Bbrillon998
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Good info thanks for the write up !
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ATP makes it for our mustangs, ATP FA-23... I installed yesterday....Interesting to see that Fram doesn't make one for the Mustang yet. I put a Fram charcoal activated in my wife's Pilot and it made a big difference on killing odors in the car.
Haha. I did mine recently, and I'm only 29 and reasonably fit... and yet it was still a challenge. I was definitely sore for a day.I replaced mine yesterday, it helps if you can do this; since I'm a 57 year old male, I'm taking some Advil today....
Read my post above, it's really not that hard if you swing the glove box down out of the way. You just have to do a good reach around with the box in the down position.Haha. I did mine recently, and I'm only 29 and reasonably fit... and yet it was still a challenge. I was definitely sore for a day.
The next time I do the cabin air filter, the passenger seat is coming out.
That's what I did. Unless you know what you're feeling for, you still need to somehow get down there to get a visual where the cabin filter door is.Read my post above, it's really not that hard if you swing the glove box down out of the way. You just have to do a good reach around with the box in the down position.
I'm sure you are correct on the torx bit, but I tried to put in a T-20 after reading the posts and was unable to fit it in the hole. I swear I got a smaller bolt head on mine.:frusty:I finally got around to replacing my cabin air filter after 18 months and 26k miles. Wow, it REALLY needed it. It was so dark, my first thought, I wondered if it was possibly a charcoal filter! I've stopped by a couple parts stores for about a year trying to get the filter and they never carry them. I figured because the car was new and maybe it's a new filter. I finally just bought it from Ford.
For those that haven't done it yet, take Scott's (ScottsGT) advice and drop the glove compartment, it makes it much easier. When I first read it, I didn't understand but it's VERY easy. When you open the glove compartment, on the right side in the lid you will see where a slide bar attaches to the lid. Just pull it up slightly on that bar from outside the glove compartment on the right side and it will disengage. Pull it out just a little to release the glove compartment. Then there are the 2 rubber stops on each side. Just flex the sides in slightly to disengage those and the lid will drop all the way down. There's even a cutout in the cover back there to get to the filter like it was intended to go in that way. The filter has to drop straight down, that's where you'll have to give the reach-around.
Also for those reading about which bit to use, it is definitely a T-20. Just the way Torx bits are, a T-15 will fit in there and catch. Since it's only in plastic, there isn't enough torque to do damage but if you want to use the correct bit, it's a T-20.