#Ford

A video showing and describing how easy it is to change the cabin (or pollen to Ford) air filter. Do yourself a favor and save yourself $70. Dealerships always get people with these when in fact you can have it done in less than 30 minutes.
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[@danielgeng2306]

Thanks, Chilton said to remove glove box. After an hour of that and still not getting the glove box move I watched this ran out and replaced it in 5 minutes. Thank you !

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

Glad I could help!!

[@shenanigans_n_horror8320]

5 years ago but your exact story is mine today. Just got my car from the dealer for dual clutch issues. I can do this part myself 🙃 thank you!

[@jaydennis1999]

Holy hell was that filter a pain to pull out and replace. Little to no wiggle room. Thank you for making this and saving me at least $40 in labor costs.

[@blakemorgan8777]

Thanks for the excellent video - really appreciate it. Looks pretty easy.

[@jasonbruce9904]

Thank you for the video, but wow, kudos to Ford for making this so simple. *rolls eyes* Couldn't have put it in the glove compartment now could we? LOL. I change my Honda's quicker than it takes to fill up with gas. Changing this filter is NOT as easy as it looks, but this video will help.

[@tfoen7678]

exactly-we wouldn't want it to be too easy and accessible for the DIY folks. So we'll make it hard n punishing for them and our $$$ hr techs to do.

[@Bernd123]

This is the best video anybody did on this. However, there is a trick to make it easier as stiffer filters won't bend and might actually get destroyed. The trick is really to remove the two fat wire plugs in front of the entry. To remove the plugs you have to simultaneously push in two little plastic pins on the left and right side in the base of the fixation bow of the plugs, then the bow can be lifted completely upwards and the plugs move out.

[@nigeljohn6676]

Very clear, and good video Michael Lemos

[@josed3265]

Excellent job!. Thanks for the tip on how to insert the new filter 👍

[@diarmuidkennelly6873]

Thanks for the instruction Michael, I am after changing my own filter thanks to your video.

[@jmascak23]

Thanks a lot for your videos. 👍

[@mikesimonds8899]

Going to try this now myself. Video gives me some confidence.

[@s2kvozac]

Great presentation, very helpful. Thank you kid, greatly appreciated!

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

s2kvozac Thank you for your feedback. Hopefully for my next video I hold the camera correctly and it fills up the screen 😊

[@13squier]

THANK YOU for posting this! Took me less than 10 minutes. My dealer was trying to charge me $86!!

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

SP97 I'm glad to hear that you saved money. I can't believe what they try to charge.

[@TheOzthewiz]

@@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_ It sounds like they are charging 1 hr labor@ 86/hr

[@timburkert1680]

Thanks Michael, Very helpful and concise!

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

Tim Burkert glad you found this helpful!

[@johnlafave6053]

Just a friendly fyi. The odometer LCD screen will eventually go. You can buy a brand new one on eBay for 100. Takes less than 20 minutes to change. Dealership will want to charge you 1200 for entire instrument cluster. Not needed!

[@javidakbar74]

Good video the torque screw I used was t20 I also pulled out the white fuses harness (both). And made it a bit easier. USE KNEE PADS

[@brokenrhyme1336]

extremely usefull I really appreciate, I almost broke the damm thing xd

[@leegardner3617]

Thanks, very useful. Same set up for right hand drive too.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

Lee Gardner glad that this helped you as well!

[@jeffbuchanan1507]

Thank you also saved me $56. Btw I on my third clutch at 96000 miles.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

+Jeff Buchanan sorry to hear that, but I am glad that I was able to help.

[@jonathanclark4650]

By far the best tutorial video I’ve seen yet. Straight to the point no stupid jokes explaining every move I hope to see more videos from you.

[@MrLuisGMM]

Gracias me ayudo

[@bobsstuffable]

Great video! Simple explanation of the change and good video of the locations of components that need to be removed and replaced. Perfect video for us DIYer's. Thanks for taking the time to do it.

