SDG CAR #01 Interior Cabin Filter Replacement - Mk4 Mondeo Titanium X Sport

[@MervynDG]

If this website did awards, this would get the gold medal. I wish all instructional videos were as clear as this. Great camera work, informative, intelligible and comprehensive accompanying audio instruction including pitfalls and no irrelevant music, chat or poor video. Will be doing this later and then off to find a similar standard guide to replacing the aircon compressor pulley/clutch. Fat chance! Well done; it must have taken ages to get all the camera angles, light and focus right.

[@JoostShino]

Fantastic video I just bought my first mondeo mk4 and this helped me change my filter in under 30 minutes!

[@virtual812]

What a nightmare! Replaced filters on both a Toyota Corolla and Subaru Forester and both were straight forward operations, no tools required. Thumbs up for the vid and information sharing, if i owned this car it would be been a great help.

[@kwakandback]

I changed my filter over with the help of this great video. I tried to change it without removing the glove box, but this didn't work. Taking the glove box out was quite easy. No surprises, the filter than I removed was very dirty and old. New one in, and the air flow is so much better. Highly recommended.

[@J4L31]

Ppoo

[@olieog]

Just followed your video, was brilliant. Was able to change mine. Although I had to undo the bolts for the fuse box mount, as I could not get the pollen filter door open. This was such a massive help. Thank you

[@Belky83]

Great video, changed with ease now. Makes a change from all the videos that make it look easy. Thanks for being real.

[@rataxv20]

After 8 years, thanks for sharing this video with us, hope you are well after this long time

[@sdgelectronics]

All good thanks. After doing this a further 9 times, it's significantly quicker from underneath the glove box if you can manage to get yourself under there!

[@OrbiterElectronics]

Good informative video here. And well explained. Knowing your car is a good thing. I don't like saying this... But if possible folk really need to try to get to know their cars more as you have, and if that's not possible then at least try to get to know the mechanics that will be working on them! Unfortunately trust alone is not good enough these days :( I'm an ex (due to injury/disability) technician/forman of 25 years working on all vehicles and in main dealerships for Nissan/Toyota/Ford. Recently due to the disability and on my recommendation my Dad had his 2 year old Toyota Avensis serviced at a local main dealership as it was due for it's Major Service, which included the general service plus things like Cabin Filter, Brake Fluid replacement etc etc.. As I didn't know the guys at the dealership I felt that following the service I should really give the car a quick check over following the service just to make sure it was done ok.. As I then found that not only had general service items been missed or half done, on further digging I found that neither the cabin filter nor the brake fluid had been touched even though they were required jobs! I went back to the dealership and told them I wanted to speak to the Service Manager.. I informed him that they hadn't done the service properly and I felt that things had been missed out (almost empty washer bottle, blown headlight bulb, not being notified that front pads were over 50% worn and may need replacements soon etc.) Anyway It was when he started to argue the points with me that I told him that I was a former technician and could tell, and show him exactly what they'd missed... He asked me to wait whilst he went into the workshop, after a while he came back all sheepish looking. Whilst apologising profusely he admitted that these jobs indeed had not been carried out....Because.. Get this...The techs where a man down today as one of them was on holiday this week (oh really.) So that means my Dad still pays £350 for half a job? Erm nope! They couldn't get the car back into the workshop fast enough! We then got a 'proper' full service done AND the next one for free.. AND some freebies too. It's a shame that garages give this sort of bad service to customers, and experience has shown me that it's all because of greed! Good workshops are 'normally' busy places as they receive repeat custom over and over. However management put pressure on the service dept not to decline work, but then due to time restraints the work suffers as the techs can't cope and try to cut corners... Well unless they're just crap lazy techs to start with and those one should be weeded out by the forman/service manager etc!

[@bigmac9013]

Just changed it was really easy and the filter was absolutely black. And the amount of air that comes through the blower now is amazing. So thank you very much.

[@sdgelectronics]

Yes, big improvement in airflow. At least the filters do a good job of collecting the crap in the air though. Thanks for watching :-)

[@barryquinn5840]

Well done 👍🏻 lots of perseverance needed, somehow I reckon lots of garages may just tick the box for this one

[@jayduffy4163]

Having done this now myself and this video was great only thing I would mention is in regard to that f'ing third bolt, if you take the felt off below and before you drop the fuse board access is way easier. Super video still not trying to take anything away from the maker.

