Air Cleaner Housing: Service and Repair

Removal

1. Open the engine compartment and fit paintwork protection sheets.




(1) Remove the bolts which secure the trunking to the intake elbow.
(2) Release the trunking from the elbow and carefully lift the assembly to gain access to the inner rear clip.
2. Disconnect the air cleaner cover.




(1) Release the five clips which secure the air cleaner cover.
(2) Lift the cover.
3. Remove the air cleaner cover and trunking as an assembly.




(1) Release the breather pipe from the camshaft cover.
(2) Disconnect the electrical connector from the air flow meter.
Remove the air cleaner cover and trunking as an assembly.
4. Lift out the air cleaner element.
5. Disconnect and remove the air cleaner cover from the air flow meter.




(1) Remove the three bolts which secure the air flow meter to the air cleaner cover.
(2) Remove the blanking plug.
(3) Carefully separate the air cleaner cover from the air flow meter.
6. Remove the air cleaner assembly.




(1) Remove the nut which secures the base of the air cleaner assembly to the rubber mounting.
(2) Release the assembly from the lower rubber mountings.
(3) Release the intake section from the assembly and move it clear, into the grommet in the inner wing.
(4) Remove the air cleaner assembly.
7. Clean all mating faces of components which are to be refitted.

Installation

1. Fit the intake tube/air flow meter/air cleaner cover assembly.




(1) Fit a new rubber seal; air intake tube to throttle body.
(2) Fit the intake tube/air flow meter/air cleaner cover assembly.
2. Reconnect the air cleaner cover.




(1) Fit the five clips which secure the air cleaner cover.
3. Connect the intake tube to the throttle body.




(1) Connect the intake tube to the throttle body.
(2) Fit the two bolts which secure the intake tube to the throttle body.
4. Reconnect the air flow meter multi-plug.
5. Fit a new strap to secures the vacuum pipe to the induction elbow.
6. Connect the breather pipe to the A-bank camshaft cover.




(1) Fit a new O-ring seal to the breather pipe.
(2) Reconnect the breather pipe to the stub pipe.