[@monkeyfaceII]

Thank you sir

[@RHiggins3103]

FORD SUCKS!!! Can’t get the new one in because Ford put a fuse box in the way PLUS I’m not flexible enough to do a Cirque de Soliea move to get under the dash🤬

[@dougm.635]

pro tip~ get rid of the torx screw and swap with a Philips head screw..Also Ford engineers suck, this should be behind the glove box like 99% of cars...whata pain

[@alanderas1]

You were right, those pipes were hot

[@M4RC05V1N1C1U5]

Nice and very useful video. Hope things are the same in my Focus here in Brasil...

[@randyrohe]

The SECRET to installing one of these in the Focus is.... kinda hard to explain. But basically, if you'll grab the short sides with your middle finger and thumb, and pinch them together, it will squeeze the new filter (acordion-like) into a (more or less) circle. THEN, you hold the now circle-ish filter up to the housing, and let go of the inboard edge of the filter, and POP! It un-accordions into the slot, all by itself. That secret saves a little bit of frustration during this process! You can also use this trick when you remove the old filter; because it's gentler than grabbing and yanking it out of the housing, it reduces the amount of dirt and dust that go flying onto the floor mat!

[@kingforaday9472]

To make it even easier the writing on the plastic cover goes filter side inward... 10 mins loads of swearing a brew and a cig later I realised it was the wrong way haha. Cheers

[@onlycodered]

Should have read your reply before I figured this out on my own by way of trial and error. LOL

[@timmckeand7631]

You have just saved me putting $texas into the swear jar!!

[@dannyclower8325]

Thanks!

[@aaronjohnson8839]

Thanks, 10 seconds to put in

[@rawazhanara8586]

Thank you

[@iracohen3864]

Thanks for this, It's engineering like this which essentially ensures that the average owner HAS to have the dealer do the job that is frustrating.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

Agreed

[@AlecNystrom]

Stupid ford bull shit like always

[@kerstboom20000]

Than you for usefull clip I have a question: Where can i buy black clips?

[@michaelcheong4978]

good focus on the camera and notice to smaller details

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

Michael Cheong Thank you. It wasn't until after I posted until I noticed that I didn't record in landscape :(.

[@ArcoZakus]

Michael Lemos, The video would have been much better in landscape mode, and also if it included the part showing how you actually put the new filter back into the housing. Why stop recording at that crucial spot? (I agree that the focus/detail overall was great.)

[@johnlafave6053]

Actually the manual says every 25k. Air filter is every 30k. And if ur lcd cluster screen ever goes you can get it on eBay for 100. Verses the rip off dealership who want to sell you the entire cluster for 1300. Takes all of 15 minutes too

[@johnlafave6053]

Like mine did and ur radio screen is the same lcd. Again. A huge 15 minutes. My clutch went too but was under recall but then steering module went and they wanted 2200k to fix. I obviously couldn't do that myself so I talked them down to 1800. Good luck. Mines. 2015. Only 24k miles on it too. I was lied and sold a junk car but will be up to date on everything since I'm stuck with it

[@ElionMars]

This is the first thing I've ever done on my car that could be considered mechanical, and your video was a great help in getting it done. Thanks a ton.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

I am glad this helped.

[@tfoen7678]

Great video-a lot easier than the Fiesta. 5 bolts and remove the glovebox to get access to the top 2 bolts. Took 2.4 hrs to do while my parent's 2013 Camry took 5 minutes behind the glovebox.

[@Mystarian]

Thanks for the guide. Now to try it myself

[@alexyoung9474]

Nearly lost my life. But now my air smells good.

[@StainlessTIG2]

Looks simple. Yeah I’m so glad that I did my research before purchasing a focus because I went with the 6 speed manual ecoboost. Thanks for taking the time to show this filter replacement.

[@donb1183]

Did this today, replacing the original filter after 80K miles in my 2012 Focus. It looked 10x worse than yours! Terrible engineering to make a simple filter change so difficult - you did save me $55. Thanks

[@jamesvandamme7786]

PLEASE hold your cell phone horizontally next time.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

Noted lol, that was a bonehead mistake.

