Air filter. - GreenHybrid

everythingsgonegreen · #1 (**permalink**) 05-31-2006, 04:09 PM

Has anyone found any alternatives for the Air Filter yet? They're listed as $80 CDN to simply buy one, and $60 CDN if you replace it at the time you've purchased one of the maintenance packages for the scheduled maintenance.

It's a little frustrating as the one of the regular escape is only $18 CDN and can be picked up at places other than a dealer.

Just hoping I'm missing something and someone has come out with an alternative.

jeff.

GeekGal · #2 (**permalink**) 05-31-2006, 04:34 PM

What air filter are you talking about? Cabin air filter? Engine air filter?

If it's the cabin air filter, you can buy it online --
I bought two filters (one for now, one as a spare) at Drivewire.com:
Bosch R2060-138313 ACC Cabin Filter

Cost: $14.56 USD per filter (you only need one and they last about 1 year after which they should be replaced.)

everythingsgonegreen · #3 (**permalink**) 05-31-2006, 05:36 PM

Sorry, I should have specified, I am referring to the engine air filter.

hdbillp · #4 (**permalink**) 06-01-2006, 07:15 AM

I think you can get a K&N engine air filter for about $50. Check online (try Googling K&N air filters). The K&N will perform better and is permanent. You just clean and recharge it every so often.

everythingsgonegreen · #5 (**permalink**) 06-01-2006, 04:01 PM

The only K&N filter I could find on their site was for the regular escape. Everything says that it excludes the hybrid. So it doesn't look like anything is available yet.

haskellf · #6 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 06:37 PM

Checkout this guys website that shows pictures of him installing the Bosch P3710 air cabin filter into his FEH.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildtexas/

TeeSter · #7 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 07:00 PM

Is this the right air filter?

http://www.fordaccessories.com/produ...AirFilter.aspx

I haven't had the cover off to see if this is the one.... It looks different than the cabin airfilter which i HAVE seen so I THINK its the engine airfilter...

At 32.95 its better than the 80 or so.

everythingsgonegreen · #8 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 07:16 PM

haskellf,

I'm looking for the engine air filter, not the cabin air filter.

Tim, that does look like the correct filter. I believe someone had posted in the past saying that in the US the price from the dealer was around $50, so that seems close with shipping. Here I can get it as low as $60 if I get some service along with it. That site states that they do NOT ship to the north... for some reason. I thought I had seen a ford accessories site in Canada, so I'll continue looking.

Thanks!

Jim · #9 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 08:19 PM

They are indeed very expensive.

GeekGal · #10 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haskellf

Checkout this guys website that shows pictures of him installing the Bosch P3710 air cabin filter into his FEH.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildtexas/

Gal, actually, as in female. That's my Flickr photo gallery. I think you meant to link to the cabin air filter photos and not my whole assortment of photos.

Here's a direct link to the photos from my cabin air filter self-install about a month ago: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildtex...abinairfilter/

Apologies for the photo quality, but my hands were filthy so the easiest camera to use was my low-res cameraphone and not my Canon EOS 1D Mark II (read: pro digital camera.)