Procedures

Air Filter, Cleaning Housing and Removing and Installing Filter Element

• Vehicles with 6-cylinder engines are equipped with an air filter.

• Vehicles with 8-, 10-cylinder engines have two air filters in the engine compartment.

6- and 8-Cylinder Gasoline

6-Cylinder Diesel



10-Cylinder

Remove engine cover. Refer to=> [ Upper Engine Cover, Removing and Installing ] Service and Repair

Removing

• The following describes removing and installing the left air filter insert. Removing and installing the right air filter insert is performed in the same way.

- Open snap fasteners - 1 -.





- Remove intake hose securing pins - 2 -.

Remove intake hose securing pins:

- Turn pin far enough that marking point - 1 - aligns with mark on air cleaner housing - 3 -.





- Pull out securing pin upward.

- Pull off intake hose.

- Disconnect line connection at air filter housing - arrow - as follows:





- Press off locking ring - 1 - using a screwdriver - C - from line flange - 3 -.





- Press securing sleeve - 2 - in direction of - arrow - and at the same time disconnect line - A - from line - B -.

- Remove upper part of air filter housing upward.

• Observe installation position of air filter

- Remove air filter insert - A -.





- Clean air cleaner housing if necessary using compressed air and install new air filter element.

Installing

- Insert air filter insert - A -.





• Make sure sealing surfaces on air filter housing are correctly positioned.

• Make sure that no cables or lines are pinched.

Perform the following work procedure:

- Secure air filter housing again using fasteners - 1 -.





- Reconnect line - arrow -.





- Then press locking ring - 1 - on line flange - 3 - so that it engages audibly.





- Install intake hose.

Install intake hose securing pins as follows:

- Insert securing pins so that the mark on the pin - 1 - and the mark on the air cleaner housing - 2 - align.





- Install engine cover.

6-, 8-Cylinder Gasoline

Removing

Remove engine cover if necessary. Refer to => [ Upper Engine Cover, Removing and Installing ] Service and Repair.

- Loosen coolant hose from clamps.

- Open the clamps - 1 -.





- Disconnect connector - 3 - of throttle valve control module.

- Remove bolts - 2 - of throttle valve control module.

- Disconnect line connections at air filter housing - arrow - as follows:





- On the rear line, press off locking ring - 1 - using a screwdriver - C - from line flange - 3 -.





- Press securing sleeve - 2 - in direction of - arrow - and at the same time disconnect line - A - from line - B -.

- Compress the securing ring - B - at the front line and disconnect line - A - from air filter housing.





- Remove air filter housing part upward.

• Observe installation position of air filter

- Remove air filter element - A -





- Clean air cleaner housing if necessary using compressed air and install new air filter element.

Installing

- Insert air filter insert.

• Make sure sealing surfaces on air filter housing are correctly positioned.

• Make sure that no cables or lines are pinched.

- Secure air filter housing again using fasteners - 1 -.





- Bolt on throttle valve control module - 2 - again and tighten to 3 Nm.

- Connect connector - 3 -.

- Reconnect line - arrow -.





- Then press locking ring - 1 - on line flange - 3 - so that it engages audibly.

- Re-connect line - A - until it engages.





- Clip coolant hose back into clamps.

- Install engine cover.

6-Cylinder Diesel

Removing

Remove engine cover. Refer to=> [ Upper Engine Cover, Removing and Installing ] Service and Repair

- Open the clamps - 1 -.





- Disconnect connector - 3 - of throttle valve control module.

- Remove bolts - 2 - of throttle valve control module.

- Disconnect line connection at air filter housing - arrow - as follows:





- Press off locking ring - 1 - from line flange - 3 -, e.g. using a screwdriver - C -.





- Remove upper part of air filter - 1 - from lower part of air filter - 3 -.





- Pull upper part of air filter housing - 1 - upward and out from openings for retaining tabs - arrows B -.





- Remove air filter insert - A -.





- Clean air cleaner housing if necessary using compressed air and install new air filter element.

Installing

- Insert air filter insert - A -.





- Set retaining tabs of upper part of air filter housing - arrows A - into holes of lower part of air filter housing - arrows B -.





- Seal the air filter - 2 - with the upper part of air filter housing - 1 -.





• Make sure sealing surfaces on air filter housing are correctly positioned.

• Make sure that no cables or lines are pinched.

- Secure air filter housing again using fasteners - 1 -.





- Bolt on throttle valve control module - 2 - again and tighten to 3 Nm.

- Connect connector - 3 -.

- Reconnect line - arrow -.





- Then press locking ring - 1 - on line flange - 3 - until it engages.

- Install the engine cover. Refer to=> [ Upper Engine Cover, Removing and Installing ] Service and Repair.