[@sdgelectronics]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@paulsteel8739]

Great video, especially in such a enclosed space. Makes me glad I have a MKIII :-)

[@uktech]

Thank you for taking out the time and effort in making this video. Much appreciated, it was a great help and saved me money. I owe you a drink big time. 👍🏼

[@liamcinq]

Good shout mate, thanks for taking the time. Hello from talkford.

[@1970sman]

Thanks for the vid, it helped me a lot. No glove box removal, just dropped down the fuse board and unhinged it at the back. Did not need to disconnect any plugs. I did remove the centre console side panel though in advance (one plastic stud), as I had just done a very similar filter change on a MK6 Fiesta (that one was easy). Thanks again.

[@sdgelectronics]

Glad it helped.

[@jayduffy4163]

Laughed at there another F'ing nut. Good video I never would have found it on my own.

[@tinybrown6710]

Nicely done, word of caution Never disconnect the fuse box main wiring to get it out the way as this will wipe your key code from the car....

[@Atari-stfm]

Insane design

[@micknsue48]

Very informative. Was worth watching before attempting to do it yourself if you haven't done it before. Information leaflet shows how to on a left hand drive car so it is next to useless..

[@winniepeg2020]

brilliant video 😎 no wonder people don't change them very often 😂

[@CarlosDias-ul6ph]

Jesus, so much work it takes to replace the filter. Ford engineers were silly the day they put the cabin filter in there!

[@sdgelectronics]

You can do it from underneath without too much hassle. It's useful to see the video so you can see where you're trying to get to.

[@badger4361]

Just done this job, your video helped me loads, thank you.

[@ageplosvsq]

one more thing to mention, the filter can only be removed on the LEFT side of the central console, so if the steering wheel is on the left side, you have to unscrew the gas pedal to get to it. I thought it can be removed on both sides and almost went to do it on the right side, luckily I checked first!

[@sdgelectronics]

Yes this is true! Sorry I should have mentioned this.

[@chrissmith4365]

Very good video gave me the confidence to do mine the fusebox does get in the way there was only one bolt on my pollen filter housing flap the filter cost around £8 I was very pleased I could do this job on my own thanks for your very informative video

[@klaloz]

Very accurate video. Thank you! But what a hassle. When LHD the gas pedal needs to be expanded. Thank Ford! Replace pollen filter before the windshield, 10 minutes: Example Mondeo II.

[@twobob]

"There's another Fucking Nut" a hymn for the new age

[@TheVeyron81]

"Theres another fucking nut!" Lol

[@ivanbanya5127]

Nice work inženýři on Ford

[@davidtugwell9257]

Excellent Video, guy at the garage said it would take 2 and a half hours....yeah clearly! Think I'll just buy the filter off them and do it myself now! Would the bottom screw on the cover not be easier to undo/do up when the fuse box is in it's proper position?

[@stevemccormack9948]

The old filter looked better than the mew. Man they don't make it easy

[@paulclifford4469]

Excellent video. What a flaff to get at a stupid pollen filter!

[@BM-jy6cb]

9:55 is where you usually discover your particular vehicle was a changeover model with a slightly different shaped filter and even the Ford garage can't tell which is the right one from the VIN 🙂

[@E69apeTheMatrix420]

What a place to put it!

[@CRTECHPE1]

nice one

[@sdgelectronics]

No problem, thanks for watching!

[@1970sman]

No need for all this. Just drop down the fuse board and it's on the right at the back.

[@markdowd3359]

Great video, very helpful, many thanks.

[@ElCapitan968]

Great video, helped me a lot

[@Funraiser]

Thank you

[@sicks6six]

well ford certainly managed to totally over engineer that filter replacement, I've done them on other cars and they have all been easier than that. think ill leave mine for a while. cheers for the video though, very informative.

[@aptsys]

Great video. Thanks for sharing!

