2004 focus wagon 2.3L cabin filter

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Dennis A. Vitali - 05 Jun 2007 02:17 GMT

Tried both Bosch and Puralator from two parts dealers, both were too big for
the plastic grid cover to fit over them. However a Fram CA8205 fit perfect
with only removing some rubber gasket to reduce the height. Its dimentions
were:
Product Height 1.98"
Product I.D. 6.22" (Width)
Product O.D. 13.5" (Length)

The recomended Fram filter Cabin Air Filters CF9118

Product Height 1.19"
Product I.D. 8.66" (Width)
Product .OD. 13.73" (Length)

Doesent come close What Am I Missing? Too big for cover to go around! Any
one an OEM number or other cross numbers would be helpfull. The car came
without one installed!
Dennis A. Vitali

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me/2 - 05 Jun 2007 05:10 GMT

:>Tried both Bosch and Puralator from two parts dealers, both were too big for
:>the plastic grid cover to fit over them. However a Fram CA8205 fit perfect
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:>without one installed!
:>Dennis A. Vitali

I installed one in my '04 SVTF last year. I got it from a friend of
mine who's the service manager at a local Ford dealer. He told me that
you just toss the plastic grid when you install the cabin air filter
as he did in his Focus. After doing that the OEM one fit perfectly.

BTW, he also said he's never been able to get an answer out of anyone
at Ford as to why they bother to even put that plastic grid in the
cars that they don't ship from the factory with a cabin air filter
installed.

me/2

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Dennis A. Vitali - 08 Jun 2007 00:41 GMT

Quote "toss the plastic grid" That an integral part of the cabin air filter
base, in which it locks into the base with side tabs??
D. Vitali

> :>Tried both Bosch and Puralator from two parts dealers, both were too big
> for
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> me/2

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me/2 - 08 Jun 2007 03:41 GMT

:>Quote "toss the plastic grid" That an integral part of the cabin air filter
:>base, in which it locks into the base with side tabs??
:>D. Vitali

Check this How-To:

http://www.myfordfocus.com/how-to/cabinfilter.htm

That agrees with every other site I've seen that tells how to do it
and, of course, agrees with my Service Manager buddy. As he said, he's
never been able to get an answer from anyone at Ford as to why they
even put that in there.

Good luck,
me/2

:>> On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 21:17:22 -0400, "Dennis A. Vitali"
:>> <vitali@snet.net> wrote:
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:>> me/2

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