rfruth Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Scheduled maintenance (page 365 of owners manual) says replace engine air filter every 3000 miles (normal use) think thats a typo, should be every 30,000 ? :worship: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-MaxJaxon Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 The PDF version of the manual I have says 30000 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSmith1915 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 I looked in my manual and it says 30000 miles (48000 km). Make sure you count all the zeros and check the km number, should be 48,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfruth Posted October 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 I missed a zero, it says 30000 :rant2: ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Murray Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Scheduled maintenance (page 365 of owners manual) says replace engine air filter every 3000 miles (normal use) think thats a typo, should be every 30,000 ? :worship:Pg 420 of my manual says 30000 miles and cabin filter 20000 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 I changed mine at 40k mi. and it didn't look bad. I could tell a difference with my air flow tester so I went with a K&N because it had least restriction.Couldn't tell whether it improve MPG's or not. If interested check out the K&N thread. :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 I have a maintenance agreement and they have been changing air filter with every oil change. Oil change light seems to be coming on every 4/5 thousand miles. Seems a lot since engine is not constantly running! Oil and filters are free so I guess I can't complain at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdefny Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Something sounds wrong.I could see replacing the oil filter at that interval if the oil life monitor says so,but the air filter should be double the miles unless you live in a very dusty place. JAZ and ptjones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNCGeek Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 I replaced my CAF and engine air filter today (less than 15k miles). The car was driven through several big dust storms in the mid-west so I did not want to take the chance. The CAF looked really bad, the engine filter looked OK, but dusty. On another car I would have vacuumed it out and put it back, but since it is not a simple job to swap it, I dropped a new FRAM in there. The filter area is pretty small also, but so is the engine. They certainly did not make it easy to swap the filter (remove 2 hoses, 2 bolts on the engine cover, remove the MAF connector, PCV valve and clip, wrest the engine cover out, then 5 bolts on the air filter cover - and the put all that suff back). I especially did not like that the MAF connector has to be removed each time, that is asking for trouble in the long run. 30k miles may be pushing it if you live in a place with dust, I think every 20k may be closer to ideal. JAZ and ptjones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbov Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Two things... 1) don't expect your air filter to affect your fuel economy. Maximum power, yes, but efficiency? No effect whatsoever in fuel injected cars... 2) understand that paper filters become better filters with age. As the filter medium loads up, it does a better job trapping fine particles - it becomes a HEPA filter. I clean my hosuehold vacuum cleaner filter every use, but as long as I can see light through it, I won't replace it. If I were driving in dusty conditions, I'd refer to point #1, knowing that I rarely use more than half power and what a pain it is to access the filter... Have fun,Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNCGeek Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Thanks Frank, although it is hard to disagree with the EPA (ahem...47mpg), I think I will still drop the $10 to swap the filter when I think it is dirty. In another car I would just check it, maybe vaccum it out and call it good - as you said, if I can see light through it. However with the C-max, they make it so difficult to swap the filter, it is not really worth checking - just swap it and move on. On point 2, I agree that filters get more "efficient" at trapping stuff, but they are also getting less efficient at allowing air to move through (more work required to move the same volume of air though the filter). It may also be the case that a generalization of a handful of cars (1972-2007 models) is not going to apply "apples to apples" to our Hybrids with small 2.0L engines and tiny filters. Since I live in a dusty region, I will still stick with 15-20k intervals on the filter, possibly less depending on the number of dusty storms the car is subjected to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Two things... 1) don't expect your air filter to affect your fuel economy. Maximum power, yes, but efficiency? No effect whatsoever in fuel injected cars... 2) understand that paper filters become better filters with age. As the filter medium loads up, it does a better job trapping fine particles - it becomes a HEPA filter. I clean my hosuehold vacuum cleaner filter every use, but as long as I can see light through it, I won't replace it. If I were driving in dusty conditions, I'd refer to point #1, knowing that I rarely use more than half power and what a pain it is to access the filter... Have fun,FrankConventional wisdom would agree with your point #1, but I have practical experience to the contrary. I had a 2007 Focus SES/5speed, 2L DOHC like CMAX, which didn't get get close to EPA HWY mileage of 37, I was getting 33-34mpg. I installed a Steeda air intake filter system( short hose and K&N style filter. I gained 2-3mpg and the acceleration was impressive(manufacturer claims 7hp). It took me 2-2.5hrs to remove the FORD Filter system( 5ft long), it was designed to suppress noise from the intake of ICE and did good job. The new system was louder under hard acceleration, but did save probably 15lbs from old system. Maybe an interesting side effect was the exhaust pipe was still clean after 60K mi. I have never seen that with any other car I've owned. :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbov Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Paul,As we've discussed in the past, this level of benefit results when you a) replace the intake system (not just the filter) on b) a very restrictive intake system. Sounds like your Focus qualifies. Remember, point #1 was ORNL's conclusion; argue with their data if you think they found the wrong result. This just confuses things... Have fun,Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Paul,As we've discussed in the past, this level of benefit results when you a) replace the intake system (not just the filter) on b) a very restrictive intake system. Sounds like your Focus qualifies. Remember, point #1 was ORNL's conclusion; argue with their data if you think they found the wrong result. This just confuses things... Have fun,FrankI agree with you on that, but it sounded like you could block the filter almost all the way and it wouldn't effect MPG's. IMO :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singoffpitch Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 My dealership has been unable to get a replacement filter for my car. I have had it in 4 (maybe more?) times for repairs to 3 different dealerships since hitting 30,000 miles (about to hit 39,000 miles now) and they still can't get a new filter. Are they on backorder indefinitely? They said mine still looks like new, but it seems like dealerships should have them if they are to be replaced during routine maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbob Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Maybe the dealers should shop at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Motorcraft-FA1911-ELEMENT-ASY-CLEANER/dp/B009B5THQ8/ref=sr_1_1 Oil Filter: http://www.amazon.com/Motorcraft-FL-910S-Oil-Filter/dp/B0065UL18O/ref=pd_bxgy_auto_text_z Cabin Air Filter: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008PJDOSS/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webcontrol Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 How to replace engine air filter? I could not find it under the hood easily, anyone can point me to a youtube video on that?I think Ford should make a lot of videos and send to youtube, so that DIYers can keep up the car easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAZ Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 http://www.carcarekiosk.com/video/2013_Ford_C-Max_Hybrid_SEL_2.0L_4_Cyl./air_filter_engine/replace webcontrol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webcontrol Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Thanks, Jaz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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