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2021 Ford Explorer
2021 Explorer cabin air filter is Motorcraft FP-89, behind the glove compartment. The manual prints how to drop the glove box.
Difficulty, time, and cost are estimates when this guide gives them. Torque is a cited figure, or it is left off.
Main source: 2021 Explorer Owner's Manual, first printing, August 2020, replacing the cabin air filter (opens in a new tab), Ford Motor Company, published 2020-08-01, read 2026-10-15.
Numbers on this page come from the cited source. Match the engine before you use a capacity or a torque. Do not work under a vehicle held only by a jack.
No tool is named for the glove-compartment tabs
The steps say to press the tab on each side. They do not name a screwdriver.
| Item | Figure | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Part number | Motorcraft FP-89 on the 2.3L, 3.0L, and 3.3L parts tables. | Motorcraft parts, cabin air filter |
| Location | Behind the glove compartment. | Replacing the cabin air filter |
The 2.3L, 3.0L, and 3.3L Motorcraft parts tables each list cabin air filter FP-89.
Open the glove compartment, press the tab on each side, fully lower the glove compartment, and pull it toward you. The filter is behind it.
The next heading is about seating position. No further filter-element step is printed on that page.
Replace the filter at the intervals in scheduled maintenance. The interval does not add a removal step the procedure omitted.
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Part
Motorcraft cabin air filter FP-89
The same number is printed on each engine's Motorcraft parts table in this manual.
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Tool
No tool is named for the glove-compartment tabs
The steps say to press the tab on each side. They do not name a screwdriver.
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The maintenance checklist is on the site now. The email list is not sending yet, so this box will not store an address.
These guides cover the same kind of work. Their numbers belong to those vehicles, not to this one.