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Originally Posted by gpsman1
It is too bad you got fed a bunch of B.S.
A plugged battery air filter cannot cause your battery to overheat.
This is impossible.
The air filter only filters fresh air from outside.
Once the battery gets above 30'C ( ~85'F ) then the air door closes, and only internal air ( internal to the battery ) circulates over the A/C evaparator, and back to the battery. A/C cooled air does NOT pass over the filter at any time. If your battery filter was 100% plugged, it would have the same effect as a closed door to the outside, and this would only make the A/C run more often. It cannot make your battery get too hot!
( and it may make it stay cooler, really )
I can understand owners not knowing this, but it is sad that dealer sevice departments don't know this, and have to tell lies to thier customers to make themselves look like they know what they are talking about.
You had some other issue that caused your dashboard light to come on.
It was not the filter!!!! So now, aren't you curious what the real reason was? -John
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Hey gpsman1,
Where do you get your information?
What I know is that the dash light came on, and the only thing that was changed was the rear air filter. The light stopped coming on.
So unless you can be more specific with your information and conclusions then I will continue to not believe you. Or at least not believe your conclusions.
I have no trouble believing that the air door closes at some temperature. But you have not made any case to prove that the car doesn't care if the filter is plugged. Sure, when the air door is closed and the AC is on it wouldn't care, but what if the air door was open and it was trying to cool the battery? If it couldn't get any air wouldn't you expect it to complain?
-salsbr
2005 Ford Escape Hybrid - Titanium Green, 4WD, Appearance Pkg, Leather, Nav System