[@speedgl7788]

Thanx for video. Helps a lot

[@terryhoole8557]

I think the pollen filter will be staying there for a long time in my car

[@grahamproud4713]

Excellent step by step video, it will save me time when I change mine next weekend, thanks for putting in the effort. I thought my old Galaxy was a bit tricky, but it was a doddle compared to this. Why do they make a serviceable item so fiddly to change? I wonder how many times you can change it before one of those wires fracture? Thanks again.

[@sdgelectronics]

+Graham Proud It seems slightly more suited to the LHD model, but I'm not sure why they locate it there. My other car is a 2 minute change as it's accessible from the engine bay.

[@grahamproud4713]

+SDG Electronics I guess there is less clutter in that area on a LHD making it easier. Also if it is USA, it will be an auto, so no clutch pedal either. Makes it hard work for us though.

[@andrewjones6847]

Top video help me out big time thanks

[@sergeikrasnovskii9767]

Thank you so much man :)))

[@oliver3119]

e stato molto utile e ben fatto mille grazie complimenti

[@marklittler784]

Seems to make a large difference to the rate of airflow into the cabin when dirty so windows get misted faster!

[@craigbrown4673]

Great video very helpful thankyou 👍

[@Phil3163]

I have to say, this was an excellent and detailed step by step guide. I've recently bought a Mondeo Mk4.5 and I will check the filter out. Also, the previous owner broke the USB port (snapped the plastic out), so it was useful to know how to remove the glove box as well as I'll need to do that to replace it. Also, love how professional it all was, then "fucking nut" all of sudden when you found the 'hidden' one :P haha. Again, great video. Thanks for doing it.

[@sdgelectronics]

+Somnus Thanks. After you'd done it once, the whole process is very quick. Hope it helps.

[@jeromekelleher11]

excellent video!! I can go do mine now. Many thanks

[@bigmac9013]

Good vid there mate thank you gonna have ago my self. Did you notice any difference in blower performance because mine is rubbish??

[@aquatics117]

Thank you so so much

[@sdgelectronics]

Glad it helped. :)

[@normancassin6416]

Like the video.

[@VladimirSubotic]

good video , omg what place to put cabin filter

[@waldemar5611]

For everyone complaining here how complicated this is - Stop crying man! Imagine changing this devilish filter in a left hand driving car like mine! It's on the same position as in this Video but just beneath the f**king steering wheel! and if that's not enough, you have to remove the damn accelerator to get to it. When you've done this, you will find yourself lying like a tunnel rat between your seat and the pedals of you car while you try to replace that shitty filter. Btw - good Video!

[@andylie7699]

Very helpful!! Do you think it works in an s-max??

[@sdgelectronics]

Yes, the filter is in the same place on the S-Max. You can change the filter without removing the glove box, but it's a bit more fiddly. Thanks for watching!

[@andylie7699]

Ok, thanks!

[@r200ti]

What a faff. Thanks for the vid tho, great help :)

[@Mr.M1STER]

Not too bad really.

[@ille2328]

Only for English cars with steering wheel on wrong side :D

[@BryanTorok]

Very nice video and instructions. But, changing this filter looks to be a PITA. If this were for replacing something like a blower motor that one might need to change once in the life of the car, this would be acceptable. But, for access to an item one expects to change many times, the engineers who designed this should be fired and have their degrees taken away.

[@Zerofightervi]

I just watched a video on how to do this job on my Mitsubishi lancer, it's so much better thought out than this. 2 mins max.

[@itsallac0nspiracy]

Shame about the rest of the Lancer.

[@krzysztofkacprzak7986]

Great video, very helpful. But what a stupid place for a cabin filter Ford😡

[@eamontreanor1363]

How do you fuck up the design so badly that you need to remove the entire glove box and a fuse box to replace a bloody filter!!!!!!!

[@NaitsInTheDark]

On a LHD car you only have to remove the throttle pedal 😅

[@charlesscottkelly]

I can guarantee this is not been done on any of my services

[@ambydaly5713]

Please remove your watch before damaging

[@حازمرمضان-ف7ج]

The stupidest place for an air conditioning filter anyone could think of

[@nazzarenoarruzza5936]

Non sembra facile cambiare sto filtro...

[@eemarko]

Did this all for nothing. On europe right-hand drive vehicles it's in the driver's side. You have to unmount the gas pedal though, which is still mad.

[@FreedomMatter]

thank you