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2008 Ford F-150 Air Filter

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Time Required: 1 - 6 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
2008 Ford F-150 Air Filter

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If your 2008 Ford F-150's engine is beginning to perform at a lower, inefficient level, maybe its time to clean your engines air filter. Follow this guide to clean your ford F-150's air filter.

The air filter is critical to a vehicles engine. It is what keeps the engine free of dirt, dust, and other contaminates. If the filter gets clogged with all of the dirt and dust its prevented from entering the engine, it can begin to prevent the proper amount of air flow to the engine.

Step 6 does not require any work, however it may take a few hours to dry out based on the amount of direct sunlight is hitting the filter and how hot it is outside.

Understand that the total time is only so long because of Step 6. The amount of hands-on work should only take 15-20 minutes.

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      • Turn the engine off.

      • Pull the lever to release the hood.

      • Open the hood.

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      • Find the filter housing unit.

      • Pull the leaver to release the clamp.

      • Move the housing unit out of the way to free the filter.

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      • Remove the filter by pulling it straight out.

      • If you are replacing the filter completely, skip to step 7 after completing this step.

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      • Hit the filter with hand, or on the ground, to remove any large particles that are stuck in the filter.

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      • Get a hose with running water.

      • Guide the hose inside the filter, pushing out all the smaller particles.

      • This step will take about 15 minutes, go slow.

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      • Place the wet filter outside for it to air dry.

      • Placing the filter in direct sunlight will allow the drying to happen quicker.

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      • When the filter is completely dry, replace the filter in the housing unit.

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      • Resemble the housing unit and close the hood.

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Conclusion

To install a new air filter follow steps 1-3 to remove the old filter and steps 7-8 to install the new air filter

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