Air Cleaner Housing: Service and Repair

Removing And Installing Air Cleaner Housing

Preliminary work
1. Remove left wheel housing liner.
2. Perform the steps required to replace the air-cleaner element.

Removing air cleaner housing







1. On vehicles with air suspension, remove the air tube on the right air cleaner cover. To do this, unclip the green cap. Insert a screwdriver into the notch of the cap and lever the cap off.







2. Push the circlip into the flange -1- and then pull it off together with the flange -2-.







3. Clip the green cap on again after disassembly.







4. Unscrew the fastening screw on the air cleaner housing.







5. Pull the air guide of the air cleaner housing out of the wheel well. To do this take hold of the air guide in one hand and pull it forwards at an angle.







6. Lift the air cleaner housing, tip it towards the engine and remove it from the engine compartment.

Installing air cleaner housing







NOTE: On vehicles with air suspension, push the compressor line on to the air cleaner cover.







1. Insert the air cleaner housing into the engine compartment at an angle from above.







2. Introduce the two retaining bolts on the underside into the take-up bores in the body. Check the wheel well to make sure that the blue rubber discs are present and ensure that the bolts are properly fitted.







3. Replace the air guide on the air cleaner housing from the wheel well. Check that the elements are installed correctly.







4. Tighten the fastening screw on the air cleaner housing. Tightening torque 7.5 ft.lb.

Subsequent work
1. Install left wheel housing liner.
2. Perform the steps required to replace the air-cleaner element.