Vehicle maintenance is one of the crucial duties you need to achieve if you want to keep your automobile in good condition and avoid unpredicted malfunctions that would require you to spend a lot of money. Some maintenance tasks seem obvious to nearly everybody, including oil and filter changes, but for others you may not always be aware of them. Today we’re going to focus on a less notorious but equally crucial maintenance task, how to change the cabin filter on my Ford F 350 ? For this, first we’ll see where the cabin filter on your Ford F 350  is, and secondly how to change this famous filter, as well called pollen filter.

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Where is the cabin filter on my Ford F 350 ?

So let’s start our content page with location of the cabin filter on your Ford F 350 . Depending on the year of your vehicle and the series, the filter can be found in three different areas, we will now describe these locations.

Passenger compartment filter situated in the engine compartment

To find the cabin filter of your Ford F 350 ?, we encourage you to check out the side of the engine compartment, in reality, it is one of the most chosen spots for car producers. This is only mainly because this is where the Ford F 350 ‘s external air intake is installed. This is where your car will supply air to your passenger compartment. It is generally found just beneath the windscreen, at the level of the air vents, you can access it through the bonnet of your car, it will be in a plastic box.

Cabin filter which is below the glove box of an Ford F 350 

The second possible location for the cabin filter on your Ford F 350  is under the glove compartment of your car. This is the least complicated place to access, you will just have to lie down and look under your glove box and you should see a black box including the pollen filter, just unclip it to access your filter.

Cabin filter which is under the dashboard of your Ford F 350 

Finally, last place where the cabin filter on your Ford F 350  can be found is below your dashboard, to access it you will have to take out your glove box which is in most cases held by clips or a screw. Once this is done, you should see the black box it is in.

How to change the cabin filter of my Ford F 350 ?

Finally, we will now discover how to change the cabin filter of your Ford F 350 ? Although this is a rather easy to understand technique, it must be done at the right time to avoid concerns on your vehicle.

When to change the cabin filter on Ford F 350 ?

The big query for many Ford F 350  owners is when to change this filter, because we know that you have to change it every 20,000 kilometres; don’t be reluctant to consult our content page on the removal of the service indicator light; however, for the cabin filter, it’s a entire other question. It should be replaced every year if you use your vehicle regularly or every two years if you drive in the country and only make short trips. The purpose of this filter is to filter out air harmful particles, allergens and exhaust gases. Do not hesitate to change it more regularly if you drive in city.

How to take out the cabin filter on my Ford F 350 ?

Last but not least, the last step that definitely draws you to this guide, how to take out the cabin filter from your Ford F 350 ? This step is seriously very simple. Once you’ve found the position of the filter, all you have to do is to unclip the box in which it is located and carefully pull it out. Be careful when taking it out to look carefully in which direction it is positioned (you will often find an arrow that gives the direction of the air), so remember to position your new filter in the same direction. You just have to close and re-clip the box and you’re done changing the cabin filter of your Ford F 350 .

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Ford F 350 , do not hesitate to consult our Ford F 350  category.