# Cabin air filter - Taurus

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter-taurus/11857>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 15, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter-taurus/11857 "2008-03-15T22:24:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ebko87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@ebko87](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ebko87)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter-taurus/11857/1 "2008-03-15T22:24:46Z")

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I was wondering if anyone knew where and how to locate/replace the cabin air filter in a 2005 Ford Taurus ??

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter-taurus/11857/2 "2008-03-16T00:15:17Z")

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Maybe you can buy a maintenance manual at the auto parts store.

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**Author:** ![jayjayp47](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayjayp47/32/98_2.png) [@jayjayp47](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayjayp47)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter-taurus/11857/3 "2008-03-16T00:17:02Z")

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It’s under the cowl on the passenger side. Remove the cowl & you’ll see the filter.

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**Author:** ![ebko87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@ebko87](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ebko87)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter-taurus/11857/4 "2008-03-16T01:45:54Z")

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Thanks for the info. I’ll take a look. I’ve never removed the cowl on the Taurus but it looks relatively easy.

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**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter-taurus/11857/5 "2008-03-16T03:08:27Z")

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Good call jayjay. Open the hood and remove the U shaped flat metal clips that hold down the plastic cowl cover. Carefully remove the cabin filter and when you replace it just be careful you don’t kink it & it sits in its seat properly. While you have the filter out it worth getting a spray can of disinfectant for the HVAC system. You can get it at the Zone or Advance even though I really don’t like getting parts from those chains. It’s about $9.00 but well worth it.