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krcsimpleOP•

$13 Motorcraft FP-70 cabin air filter on Amazon. Took about 2 minutes to swap it out. Easy peasy!

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mozinder•

I literally just had my car taken in for 20K, they wanted $70 for labor for some kind of body control module they had to remove to access the filter, this true?

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sketchyclone'13 ST2 Tangerine Scream•

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URwDePL7yMo here is a video seems pretty straight forward and not worth $70 for labor.

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duucfho•

nah, you just need to remove a couple screws that hold a panel in, that's about it. hardest part was shoving the filter back in, because space is cramped down there. overall takes maybe 5 minutes.

https://youtu.be/Rmy2ch3g8vQ

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warmcereal•

Thanks! I literally just hit 20k a day or two ago. Haven't even had this thing for a year yet.

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Chartzilla•

The OEM filter isn't a charcoal filter is it? Because that's how charcoal filters pretty much look brand new

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brian_lopesAWD 1500hp ST•

No it's a basic filter it looks white when new

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MagDandies•

Thanks for the heads up

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Crymerge•

That is one of the most difficult quick installs I have ever done. The filter is in such a bad spot, me being a bigger guy, just makes that job really difficult to do.

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silvatho'16 ST2 Kona Blue•

Getting to 14k miles now, so will soon. Is it just a stock air filter?

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FrankenHynes'14 OW ST3•

Woof. I've had this filter sitting on the half wall in my kitchen for 2 months now. I haven't changed it out of pure laziness. This is a little bit of motivation. Didn't think it'd be that dirty. I just hit 24k and it's never been changed. :-O

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james_hughes'13 ST1.5 | TuxBlack | NorCal•

I think the manual says like every 10k. But for $13, that's not a bad trade

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krcsimpleOP•

Manual says 20k

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OhSnapItsRJ2015 ST3 - Oxford White•

Wow, that's appalling. I bet mine looks just as bad, at 18k miles on the original filter. Just ordered one from Amazon and will replace this weekend. Thanks for the heads up!

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DeadlyBreakdown•

I did the same thing at about 15k. It was disgusting. I know alot of people have had luck with the Cleenaire. It's under $13 and after another 20k it still looks brand new.

http://a.co/2R7MiQE

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krcsimpleOP•

I like it looking black, that means it is collecting the dirt.

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DeadlyBreakdown•

Yeah, that's very true! It's kind of a bitch to install too. You just gotta shove that bad boy in.

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duucfho•

yep, here's mine after about 20k miles

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blazinst•

I'd check it a bit sooner than that I changed mine at about 10k and it was just as dirty.

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