Re: 05 air filter

Caesar Romano wrote:

> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:03:10 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> <no.spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote Re Re: 05 air filter:
> 
>>Caesar Romano wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:19:16 -0500, Caesar Romano <Spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>>> Re 05 air filter:
>>> 
>>>>I would like to change the air filter in my 2005 Focus ZX4. I'm
>>>>wondering where the filter is located. There is a black box in front
>>>>of the battery compartment on the driver's side, in the very front of
>>>>the engine compartment. This black box is held closed with two small
>>>>bolts, not clips as I have seen in other Ford cars. The box is
>>>>connected to the air intake plenum.
>>>>
>>>>Is that the filter compartment?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for any comments.
>>> 
>>> Well I've done some research, and apparently the air filter is part of
>>> the emissions control system that is designed for 100k miles.
>>> Replacement of the filter is supposed to be a dealer-service only job.
>>> 
>>> I've never heard of a 100k air filter.
>>
>>I hadn't either, until I bought my first car made since the 1970s -- my
>>2003 Focus.
> 
> Blinky!
> 
> I haven't seen you hanging around alt.comp.freeware lately. Are you
> lurkng there?

No, I left there six years ago, when: 1. the group turned into a pile of
**** and 2. I adopted Linux as my primary operating system.
 
> How many miles do you have on the air filter now?

Around 55,000.


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