Replaced Rear Cabin Air Filter.

70,049 miles.

FP51 is the rear AC/cabin filter (hybrid only) and should be replaced every 10-20k miles.

Today I hit 70k miles so I replaced the rear cabin air filter (for the battery cooling A/C system). The old filter looked ok, not too dirty. As I mentioned back in May (Replaced Air Filters), replacing the rear air filter in the hybrid Escape is probably the easiest maintenance job you will ever do. I swear it's even easier than putting gas in the car.

The local Ford dealer quoted $75 to replace this filter, but Amazon is currently selling them for $15 with free shipping. It takes about a minute to install, no tools required, and it's all interior so you won't even get your hands dirty.

35.22 MPG

477.4 mi, 13.554 gal @ $3.759 = 35.22 MPG

69,735 total miles. Chevron on California Circle.

Recently I've left the roof rack crossbars on, and I'm wondering if that could be why the mileage has dipped. Or it's the "winter" gas, not sure. For now I'll leave the crossbars on and see if it improves.

34.93 MPG

481.0 mi, 13.771 gal @ 3.959 = 34.93 MPG

69,258 total miles. Shell on El Camino in Menlo Park.

This tank had a lot of driving back and forth on from Menlo Park on 280, I think that's why it's lower than usual.