# Looking for Filter Fresh **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** fiesta, ford\ **Created:** [December 4, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-filter-fresh/154069 "2019-12-04T23:57:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShannonCrouch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@ShannonCrouch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ShannonCrouch)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-filter-fresh/154069/1 "2019-12-04T23:57:58Z")
So I get my cabin air filter replaced and while perusing the bill notice something called “filter fresh” (which ran about sixteen bucks) and I tell you, that car smelled wonderful for about a week. What is this magic stuff? I tried to do a search online and found all sorts of things but would really like to know what on earth the dealership used. 'Preciate the help, folks! ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-filter-fresh/154069/2 "2019-12-05T00:00:12Z")
Why not ask the dealer. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-filter-fresh/154069/3 "2019-12-05T00:32:41Z")
> [@Renegade](#): > > Why not ask the dealer. That is just too simple to do. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-filter-fresh/154069/4 "2019-12-05T00:40:34Z")
Could be Frigi-Fresh or Ozium air sanitizer. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 12:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-filter-fresh/154069/5 "2019-12-05T00:51:08Z")
You can be assured that of that 16.00 - 15.50 is profit. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-filter-fresh/154069/6 "2019-12-05T13:12:15Z")
Most likely just a spritz of something akin to Fabreze. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 8:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-filter-fresh/154069/7 "2019-12-06T08:07:34Z")
Just curious, how much did they charge you for the filter if they charged you $16 for filter fresh? ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-filter-fresh/154069/8 "2019-12-06T14:29:06Z")
And why does a brand new filter need to be freshened? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-filter-fresh/154069/9 "2019-12-06T14:32:09Z")
Not only question why a new filter needs some kind of 16.00 air spray why did the person not demand a refund for something that only lasts a week for that price . ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-filter-fresh/154069/10 "2019-12-06T18:16:23Z")
I do that when I change my house HVAC filter. Yes only lasts a couple of hours, but… ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-filter-fresh/154069/11 "2019-12-06T19:32:33Z")
If you like the smell, fine. But in a car, if you need “filter fresh” after a new filter gets installed, it’s probably because something doesn’t smell good in the car. If it’s in the vents, then that needs to be addressed beyond just spraying room scent on the filter. If, as is more likely, it’s decaying food particles under the seats, then get it into a detail shop and have the interior thoroughly cleaned. I’m not a fan of the “cover up the stink with perfume” approach, which is why I both bathe _and_ keep my car clean. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-filter-fresh/154069/12 "2019-12-06T20:17:04Z")
Looks like this may be it- [https://www.homedepot.com/s/filter%20fresh?NCNI-5](https://www.homedepot.com/s/filter%2520fresh?NCNI-5)