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I didn't change my cabin air filter (that'll be tomorrow or Tuesday, depending on arrival). But I did inspect it after odor of unknown origin. Looks like a mouse decided to nest on top of it, then chew through it! Threw out the nesting material, sprayed some peppermint spray in the engine bay as a hopeful deterrent, putting an ultrasonic pest repellent in the engine bay on Tuesday, and replacing the cabin air filter when the new one gets here.
(The FP100A cabin air filter isn't stocked on Amazon or at Advance Auto Parts/Auto Zone. Orielly has it, even in-stock at local stores sometimes if you have one near you. I just ordered two off Rockauto and paid the shipping (which is about the same price if Orielly Auto Parts was nearby.)
(The FP100A cabin air filter isn't stocked on Amazon or at Advance Auto Parts/Auto Zone. Orielly has it, even in-stock at local stores sometimes if you have one near you. I just ordered two off Rockauto and paid the shipping (which is about the same price if Orielly Auto Parts was nearby.)
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You definitely want to get this under control ASAP. Consider traps. I know some people don't like to kill animals unnecessarily, but mice will chew through the wiring of your vehicle(s). Ask me how I know...
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Understood. Get a cat? Seriously, I think you could put some glue traps around inside the engine bay that would at least catch any mice that do make their way inside. It would be ongoing rather than permanent, and you'd have to check them every day.
I wouldn't waste your money on an ultrasonic device. From everything I've read they may work for a time, but rodents will eventually become accustomed to the noise rendering them ineffective.
test fit the Luno today, worth the cost when I think about how much money this will save me when I go snowboarding. Fit is good, a little declined torwards the feet, but it would be an easy fix, 42.5in x 2.5in piece of wood under the cargo tray fixes the issue.
I bought some glue traps and I'll try to put them around the engine bay when they arrive tomorrow. It'll make me check the car more often too (working from home I am not a daily driver by any means...)
The ultrasonic devices I've heard mixed feedback on. Some say it works great, others say they get used to it. They also have a strobe light, which apparently is very discouraging for rodents in small places, and they don't really get used to it. I figure the risk of hoping it helps for $20 is worthwhile to supplement the peppermint oil spray and the traps. In an ideal world, the other bits will deter them from wanting to be around my car, and the traps will be a just-in-case backup.
Edit: New cabin air filter in place (after sanitizing the area in which the filter fits...) and the relief is immediate. Also props for Ford creating a higher filtration standard with the Refresh95 filters, just wish they were more generally available other than online ordering...
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got my spacers on. i included a before and after!
i got these:1.5” (38mm) Titan Wheel Spacers for Ford Bronco Sport Escape | 5x4.25 (5x108) | 63.4 Hubcentric | 12x1.5 Studs | - Set of 4 / No Additional Lug Nuts
Did you get OEM air filters? Were those cheaper than from Ford?
I bought Motorcraft OEM air filters, and I made sure I bought the Refresh95 versions. Refresh95 is a newer air filter that Ford introduced in 2021, but may not be in the earliest Bronco Sports. Ford's bit on the Refresh95 filters here.
Motorcraft FP100A (LX6Z19N619CA) is the new successor part that is a Refresh95 filter that was used 07/27/2021 onwards.
Older (compatible but not as efficient) filters include JX6Z19N619BA, FP89, FP99.
Parts.ford.com MSRP is $33.95, "your price" $28.86.
Orielly Auto Parts is $22.99, free shipping at $35+.
Rockauto is $16.96 plus shipping. Shipping was $10.99, so that's $27.95 for one filter... barely better than Ford. However, shipping held at $10.99 when I added a second air filter (my father has a 2021 Explorer ST which uses the same filter as the BS, whoever needs it first will use it), and when I added an FP-92 filter ($16.98 from Rockauto, more at dealer and eBay) for my mother's 2023 Expedition limited.
So between all of those and the shipping I got out at ~$20 per filter, and I ordered on a Sunday and had them on Tuesday afternoon.
If you want to get a single filter, O'Reilly's price is not bad, assuming you have a location around. Or for ship to home, 2 filters from O'Reilly with free shipping is comparable in cost to the paid shipping from Rockauto.
These are also extremely easy to change... drop the glovebox, push tabs, pop cover, remove old filter, insert new filter, pop cover on, pop glovebox in, under five minutes (unless you have to sanitize inside of it due to the existence of a mouse nest on the old air filter!).
It's nothing like my last Ford (a 2015 Fusion, which required removal of several dash trim pieces to replace the cabin air filter - I left that to the dealership...).
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Spare tire flip! Credit and thanks to NMhunter as I appreciate this idea that I had never considered or thought about in the past! Today I flipped my spare, found a proper bolt with washers to secure it, and put my NOCO 2000A battery booster, 12V tire inflator w/repair kit, and the Bronco tool wrap with a bunch of stuff in the newly available center space. The factory jack (when rotated all the way down) and handle are now resting under the rear passenger seat cushion that flips up on the Badlands. This has freed up the 2nd row floor on one side where I used to have these items in a carry bag....to be continued!
Along with suspension lift the spacers have added probably the best look to the vehicle. With aggressive tread tires it really changes the style and vibe of it. Love it.
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