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Air cleaner casing

Air cleaner casing

To remove


1. Ignition key in LOCK position.

2. Unplug the mass air flow sensor connector.


3. Loosen the hose clips on the connecting hoses.

4. Remove the mass air flow sensor.

5. Raise the car.

6. Remove the air intake pipe from the air cleaner.


7. Remove the nuts for the rubber mountings from the subframe.

8. Undo the screw securing the bumper to the wing liner.

9. Remove the air cleaner. If it is being changed, transfer the hose to the new air cleaner and fit a new filter element.



To fit


1. Coat the air filter guide pin with Vaseline, non-acidic or the equivalent. Fit the air filter housing. Make sure the air filter housing guide pin is correctly positioned in the rubber bushing.


2. Fit the screw securing the bumper to the wing liner.


3. Fit the nuts for the rubber mountings to the subframe.

4. Fit the air intake pipe to the air cleaner.

5. Lower the car to the floor.

6. Fit the mass air flow sensor and tighten the hose clips on the connecting hoses.

Tightening torque, mass air flow sensor: 3.5 Nm (2.5 lbf ft)


7. Plug in the mass air flow sensor connector.