If you have the 2.3 liter engine, the air filter is considered a "lifetime" part, there will be a filter minder mounted to the right of the radiator. Check your owner’s manual. If you want to have it replaced, you need to go to a dealer, but be advised the case and element are one integral part and costs over $100 dollars.
On the ride side of the picture you can see 3 black boxes. The first one is your battery covered in a plastic shroud. The middle one is your air box where your air filter is.
From the image it looks like 2 bolts on the front of it and most likely will be 2 bolts on the back side. If the bolts are the same bolts you already tried then look at the right and left sides of the box. From the image it looks like it has a plastic clip holding it down. Normally just a small flat head screwdriver pushed into these holes will release the catch latch.
Most air cleaners are a pain to open, they are wedged in tight and after many many miles of suction from the intake they can tend to stick.
Most air boxes are either screws/bolts, metal clips (honda) or plastic release clips like I described above.
Comment by Nunoyvgvna Awi — October 10, 2009 @ 7:14 pm
If you have the 2.3 liter engine, the air filter is considered a "lifetime" part, there will be a filter minder mounted to the right of the radiator. Check your owner’s manual. If you want to have it replaced, you need to go to a dealer, but be advised the case and element are one integral part and costs over $100 dollars.
Comment by yugie29 — October 10, 2009 @ 7:14 pm
see if this helps
http://www.automedia.com/Changing/Your/Air/Filter/ccr20050101af/1
if not, take it to a shop or a Wal-mart super store… it should’t be too much!
Comment by qt2sh — October 10, 2009 @ 7:14 pm
Click the link to open the picture:
http://www.mahle.com/C1256F7900537A47/vwContentByKey/W26G7KZC656STULEN/$FILE/Ford%20Focus%20ST%20170%20Under%20Bonnet.jpg
On the ride side of the picture you can see 3 black boxes. The first one is your battery covered in a plastic shroud. The middle one is your air box where your air filter is.
From the image it looks like 2 bolts on the front of it and most likely will be 2 bolts on the back side. If the bolts are the same bolts you already tried then look at the right and left sides of the box. From the image it looks like it has a plastic clip holding it down. Normally just a small flat head screwdriver pushed into these holes will release the catch latch.
Most air cleaners are a pain to open, they are wedged in tight and after many many miles of suction from the intake they can tend to stick.
Most air boxes are either screws/bolts, metal clips (honda) or plastic release clips like I described above.
Comment by Nunoyvgvna Awi — October 10, 2009 @ 7:14 pm
lmao
Comment by d-cup — October 10, 2009 @ 7:14 pm
Go to a dealer and they should help for free.
Comment by Josh S — October 10, 2009 @ 7:14 pm