[squalx]

Hello everyone, not really new to the forum but this is my first post.

I've got a 2007 Focus SES 2.0 L (Canada).

I'm not super allergic but dust and feathers are not well received by my respiratory system.

I've noticed that in the last month or so my nose gets pretty runny if I turn on the heating or the ventilation. Seems to be worst with the heating, I don't know why. Does this make sense?

Anyway, I thought it was as easy as replacing the "pollen filter" but no such thing exists on this focus, as I read on several posts here and on the web (my dealer pointed this out too).

So this new "lifetime" filter, what guarantee do I get that it's not dirty or moldy? Something is causing this allergies (my daughter got 2 asthma attacks thanks to this too), is there anything else that could be the reason? Some guy at Canadian Tire suggested a spray to clean the vents, but that doesn't seem too helpful, to be honest.

I've cleaned the car's interior thoroughly and that didn't help.

And one last question:

Can anyone point me to some thread or link where I can see how to remove the passenger panel to remove or at least check out this filter? I'm thinking of replacing it myself if the dealer wants to rip me off to replace it. Even if I do do it with them I'd like to check they actually did change it, since they might try to not do it since they think it's not necessary.

This is a link of a place which seems to sell this filter (not Ford, aftermarket):

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/s...tk=Main&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=4294965877

I like tweaking and messing up with stuff, from PC's to houses and cars, so don't worry about any warnings. If I mess it up I'll deal with it. ;-)

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[penguin]

The "Lifetime" filter is the engine air filter, and has nothing at all to do with the air you breath. It is just the air that goes into the engine and subsequently out the exhaust pipe after being mixed with fuel and ignited.

Earlier years of the Focus did have a cabin air filter, but I believe they dropped it as a feature in the 2005 model year. I do not believe your model has an air filter for the cabin air.

 

[squalx]

Thanks, that helps a lot. Sorry for the noob question.

 

[malim]

Well in earlier versions (earlier than 04 i think) if you are talking about a plastic piece of s*it instead of cabin filter, where ford decided to cheap out and not put one in then you are absolutely correct.

I know earlier than 04 instead of the cabin filter there was a plastic piece that protects the fan from sucking big debris like leaves, but no cabin filter there at all[ohcrap] I just installed mine recently, only to find out i obviously had a plastic piece too [mad]. (i have an 03)

 

[bluefront]

If you're handy with simple tools, you can make a cabin filter for your year. Here's the one I made for my '06......yours should look exactly the same. It's not hard.....you could use a piece cut out of a good furnace filter (that's what I did).

 

[malim]

That's pretty smart...

 

[squalx]

you could use a piece cut out of a good furnace filter (that's what I did).

Oh, that's cool.

Yes, it's exactly like yours. So you just put that filter on top of the wire mesh?

Thanks for the help to everyone, BTW.

And for the record, my Focus is an SES 2007 (Station Wagon) and it has no pollen filter either.

 

[bluefront]

No I pried the top screen off.....the filter sits on a piece of hardware cloth, to keep it from being sucked down into the blower. Hardware cloth is sort of like a screen, heaver metal with 1/4" holes......it forms a new ledge for the filter to rest on.