Replace Cabin Air Filter on 2002 Ford Escape

 

The cabin air filter on the 2002 Ford Escape helps prevent pollutants and allergens from entering the passenger cab of the SUV. Ford Motor Company recommends replacing the standard filter every 15,000 miles. Unlike lots of other vehicles that locate the filter behind the glove box, the cabin air filter on the Escape is situated in the firewall on the passenger side of the engine compartment.

Tools You'll Need:

• TEKTON 1916 Combination Wrench Set, SAE/Metric, 24-Piece
• TEKTON 1601 3/8-Inch Drive Extension Bar Set, Cr-V, 3-Piece
• Fram CF10137 FreshBreeze Cabin Air Filter

 

Turn the engine off and open the hood. Locate the passenger side cover panel directly beneath the windshield (the black plastic piece). Pry up the caps from the cover with a flat-head screwdriver.

Take out the screw or screws you have uncovered by removing the plastic cap or caps. Set them aside in a safe place. Unscrew Phillips screws holding the molded plastic piece down on the inside of the automobile.

 

Snap the metal clips closed on the housing.

Insert the new cabin air filter, with the air-flow direction the same as the elderly.

 

Ford Escape & Mazda Tribute: 2001 thru 2011 - Includes Mercury Mariner (Haynes Manuals)

Change Ford Escape Cabin Air Filter

Replacing the air filter in the Ford Escape is an simple job that can be done in a couple of minutes. The air filter is designed to keep particles & contaminants from getting in to the Ford Escape engine process & clogging it up. The filter is placed in the air filter housing, which is enclosed to give the engine another layer of protection against outside dust & debris. You can replace the filter in the coursework of a car's scheduled tune-up (about every to six months) & save the time & expense of having a mechanic alter the filter for you as a separate maintenance job. A quantity of the newer models of the Ford Escape, including a quantity of the hybrid engines, place the air filter on the top middle or the top front of the engine, inside a black plastic housing.



Locate the circular plastic cap or caps on the passenger-side plastic piece below where your windshield wipers rest. You can best see these when the hood is down.

Open the hood & then remove the screws on the front fringe of the cowling assembly with a Phillips screwdriver.



Unfasten the metal clips on the top of the air filter housing & pull the housing apart to access the air filter.

Insert the replacement filter in to the slot. Re-insert the rain shield to protect the cabin air filter.

Clean Ford Escape Cabin Air Filter

Much like a regular air filter filters the air that circulates in the car's engine, a cabin air filter filters air that passes through the vents and heating and air-conditioning systems. Cabin air filters are used in lots of Ford trucks and cars. A cabin air filter ought to get replaced every 15,000 miles or as often as is said in the owner's manual of your particular Ford model.



Locate the black plastic air filter housing on the driver's side of the engine compartment, behind the battery.

Remove the retaining plug-in caps from the windshield side of the cabin air filter cover plate (part of the cowling) using a standard screwdriver to pry the caps out.

Open the hood. Remove the cap or caps by prying them off with a flathead screwdriver. Set the cap or caps aside to be reinserted when you are done installing the new cabin air filter.



Remove the rain guard from behind the cover panel (this guard is marked has a little handle--pull the handle to remove the cover). Pull the elderly filter out.