Engine air filter

Safety

• Do not start the engine with the air cleaner removed, and do not remove it while the engine is running. The warning says that can cause vehicle damage and burn injuries.
• Do not let foreign material enter the air induction system. The manual says the engine can be damaged by small particles.
• Use only the listed element. The wrong element may result in severe engine damage that the warranty may not cover.

Symptoms

• The schedule, not a guessed whistle, is the interval. A housing left open is the hazard the warning is about.

Diagnosis

1. FA-1883 is listed for every gasoline engine in this printing's parts tables.
2. The figure next to the steps is marked x2. The words still say clamps, plural, and do not describe which edge lifts first. The x2 mark is not turned into a clamp count beyond what the figure label shows.
3. Change it at the scheduled interval. The maintenance chapter points at page 533.

Tools

• No driver size is named

  The procedure says to release the clamps and lift the cover. It does not name a socket.

Specifications

Steps

1. 01Release the clamps

   Release the clamps that secure the air filter cover to the housing. The figure beside the step is marked x2. The sentence does not add a third clamp.

   1. Engine off.
   2. The procedure does not name a tool.

2. 02Lift the cover and remove the element

   Carefully lift the air filter housing cover and remove the air filter element from the housing.

   1. Keep dirt out of the intake.

3. 03Install FA-1883 in reverse

   Install in the reverse order. The Motorcraft element on the 2.7L EcoBoost, 3.5L, 3.5L EcoBoost, and 5.0L tables is FA-1883.

   1. The schedule says every 30,000 miles (48,000 km).
   2. The housing is not redrawn. Open the manual for the figure.

Common mistakes

• Starting the engine with the cover off.
• Counting clamps from a video when the figure in this book is marked x2 and the sentence does not list a number in words.
• Using a different year's element number without checking this table. This table says FA-1883.

Parts and tools

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• Part

  Motorcraft FA-1883 air filter element

  Listed for the gasoline engines in this printing. The 2020 book also lists FA-1883, and it adds a diesel procedure this 2017 printing's air-filter section does not use.

  FA-1883 in the 2017 F-150 owner's manual (opens in a new tab)Search Amazon.com (affiliate link) (opens in a new tab)

• Tool

  No driver size is named

  The procedure says to release the clamps and lift the cover. It does not name a socket.

  Air filter steps in the 2017 F-150 owner's manual (opens in a new tab)

Questions

Sources

• 2017 F-150 Owner's Manual, second printing, edition date July 2016, changing the engine air filter (opens in a new tab). Ford Motor Company. Published 2016-07-01. Read 2026-10-15.

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