cases depending on where you live it may last 2 times as long.


If you decide to change it I recommend one with the activated carbon.

 

[fbird18]

When I replaced mine, I had some air freshener spray for household furnace filters, that I sprayed on my cabin air filter. It makes for a great air freshener for the car with the vents off, and when the vents start blowing, it gets even stronger.

I couldn't believe how black the old filter was, who knows how long that had been in there.

 

[JWerner2]

HA I thought I was the only nut case to do something like that. I used a Leather fresh scent pine tree freshener.

 

[eastcoastLS]

I did that air freshener trick too when I kept getting the Low AC Filter warning. Works great. Girls always comment how good LS smells thanks to this sight.