[@julier1276]

Thank you for the video! Very informative and the side by side visual of the filters made me realize I need to check mine.

[@DrawingTechnical]

Thanks. I watched another video showing him putting the cabin filter the other way round, after watching this I pulled it back out and flipped it around. Hardest part is putting that thing back in 😵

[@lawrencegatt4515]

Thanks mate from Australia 🇦🇺. great job 💙so easy next time show me how to replace the Plugs. 🏁

[@USAirsoft]

Burned myself pretty good on one of the vacuum hoses but got the job done thanks to this video!

[@Bassaid]

Me too haha I didn't understand why those hose were hot

[@andybrowne5774]

Great vid Thankyou

[@kingbull8]

thanks so much u just safe me $150

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

king Bull you are very welcome!

[@damonsalvatore269]

Thank You! Super clear and you saved this preschool teacher some $$$.

[@C.P.C3719]

Replaced this with this video. Ridiculous that Ford wants $70 bucks to replace the filter. Thanks for uploading this

[@marcb2120]

After struggling to get that filter back in I think next time I'll have my mechanic do it. $56 to avoid the frustration, worth it.

[@ptooti]

thankyou for the info but the actual action of putting in of the filter did not show at the critical point I wanted to see how you do it becuase another video shows it going in one way then flipping it

[@jamesfejedelem5831]

Not a T-15. It's a T-20.

[@mmannello11]

Correct T 20 but still your video is priceless

[@fuentesjuanjose90]

Mine was a T15

[@carlosbanegas7577]

THANK SO MUCH

[@Live2009live]

Very well explained. Thank you

[@nelsonreau3842]

This figures ... Mine must be a different model. Not the same thing. No cover or fuse panel on the passenger side floor

[@kenjjjjjjmmmm]

Good info.

[@dominiquepilon3980]

THANK MAN

[@lawrencegatt4515]

They wanted it $80 for the filter I got it for $50 & $100 to fit it . Love 💕 you’re page keep it going mate. 🇦🇺👏👏👏.

[@paolooliva7118]

👍👍👍

[@lawrencegatt4515]

Not a very good video view not so good 😊

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

lol I apologize for that. After I shot the whole video I realized that I left it vertical :)

[@Nubbers282]

Thanks!

[@joshwaters4208]

Would this improve bad smell from ac vent thanks

[@Jmexx3]

Thank you! Huge money saver and you made it really simple to understand.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

Jamie Fuller Glad the video was useful.

[@anmvlygaming]

Appreciate the vid bro. Came for the car but I subbed for the gaming page ✊🏾

[@stevenstyles2363]

Nice thank you

[@ChuckBamf666]

Man where im at they're charging me 90$ for a 2016! 😒 i'll be changing to i guess! xD

[@_mattheweli]

Thanks dude! This info helped a lot!

[@talon1717]

Appreciate it today, helped me out a ton with mine!

[@troyhubbard50]

Thank you so much, now only if I could figure out the infuriating rubbing/grinding noise coming from the wheels or steering on my 2012 titanium. It's not the motor mount issue like the other videos on here. It happens when the car is actually moving. Could be a wheel bearing, not sure.

[@Kisakouture]

I literally jus changed mine jus now ... EASIEST sh ever

[@greyskymornings]

Just did this by myself for the first time. Thank you for making this video!!

[@tiburon60436]

I hate vertical videos.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

You and me both, if I were trying to build my channel I would have redone this lol but since it was only meant to help those that were getting ripped off, I figured I would leave it

[@lByakkol]

Wish you showed how to install the new filter, mine had trouble with clearance on top and it would crumple while trying to fit the top and bottom in.

[@barbatosrex8912]

Going to the dealer is really that expensive in the US? Here in my country they would do that for free also they will wash your car.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

I wish, but yes $70. My mother went to a Honda dealer, and hers is even easier to change and they wanted $80!

