air filter install??

[andrewrocks]

i'm trying to drop in this new air filter, and i'm having some trouble taking off this cap.

i've done the 4 clips, but it looks like the big plastic hose needs to be undone too? I really hope not... Am I doing something wrong?

95 v6 4door

163k miles

[Dawgz]

after u unclip the four sides, or i thnk just the top two, if u nudge it a bit, the top of it should loosen up and come right off....

[Venom_5]

yup, unscrew the lil clamp ..... and remove the hose to get the top half of the air box all the way off

just incase....here's an old DIY i had up

Step 1:
Lift clips in blue circles


Step 2:


Orange circles identify screws/clamps holding the hose on .... in your case, you can just remove the one on the airbox side

You will notice that there is a wire clipped to the upper-half of the airbox in the yellow circle .... make sure to unclip it first or you will have a little trouble removing the top half of the airbox

[andrewrocks]

Originally Posted by Dawgz

after u unclip the four sides, or i thnk just the top two, if u nudge it a bit, the top of it should loosen up and come right off....

yeah i know, that's what i thought

but the top is being held down by the huge hose and the air sensor attached to it... I really don't want to take all that crap off.

[andrewrocks]

Originally Posted by Venom_5

yup, unscrew the lil clamp ..... and remove the hose to get the top half of the air box all the way off

doh

oh well

thanks for the info!

[Venom_5]

it takes me like 3 minutes to remove the entire air intake system at this point ... shouldnt take you more than 15 mins

[andrewrocks]

oh wow, awesome replies mates!

thanks so much

as for the air filter... i think it probably had a good 60~80k miles on it let me get some photos of nasty it was! LOL

[ASG14]

Um, I can change the air filter in 30 seconds........All yuo need to do is unclip the 4 clips and pull the front up. I'll take a vid if needed in the morning.

[Kep]

All you need to do to install a new air filter is to tilt the top up enough to get the old filter out and the new one in. No need to move the top off to the side. Unclip the four clamps and tilt the outside edge of the cover up. Remove the old filer, scoop out any crud in the lower chamber and weasle in the new filter. Wiggle the new one around until it sits inside the lower chamber and then the top snaps on easily. I am with ASGI4 - about 30 secs (OK, I'm slow, maybe 2 min).

Kep

[ASG14]

Originally Posted by Kep

All you need to do to install a new air filter is to tilt the top up enough to get the old filter out and the new one in. No need to move the top off to the side. Unclip the four clamps and tilt the outside edge of the cover up. Remove the old filer, scoop out any crud in the lower chamber and weasle in the new filter. Wiggle the new one around until it sits inside the lower chamber and then the top snaps on easily. I am with ASGI4 - about 30 secs (OK, I'm slow, maybe 2 min).

Kep

Thanks Kep, haha. But I was a LITTLE off when I said 30 seconds. I ended up pulling a few leaves off the filter when doing the video, so it took a little longer.

[Venom_5]

adam ... if my car was here i would beat you in your time trials

as long as i dont have to remove any interior parts, lol

[Fredrick2003]

Ha ha ha, EXTREME AIRFILTER CHANGING.

I should buy a new air filter after I clean my engine, it can't be nice in there... I don't know if I have ever opened it as long as I have had my car.

[andrewrocks]

oops sorry about breaking the tables... maybe i should resize them

as far as i know, this filter had some 60~80k miles on it

[feliks]

That's one fucked air filter!

[Venom_5]

after replacing that thing, your gas mileage should improve