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i am the manager of a quick lube oil change co. called
OIL CAN HENRY'S, and if you didn't know already, your 98-00 contour is equiped w/ a Cabin Air Filter, these filters filter the air when you turn on your ac/and heater,
service interval is every 20,000 miles. 98 and up Tarus has them too, you wouldn't beleave the Nasty CAF's i see all the time , check yours if you havent already you might be suprised,
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Any tips on stopping mine get filled with snow? LOL
1998.5 T-Red on Midnight Blue SVT
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MY 96 has one I believe, also I replaced one on what I believe was a pre 98 taurus.
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Yeah, I replaced mine a little while after I got the car, with about 40k miles on it. It was NASTY. All black and filled with crap. Glad that wasn't going into the passenger compartment.
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Why was this thread moved? It's a general maintenance issue, not a "mod" of any type. 
Function before fashion.
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Originally posted by Matt R:
Yeah, I replaced mine a little while after I got the car, with about 40k miles on it. It was NASTY. All black and filled with crap. Glad that wasn't going into the passenger compartment.
i replaced mine in august. eeewwwwww. that was nasty looking. a year before we had a series of really bad fires which left their mark on the filter.
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isnt it a pita to change the thing or just a pita to find the actual replacement filter? I remember planning on doing it one time but not doing it for some reason
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Out of sight, out of mind. 
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91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
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Originally posted by DJ Capp 911:
isnt it a pita to change the thing or just a pita to find the actual replacement filter? I remember planning on doing it one time but not doing it for some reason
Its really quite easy. Was the absolute first thing I did when I picked up my svt. There was always a bit of a smell when i turned on the AC, but its gone now. Previous owner had 60k miles on the first one 
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It's no problem to replace. I get mine from Ford for a few bucks, although you can pick them up at quite a few parts places.
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