[@aaronjohnson8839]

Mine was black and full of bees

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

😯 I am glad you were able to replace that one haha

[@Auskiie]

Autozone got it for 8 dollars its a vdp order so might takr two days to get

[@EmmaLee192]

Thank you so much for this video!! And eff the clutch problem with the Ford Focuses! Have had to get mine replaced once a year! -__-

[@abelg9045]

T20 screw worked for me. Got a ‘14 Ford Focus.

[@aliciabuddy4690]

Finally and thank you for this video. Works for cmax too!

[@dyardsale5475]

Thanks. I was trying to get to it thru the glove box. Couldn't remove the box so I turned to KZbin. Winning!

[@kimcrabb8080]

thank you the best illustrated video for this so far..its not easy but afterwards so happy

[@normanbuchanan9710]

seriously? my dealer wanted $120 to do that? wow, thanks dude the video was kinda tiny but I got the jist

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

Next time I will keep a mental note to make a video horizontal haha

[@htownandi6263]

Thank you. Great video with thorough explanation.

[@mmilroy4693]

Thanks for posting. That was bang on and very helpful

[@barbbrenner2015]

Believe it or not, but these are the same steps for replacing the cabin air filter in a 2019 Ford Transit Connect Passenger Van. I couldn't find the instructions for my Connect Passenger Van but then I found this video and viola I now know how to change my cabin filter. Great video. Thank you for making and sharing it.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

Thanks for sharing that! I never knew.

[@DeeBoe62318]

Thanks man I didn't even know this was thing till I saw this on tiktok

[@El-Chavo-]

Thanks bro, I just changed mine it was so dirty and black I can't believe I was breathing that inside my car.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

Exactly my thought when I see my air filter lol

[@WaffleandNacho]

Hurt like hell but got it done. Thanks bud!

[@garrett3441]

My 2015 focus titanium is at the dealer right now for the same trans/clutch issue. And they are running the same game with me. I will do the cabin filter myself. Thanks for the video.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

You are welcome

[@Max-po5sx]

oh Gosh, tried putting the plastic lid on backwards for like 15 minutes. Yes, I finally figured it out lol. great video 😎😎

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

+Max I'm glad it helped, and I know that lid was tricky.

[@darude1420]

How often do you change your cabin filter?

[@KtWhiting921]

Awesome video Michael! Made this completely understandable.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

Katie Whiting glad it helped!

[@jp7489]

Yep!! had my clutch replaced also I was wondering were that filter location was at thanks again!👍

[@paulscaglione3687]

Thanks Michael!.... I'm overdue and just had a A/C related hiccup on my 2015 that the cabin filter was mentioned on blogs so changing tonight.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

Paul Scaglione no problem, I hope all goes well.

[@mobilecomptrek]

Excellent video. We’ve used this twice to change the cabin air filter in my daughter’s 2014 Ford Focus. The others show taking the entire glove box out, but that does not match up to her vehicle.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

I am glad that this video was helpful!

[@cOrncHipS90]

So it isn't in the glove box? It's under?

[@stevef9472]

Thanks for this video, it was a great help. I'd really like to meet the abysmal excuse of a human being who designed this air filter system. It is a total PITA.

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

+Steve F yeah they probably figured that people would be more likely to rely on them for everything

[@Christ4Life06]

How do you know when it needs to be changed

[@ianleighton2232]

This is so helpfull thanx Michael!

[@focusst273]

Gee whiz, thanks to your vlog i pinpointed mines. Owners manual says its behind the glove box, WTF!! already considering bringing down tje entire dash assebly... Thx Man you saved me.

[@felipeperez4556]

Angelo Lopecuazto does mycar have warnty

[@focusst273]

@@felipeperez4556 Miles and Years that should tell you.

[@felipeperez4556]

2012 85k miles

[@MichaelLemosKilluminati5176_]

I am glad this saved you from having to do all of that!

[@toddsmith1617]

Where is it in a ford focus se 2011?